West Pinellas NOW
West Pinellas NOW Chapter Meeting
Event Detail
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Time: Dinner at 5:00; Meeting at 6:00 PM
Location: Perkins Restaurant
2626 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater FL 33759
Topic
Dr. Julie Kent, President Florida NOW
National Organization for Women-NOW 101
About the Speaker
Dr. Julie Kent was elected President of Florida NOW at the state conference in May 2025 after joining the Greater Orlando chapter in early 2023.
Previously she spent more than 10 years on the board of Women in Defense of Central Florida and a variety of employee resource groups focused on engaging women.
Dr. Kent has a thirty year career in systems engineering supporting military training.
After obtaining her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Julie spent over a year as a full time volunteer working with the homeless.
While beginning her career in computer integration she was also active with a number of environmental groups including the Sierra Club, the Appalachian Trail Society, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
She received her PhD in Modeling & Simulation from UCF in 2022.
As a woman working in a technical field she has felt many challenges based on her gender and is striving to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusion to the community.
She has lived in Maryland, California, Hawaii, and Virginia prior to moving to Florida.
By the end of 2026 she intends to visit the Dakotas and that will complete a visit to all 50 states.
She has been supported in all her endeavors by her loving husband Scott, her two offspring, and a variety of dogs, cats, rodents, and fish.
You can join us virtually at 6pm! https://meet.google.com/obt-anup-mwz
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