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Brent Brown

Administrative Assistant II, Academics, Health Sciences

Baz Abouelenein

Interim Chief Information Officer

Belkis Capeles

Dean of Workforce Education, Academics, Computer Systems and Business Analysis, Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety

Brad McConnell

Facilities Plant Manager

Bill Stricklin

Coordinator, Clinical Education, Academics, Health Sciences, Radiography

Bob Evans

Interim Director, Student Financial Services

Beverly Wu

Administrative Assistant I, Academics, Liberal Arts

Bella Rodriguez

Professor, Academics

Bert Rivera-Marchand

Dean, Academic Affairs, Academics

Blessen Jacob

Program Coordinator, Student Activities, Student Activities & Leadership Office (SALO)

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Sylvester Little begins work as Polk State Lakeland's dean of student services on July 1. He is pictured here in his Winter Haven office, which is covered in pennants from schools from which Polk State alumni have graduated. Little, who is known at the College for his passion for student success, tells Polk State students that if they want to add a pennant to his wall, they have to complete their degree at that institution. It's just one of the ways he helps students visualize -- and ultimately achieve -- their goals.

Polk Dean Focused on Accessibility: “We Have to Help Students See Themselves Here”

For Polk State’s Sylvester Little, education — literally overnight — saved him from poverty. In the decades since, he’s helped countless students…

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