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Meet the Team
Florida State College at Jacksonville is home to some of the top talent in higher education. Below is a list of the current Strategic Communications team.
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Celine McArthur
Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications
Celine McArthur is the Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications at Florida State College at Jacksonville. A veteran television news anchor and award-winning investigative reporter, she came to Florida State College in July of 2009 following nearly a decade of anchoring and reporting at a Jacksonville TV station, with previous stints in markets as diverse as Washington D.C. and Austin, TX. Celine earned her Master of Arts in Communications and Public Policy from American University and her Bachelor of Science in Journalism at Boston University. Her secret password is energy.
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Michael Corby
Media Relations Coordinator
Michael Corby is a writer, editor and media relations coordinator at Florida State College at Jacksonville, his employer since 1995. He contributed an ongoing series of career articles to a local publication (which won a “Best-Bang-for-the-Buck” award), and has provided in-house support for countless marketing and public relations projects. His knowledge of and connections with the faculty and staff at the College enable him to provide rapid response to media inquiries, even to the extent of setting up early morning live TV interviews while on vacation in another part of the country. Corby has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, a college with such rigorous academic standards that he still can’t believe he got in—or that he got out.
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Kevin Labrecque
Program Manager for Strategic Communications
Kevin Labrecque is the Programming Manager for Strategic Communications at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Kevin is an award-winning videographer and editor who began his career at a local television news station in Jacksonville when he was only 16. Kevin covered everything from kidnappings to hurricanes to to joyful homecomings and spent time deployed on the U.S.S John F. Kennedy. Kevin came to the college in October of 2009 after working in production for the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue department, where he produced training videos as well as responded to emergency calls to document the heroism of our city’s fire service personnel.
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Kat Thompson
TV Producer/Programming Manager
Kat Thompson is the Television Producer/Programming Manager for Strategic Communications/Florida State College Network. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the Florida State University. Kat has more than 12 years of experience in local television. Before joining Florida State College, she was the Morning Planning Producer at FOX30/CBS47 News in Jacksonville.
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Danielle Hutchings
Student Reporter
Danielle Hutchings is the Student Reporter for Florida State College Network. Danielle is the former class President for the Student Government Association at Deerwood Center, Florida State College. She is an honor student with a 3.7 GPA. She received an Excellence in Leadership Award in 2011 by the Executive Director of Deerwood, Dr. Patty Adeeb. Danielle aspires to become a television news reporter and plans to enroll in Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Converged Communications program (which is pending SACS approval). In her spare time, she loves modeling, crafting and cooking.