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Embraced by the FMA
Embrace publisher, John Sotomayor, elected onto the Florida Magazine Association board during the FMA 2022 Charlie Awards at the Florida Media Conference
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOHN SOTOMAYOR
On Friday, August 5th, at the start of the Florida Magazine Association 2022 Charlie Awards Gala, the FMA elected the new board, which included Embrace Magazine publisher John Sotomayor as a director at-large. The Gala also honored the best in writing, design, photography, and digital within the Florida magazine industry. Boca Magazine was honored with Magazine of the Year. Embrace Magazine was honored with 13 awards, including three Charlies for Best Public Service Writing, Best Special Theme or Show Issue, and Best Overall Digital Innovator.
The lovely Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra hosted the 2022 Florida Media Conference on August 4-5.
The Florida Media Conference, organized by the Florida Press Foundation, brings together leading Florida Media executives every year for two days of knowledge-sharing, cutting-edge vendor ideas, and networking opportunities for media executives and media workers. The Florida Press Association, Florida Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives, Florida Magazine Association, and the Florida Society of News Editors are some of the organizations that support the conference.
1 Jim Fogler, President of the Florida Press Association
2 & 3 Rheya Tanner
4 Karla Monterrosa- Yancey, FMA President
5 Daphne Nikolopoulos, Todd Schmidt, Susan Howard & Terry Duff y
6 Rob Wilkerson & Brandon Atwell
7 John Sotomayor elected to FMA board
8 Dave Woods, Jacki Levine, Karla Monterrosa-Yancy & Raquel Filipek
9 Two new FMA board members Jamie Rich & John Sotomayor
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1 Brad Rogers, Penny Miller, Philip Glassman, Jessi Miller & Carlton Reese
2 Avery Lotz (scholarship winner) & Corvin Ketchum
3 Wendy Mak, David Toothman, Jamie Mark, Fred & Ingrid Lopez
4 Mary Waller, Marcia Albert & Kathleen Buell
5 John Sotomayor, Shannon Steff ee, Julie Capps & Raquel Filipek
6 Ian Jones, Kauley Claypool, John Sotomayor, Brooke Walker, and Florida Press Association President, Jim Fogler
7 Boca Magazine Editor in Chief Marie Speed & FMA President Karla Monterrosa- Yancey
8 Jody Maekenzie, Ellen Patch & Jamie Rich
9 Piotr Marek & Dave Woods
10 EM Agency
