West Orange chamber to celebrate extraordinary women

Women are invited to hear from four female leaders as they share their stories, struggles and successes in business and life.

By Michael Eng
| 2:13 p.m. June 14, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
Your Town

The West Orange Chamber of Commerce is holding an in-person celebration of four extraordinary women from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee.

Women are invited to hear from four female leaders as they share their stories, struggles and successes in business and life. Scheduled to speak are Kamia Brown, state representative for District 45; the Honorable Gisela T. Laurent, the first Hispanic County Court Judge and now judge for the Circuit Court Criminal Division 11; Sandra G. Hostetter, regional president for Central Florida at Truist Financial Corp.; and Ocoee native Rilla Tomyn, owner of Betty J’s Florist, a longtime Ocoee business that recently moved to Winter Garden.

Tickets are $36 in advance and $46 for chamber members, $46 for others. For information and tickets, visit bit.ly/34ZGzzj or contact [email protected].

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.