Dr. Wanda Bonet-Gascot President of DRW Life Skills Institute Honored with the Individual Champion of Change award from The Beacon Network
Kissimmee, Fla. – Dr. Wanda Bonet-Gascot, president of DrW Life Skills Institute in Kissimmee, was recently presented with the “Individual Champion of Change Award” from The Beacon Network, a professional multicultural organization.
Four awards were presented Jan. 29 during the Fourth Annual Champions of Change Luncheon at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort — Individual Champion of Change, Corporate Champion of Change, Non-Profit (501(c)3 or 501(c)6) Champion of Change and Governmental Champion of Change.
Dr. Bonet-Gascot’s Individual Champion of Change Award honors an individual who is a model of and actively fosters and encourages diversity, along with inclusion in his / her day-to-day life and is a true advocate for change in the community.
The annual event has brought together diversity champions from across Central Florida for several years, but this was the first time the organization presented the Champion of Change Awards.
The nominees and winners are outstanding representatives of diversity, inclusion and change throughout Central Florida. The three other awardees were Seminole State College, Corporate Champion of Change; Holocaust Center of Florida, Non-Profit Champion of Change and City of Orlando, Governmental Champion of Change.
Dr.W Life Skills Institute is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in Kissimmee.
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Media Contacts –
Dr. Wanda Bonet-Gascot, (“DrW”) President, DrW Life Skills Institute, 321-209-4379 or 407-760-1699 drw@lifeskillsinstitute.net
Jim Bowie, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program/Kissimmee 407-408-4297 Jim.Bowie @ucf.edu.
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or
About the Beacon Network
The Beacon Network is a professional, multicultural organization guided by a committed Board of Directors representing diversity in the community. Their vision is to be the premier network focused on the integration of diversity and inclusion into the culture of the community.
About The DRW Life Skills Institute
DrW Life Skills Institute is a global Emotional Intelligence Education provider and Coaching School established in Central Florida in 2013. DrW is a proud client of the UCF Business Incubation Program since 2013. DrW is located at 111 E. Monument Ave., Suite 401-16, Kissimmee FL 34741. www.drwinstitute.org
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high growth / impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has helped hundreds of local startup companies reach their potential faster by providing vital business development resources.
With seven facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, and the cities of Apopka, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. Participating companies sustain more than 3,600 local jobs and have had a total impact of $1.51 Billion on regional sales and $2.48 Billion on regional economic output. During the last fiscal year, the program has returned $7.95 for every $1.00 invested in the program. For more information visit www.incubator.ucf.edu
