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14 | GRAVITAS MAGAZINE GravitasMag.com WOMEN IN THE NEWS - LOCAL To read more about the women featured, visit us online GravitasMag.com BUSINESS Gina Almonte Refresh-a-Baby Tampa area elementary school teacher Gina Almonte created Refresh-a-Baby, a company that produces versatile, multi-use bottle tops aimed for on-the-go parents. e bottle top works as an adapter for various bottled beverages. Two years ago, Almonte was invited to be a participant in the city's Startup Scholars program. Almonte made valuable connections through the program and, after a sluggish beginning, deals have emerged. Stores such as Toys R Us, buybuy Baby, and HEB will be featuring Almonte's products. anks to Almonte, parents and children around the country will be that much more comfortable (and their thirst quenched.) As the interim leader for MOSI, (Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry,) Molly Demeulenaere has a clear vision for the science museum. She wants it to be seen as a site of innovation and creativity in line with today's science and technology. She'll be competing with hundreds of applicants for the position of CEO and president of the museum, but surely the understanding of the museum's needs works to her advantage. Currently in charge of development and fundraising, Demeulenaere has already helped to convert MOSI's IMAX DOME eatre to 3D and arranged a partnership with Florida Hospital. NON-PROFIT Molly Demeulenaere MOSI Inspiring Women in Our Community To learn more about these women or nominate someone you know to be featured in GRAVITAS, visit our website GravitasMag.com by Jules Lewis Gibson With several successful companies under her belt, a passion for growth and change, an eye for new profit opportunities and a desire to help people and corporations, Sara Hand is a force to be reckoned with. As the founder of Spark Growth and co-founder of BarCamp Sarasota- Bradenton, Sara is a highly experienced business development strategist. She is able to seamlessly identify organizational strengths and new profit opportunities and pair those with practical courses of action. BUSINESS Sara Hand Spark Growth Five years ago, Amy Leigh Carstensen in Tampa was a respected attorney at Carlton Fields working the customary 60-70 hour work week, when she decided to make a change. She walked away from corporate law to open her own practice and pursue her passion of painting. While she continues to practice the law, she has effectively found a unique right brain and left brain balance. Gaining national recognition for her art, she shows her abstract paintings in about 15 juried art shows a year across the country. LEGAL & THE ARTS Amy Leigh Carstensen Attorney / Artist

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