Ann Rowe:  

Life Attended Ardmore Schools from 1974 to late October of 1980, before being whisked away back to my home state of Maine, where I graduated in a very small class of 94 students from Jay High School in 1982. I went on to college (the 1st in my family!) attending Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ for three years where I was a music/vocal major. I then pursued a travel industry career, and was in the corporate travel business for six years in Maine, and another seven years in Tallahassee, Florida - where I've resided since 1991. In 1990, I was blessed and fortunate to be crowned Miss Maine, and competed in the Miss America Scholarship Pageant in Atlantic City. I continue to be involved, serving as a committee member and producer of the Miss North Florida / Miss Tallahassee Scholarship Pageant. I also am a certified judge through Miss America, and serve in that capacity when called. After moving to Tallahassee, I continued to sing in local chorales, church choirs and musical groups, and also did some modeling. I enjoyed working with charitable organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity and The Homeless Shelter. I've been fortunate to have traveled a great deal in life thus far, covering most of the United States as well as Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, Britain and Scotland. Nearly ten years ago the course of my life changed, as I had an opportunity to become part of a media/public affairs team that works closely with the Florida Governor's Office regarding man-made and natural disasters - most notably hurricanes. I was promoted to Deputy Public Affairs Director for the entire agency in late 2001, and then Public Affairs Director for the same agency in 2003. I greatly enjoyed my duties within that fast-paced arena, handling all media issues(tv/radio/print) regarding growth management, affordable housing,...Expand for more