{"id":485,"date":"2013-11-12T21:33:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T21:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2016-07-18T02:47:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T02:47:57","slug":"tampa-bays-10-leading-ladies-2011-d-shenell-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/tampa-bays-10-leading-ladies-2011-d-shenell-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay&#8217;s 10 Leading Ladies 2011: D. Shenell Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-5842b4bacc2e9f6c8ef727a8d5b87ffc-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/d-shenell-reed\/a0103793_1.jpg\"\n               title=\"D. Shenell Reed, marketing communications specialist at the Moffitt Cancer Center.\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/d-shenell-reed\/a0103793_1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/d-shenell-reed\/thumbs\/thumbs_a0103793_1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"127\"\n               data-title=\"a0103793_1\"\n               data-description=\"D. 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Shenell Reed<\/p>\n<p>A marketing communications specialist at the Moffitt Cancer Center, D. Shenell\u00a0Reed of Riverview is a committee chair for the Black Jewels Ladies\u2019 Golf Association\u00a0where she revamped the diversity program, encouraging more minorities to join. Her\u00a0model was so successful it was implemented in other chapters and eventually received an\u00a0international award. Shenell has also helped raise money for The First Tee of Tampa Bay\u00a0and Rogers Park Golf Course \u2013 two great causes and two more reasons she\u2019s one of blu\u2019s\u00a0Leading Ladies.<\/p>\n<p>What is one of your favorite memories when working with your charity?<\/p>\n<p>I love\u00a0to see the kids\u2019 faces when they can recite all nine guiding principles of The First Tee\u00a0Program. It\u2019s a personal triumph for them.<\/p>\n<p>What is one of your favorite charity events in Tampa and why?<\/p>\n<p>The Delta Sigma\u00a0Theta Sorority, Inc., Queen of Hearts Ball raises funds to support young ladies\u2019 academic\u00a0goals.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of charity work, what inspires you?<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that what I do contributes to\u00a0cancer patients living healthier, fuller lives inspires me immensely.\u00a0Now that we\u2019re entering the holiday season, what is one of your favorite memories\u00a0with your family? When my brother and I were in our 20s, I hopped on his back as he\u00a0galloped down to the living room one Christmas morning. It is a tradition we rekindled\u00a0from when we were teeny-tiny.<\/p>\n<p>What are a couple of your cherished holiday traditions?<\/p>\n<p>One year, our entire family\u00a0had Thanksgiving dinner in my Big Mama\u2019s backyard under her Georgia pecan trees.<\/p>\n<p>What part of the holidays do you most look forward to?<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to being\u00a0with my parents, siblings, nieces and nephews in Brunswick, Ga. Then, we visit my\u00a0grandmother and other family members in Waycross, a town about 60 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Which Bay area spots do you take your out-of-town guests to really show off our\u00a0city?<\/p>\n<p>I show them The Riverwalk. It\u2019s a great way to see our cityscape, the peaceful\u00a0waterfront and families enjoying each other.<\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite kinds of gifts to give and receive?<\/p>\n<p>To give, personal\u00a0mementos. I made a photo book for my sister to commemorate our European vacation.\u00a0To receive, gifts from the heart. My brother surprised me with me mittens from the 2010\u00a0Winter Olympics after I failed at trying to get them for myself.<\/p>\n<p>What advice would you pass on to younger generations?<\/p>\n<p>I would pass on Sankofa,\u00a0an Akan (Ghana) word that translates in English: go back and take. That means, to me,\u00a0understanding your history, learning from it and applying the lessons to your future.<\/p>\n<p>What is your favorite hero of fiction?<\/p>\n<p>Cleopatra Jones. Any woman who can pull a\u00a0weapon out of her Afro, take down four men, and still look pretty without breaking a\u00a0sweat is all right with me.<\/p>\n<p>If you had one wish this holiday season, what would it be?<\/p>\n<p>I wish that all of us in the\u00a0world would learn to separate our egos from the truth. We would be so much happier.<\/p>\n<p>What is your motto or words you live by?<\/p>\n<p>May we all have the peace of God\u2019s love.\u00a0The wisdom to follow His word. And the freedom to live \u00a0His purpose for our lives.<\/p>\n<p>OVER THE RAINBOW MACARONI AND CHEESE<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp vegetable oil<\/p>\n<p>1lb elbow macaroni<\/p>\n<p>8 tbsp (1 stick) plus 1 tbsp butter<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup (2oz) shredded Muenster cheese<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup (2oz) shredded mild cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup (2oz) shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup (2oz) shredded Monterey Jack<\/p>\n<p>2 cups half-and-half<\/p>\n<p>1 cup (8oz) Velveeta, cut into small cubes<\/p>\n<p>2 large eggs, lightly beaten<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp seasoned salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<p>1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a deep 2 1\/2-quart casserole.<\/p>\n<p>2. Bring the large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the oil, then the elbow\u00a0macaroni, and cook until the macaroni is just tender, about 7 minutes. Do not overcook.\u00a0Drain well. Return to the cooking pot.<\/p>\n<p>3. In a small saucepan, melt eight tablespoons of the butter. Stir into the macaroni. In a\u00a0large bowl, mix the Muenster, mild and sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. To the\u00a0macaroni, add the half-and-half, 1 1\/2 cups of the shredded cheese, the cubed Velveeta,\u00a0and the eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the buttered casserole. Sprinkle\u00a0with the remaining 1\/2 cup of shredded cheese and dot with the remaining one tablespoon\u00a0of butter.<\/p>\n<p>4. Bake until it&#8217;s bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes. Serve hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D. Shenell Reed A marketing communications specialist at the Moffitt Cancer Center, D. Shenell\u00a0Reed of Riverview is a committee chair for the Black Jewels Ladies\u2019 Golf Association\u00a0where she revamped the diversity program, encouraging more minorities to join. 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