Laura Peele, director of information technology at the Juvenile Welfare Board, has been promoted to the JWB’s newly-created position of Chief Information Officer.

The promotion makes Peele the newest member of the JWB Executive Team.

“Laura Peele has long been an important and effective member of the JWB Team,” Beth Houghton, board CEO, said in a press release. “This promotion is well-deserved and puts Laura in a position to have even greater strategic impact.”

Peele earned a B.S. in Technology Management from St. Pete College while working full-time at JWB, and she has been a Certified Government Chief Information Officer since 2016.

She has more than 30 years of experience with JWB, serving in a variety of roles.

Read the article as originally published at https://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/article_2dc6d582-7a8e-11ef-93a2-17a9c30b9e38.html.

As CIO, Peele provides leadership, supervision and oversight of Information Technology (IT) strategies, policies, and personnel to ensure that IT investments and operations align with and successfully support JWB’s mission, as well as strategic and tactical plans.

She earned a B.S. in Technology Management from St. Pete College while working full-time at JWB, and she has been a Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) since 2016.

For more information, visit www.jwbpinellas.org/laura-peele-named-jwbs-first-chief-information-officer.

Read the article as originally published at https://www.tampabay.com/sponsored/movers-shakers/2024/09/27/laura-peele-named-jwb-cio/.

Deeply committed to the mission, Peele has more than 30 years of experience with JWB, serving in a variety of roles: After initially joining HR, she moved into IT, where she progressed steadily and led a series of firsts: From creating and administering a five-county software system for the Florida Children’s Services Councils (CSCs) and leading the effort to create JWB’s first data warehouse to leading the infrastructure side of JWB’s transition to a remote workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See the coverage as originally published at https://stpetecatalyst.com/shuffle/laura-peele/

JWB Marketing Associate Elicia Hinson was interviewed on Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend news show about the Turbo Babies early learning campaign and special Read Along events happening on September 7th, 2024.

Inspire your Turbo Baby’s love of reading this National Read-A-Book Day! Racetrack Read-Along events are happening this Saturday, Sept. 7 at three Pinellas County Libraries:

• West St. Petersburg Community Library – 6700 8th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710
• Largo Public Library – 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL 33771
• Tarpon Springs Public Library – 138. E. Lemon St., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

For more information, visit TurboBabies.com/Read.

View the segment as originally published at https://www.abcactionnews.com/morning-blend/national-read-a-book-day-turbo-babies-hosting-read-along-events-at-three-pinellas-county-libraries

One of our favorite things to see in St. Pete is support for children’s literacy and our public libraries. This weekend, we’re getting an opportunity to showcase both, thanks to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County. This weekend brings in National Read a Book Day, and JWB’s Turbo Babies is celebrating with some great children’s read-along events around Pinellas County.

On Saturday, September 7, young families can join one of three read along gatherings happening throughout the area, all of which are completely free to attend. The Racetrack Read Alongs invites families with infants and toddlers (0-3) to come together at city libraries for guided storytime, giving young ones and their parents an opportunity to read together, make new friends, and explore the treasure troves that are our local libraries.

Interested families can register here. Each of the three read-alongs take place from 10:15-11:45 am on Saturday, September 7 and will have free breakfast, entertainment, and giveaways while supplies last.

Join a Racetrack Read Along:

• St. Pete West Community Library – 6700 8th Avenue North
• Largo Public Library – 120 Central Park Drive (read along in English and Spanish)
• Tarpon Springs Public Library – 138 E Lemon St

While we await National Read a Book Day, families can also enter a drawing for a chance to win a Fisher-Price Toy Car and educational toys valued over $100. The car comes fully loaded with exciting activities, educational toys to rev up your baby’s learning, and much more. Entry is free, and details on how to enter can be found here.

The ethos behind Turbo Babies is to ensure our young ones start learning from the day they’re born. They emphasize that not only does learning start at birth, so should reading. Even just hearing new words helps their brain grow: at age one, children recognize about 50 words, and by age three they can recognize nearly 1,000 words.

Turbo Babies represents the rapid pace at which children from birth to three develop and grow. The campaign is fueled by the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County to encourage early connections, nurture a baby’s drive to learn, and support parents and other caregivers as their child’s first and best teachers. Follow them on Facebook to see the latest.

Read the article as originally published at https://ilovetheburg.com/jwb-turbo-babies-readalong/

JWB Community Engagement Manager Yaridis Garcia was interviewed on Despierta Tampa Bay about the Turbo Babies early learning campaign and special Read Along events happening on September 7th, 2024.

Inspire your Turbo Baby’s love of reading this National Read-A-Book Day! Racetrack Read-Along events are happening this Saturday, Sept. 7 at three Pinellas County Libraries:

• West St. Petersburg Community Library – 6700 8th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710
• Largo Public Library – 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL 33771
• Tarpon Springs Public Library – 138. E. Lemon St., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

For more information, visit TurboBabies.com/Read.

Watch the segment on YouTube.