Lynda Plaza-Wynn Follenweider, President of the Hispanic Heritage Council of St. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Spanish Education and Political Science from Florida State University in 1990. Her mother was born and raised in Ecuador and came to this country to find a better life for her and her family. As a first-generation on both her father and mother side to go to college, enrollin
g and graduating from Florida State was one of her highest accomplishments. During her time at FSU, she was involved on the Executive Board of her Sorority Gamma Phi Beta and was Governor Martinez’s College Intern where she worked under the Press Secretary John Beck. She was involved with Student Lobbying at FSU and worked hard to make sure FSU student’s interests were protected on capitol hill. Her involvement with the Governor also gave her the opportunity to help the First Lady of Florida with important Hispanic Events throughout Tallahassee and the Nation. Lynda currently resides in St. Augustine where she and her mother founded the Hispanic Heritage Council of St. Johns County. Through this organization they have organized the annual Hispanic Festival at Palencia every year. Through this event they have raised money that has given her the opportunity to help other first-generation Hispanic students achieve their goal of attending college through the Victoria Plaza-Wynn Scholarship program. Her bilingual skills have helped her connect with families of students who are new and unfamiliar to the process of enrolling at a university like FSU and be a resource for the community. Lynda continues to give back to community in her roles in Junior League of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Seminole Club as Secretary and through her kid’s PTO and Athletic leagues. She was also founding member and Executive Board Member for over 10 years at the St. Johns Athletic Associations. She has been in the IT Consulting and Staffing business for over 30 years and currently a part of an IT Consulting company called Northwest Partners. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her three kids: Joshua, who plays College Football at Tufts University in Boston, Jake who is currently studying Criminology at Florida State and her daughter who plays D1 Soccer at West Point.
