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November 23, 2009

November EMERGE Member Spotlight

Antwan Key
Communications specialist/video producer for the City of Lakeland

Q: How did you come to live/work in Lakeland?

A: Great job opportunity with the City of Lakeland.

Q: What do you find most rewarding about your job?
A: The independence, creative freedom, making people comfortable with being on camera.

Q: If you could have grown up during a different decade, which would it be and why?

A: The Roaring 20s: The Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age. I would have liked to be in the midst of those who began to contribute to the rise of African American expression through art, literature and music like William H. Johnson, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, etc.

Q: How has your EMERGE Lakeland membership been beneficial to you?
A: I’m most efficient when I have a task to do as opposed to just being a member who attends social/networking events. Serving on the Membership Committee and now the Steering Committee of EMERGE allows me to lend a hand in developing Lakeland into an environment that welcomes and supports young professionals and those who are a part of the “creative class” that Richard Florida speaks of.

Q: What upcoming Lakeland event are you looking forward to attending?A: The election (mayor’s seat and city commission seats), the Lakeland Christmas Parade (which I’ll be helping to broadcast live on the city’s government access channel, LGN Channel 615).

Q: If you could serve on any organization's board in Lakeland, which would it be and why?

A: I’d have to do research to determine which boards are out there that focus on mentoring young people. If anyone knows, please share.

Q: If you could ask one question of an EMERGE Spotlight member, what would it be?

A: What professional development exercise or event would you find beneficial?

Q: What is the worst job you've ever had?
A: I’ve never had a bad job experience. However, I often question whether I was stressing myself out or not when I started working part-time with the morning news show at WTXL-TV in Tallahassee beginning at 3 a.m.-7:30 a.m., then went directly to my full-time job for 8 hours. That went on for nearly two years. The long days were tough, but I got the experience I wanted from the news station.

Q: Name one guilty pleasure.

A: This is a tough one: sweet potato pie (others include coffee, JC Penney, Express).

Posted by Emerge Lakeland at November 23, 2009 01:28 PM

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