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TEDxDAU 2019

Recently I was a speaker for the 1st TEDxDAU! This was a conference of 12 TEDx speakers working to improve

I was delighted to spend the morning as the keynote speaker for the Leadership Okaloosa class at NW Florida State

By Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite “This is the single largest pool of money in Florida’s history designed to diversify

A most memorable experience for me, one that I will cherish the rest of my life, took place recently on

EP 217: FINDING THE RESILIENCE TO OVERCOME AND PERSIST IN A CRISIS – CAPTAIN MARTHA LAGUARDIA-KOTITE Balancing life’s demands to

By Martha LaGuardia-Kotite Photos by Nikki Headrick Courtesy of ECTC “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-A, my oh my, what a wonderful day,” sings Alice,

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Many of you have asked me since I retired from the US Coast Guard a few months ago what am

By Martha LaGuardia-Kotite A few years ago marine ecologist Dr. Enric Sala was working in California as a professor at the

By Jim Thompson (NWFDailyNews) DESTIN — Capt. Martha J. LaGuardia’s career ended earlier this month where it began 33 years