Racquel Sturgis has been a member of GFWC Florida for 23 years and began her path to leadership in 2008 where she became a member of the Junior Planning Committee. Over these past sixteen years she has served as many committee chairmen and has held almost every position on the Junior Executive Committee. Currently serving as GFWC Florida Director of Junior Clubs she is using this time and opportunity as a platform to be an advocate for Foster and Adoptive children and families, through her project “Building Families”. Racquel lives a very full and active life outside of juniors. A native Floridian, she has been married to her husband Thomas for 27 years and they have two children: Brenna, 20 and Jackson, 15. Her current profession is a Reading Teacher which she has held for 14 years. Prior to being a teacher she worked in the financial industry for 18 years. She graduated from USF however she loves spending time cheering on the Florida Gators! Her greatest passion is attending football games in the fall, traveling, and spending time with her family while making memories and watching them enjoy life.