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CM: How did you end up in Tampa Bay opportunity to be a young diverse area? representative for the citizens of AP: My parents divorced when I was Hillsborough County. young and my dad relocated to Tampa in 1994. I moved here to live with CM: What can we do to help? my dad in 1998 to start Sickles High AP: I’m thankful for the encouragement School. After graduating from Florida from the Indian American Community State in 2006 I decided to come back and I look forward to bringing fresh and make the Tampa Bay Area my ideas to the Hillsborough County permanent home. Commission. CM: What kind of a student were you You can reach out to me at my growing up? campaign website www.patel2018.com AP: I was a dedicated student who and can provide financial support and waited until the last minute to turn in help spread the word to republicans of an assignment. I always surrounded District 1. myself with people that were smarter than me and I always asked a lot of questions. don’t participate in Governor during the Bollywood Awards in 2014 inspired me. CM: How come you didn’t choose the organization. medical, engineering or law school? CM: Leader’s Friday Luncheon - is it still around, how can people get AP: I thought about a legal career CM: What is 6th air involved? but medical and engineering never mobility wing and AP: Yes, it is still around and to date we have had over 500 crossed my mind. I took my LSAT what did you do with community leaders involved and 6 Annual Receptions. People can in 2008 in hopes to attend Law them? contact be directly to get involved or visit www.leadersfl.com to th school but I realized a legal career was AP: The 6 air is learn more. not my true passion. the department that handles the logistics CM: What is an in-demand speaker and what do they do? CM: You chose an unconventional for MacDill Air AP: An in-demand speaker means the topic of networking using profession - what influenced you? Force Base. I am social media is prevalent in today’s business community not matter Typically desis don’t even network, let very fortunate to what industry. alone make it their career! serve as honorary AP: My friends in 2009 were commander to CM: If you were to think back, what is your most impressive becoming entrepreneurs and were director of staff Col. achievement? seeking my guidance in community Robert Bonner. AP: Serving as Chair of the UT Board of Counselors and raising involvements. After a series of the most money in the organization’s 32 year history. meetings with them and my mentors CM: What does it I realized that there was a need for CM: You have been involved in so many mean to be a FBI Citizen’s academy graduate? Do you get to wear black CM: What is the most difficult change you have made in your life? How Elevate, Inc. in the Tampa Bay Business community related organizations - be it suits and use fancy gadgets? ;-) did that help? Community. Indian or non-Indian, how do you do that? AP: There are 57 FBI Citizens Academy’s in the nation and I am a How do you find the time? graduate of the Tampa division. I participated in an 8 week course AP: Focusing on five organizations and determining which ones I would like to serve in a leadership capacity. It helped me identify CM: Tell us more about the position you AP: I make time for what is important held at the FBI Tampa headquarters. my strengths and weaknesses which I could share with my clients as are running for and why? and I try to prioritize as much as possible. On a given week I have 3-5 CM: What is your role with ELAC? What inspired you to get involved? they can now relate the advice that we provide them. AP: I am running for the position of events, sometimes twice in one day. The AP: In 2014 Governor Scott asked me if I would serve as the CM: Your definition of success and how have you achieved it? Hillsborough County Commission most important to note is that even Chairman of the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County District 1. I have always had a passion if I am not available to attend that I and I graciously accepted. I also serve as his appointee to the AP: My definition of success is over delivering on our client’s for public service and would like the contribute in some regard otherwise I Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.