Dr. Darryl Gordon



Dr. Darryl D. Gordon has been at the University of Central Florida for more than six years. He currently leads the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean in the College of Undergraduate Studies and manages strategic college-wide and university-wide

projects in close collaboration with the Vice Provost and Dean.

Gordon also has served as president of the UCF Black Faculty and Staff Association for almost five years. The mission of BFSA is to promote an environment that fosters cultural awareness and enrichment through advocacy, mentoring, professional

networking and quality programming. Prior to his current position, Gordon was an adjunct professor, teaching first-time college students how to develop the academic skills necessary to succeed in college and in their careers.

Gordon earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration & Policy at UCF and graduated with a master’s degree in higher education from Georgia Southern University. He graduated with a bachelor of science/pre-law degree from Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University.

Tadar Muhammad

As chief operating officer and first vice president of CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), Tadar Muhammad delivers strategic oversight on administration and workforce operations for all federal, state and local workforce development programs and grants. He spearheads all operational aspects of the organization that invests $35 million to serve more than 27,000

career seekers with career development opportunities and nearly 3,500 businesses with skilled talent annually. He helps forge new partnerships within CSCF’s five-county footprint in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and Sumter counties.

Prior to joining CSCF, Tadar was the chief development officer with the Heart of Florida United Way, where he was responsible for driving and growing revenue for the organization and creating new partnerships. Muhammad is also on the faculty at Valencia College, teaching life skill courses to advise and prepare new students to all aspects of college and career opportunities.

Tadar’s success comes from his commitment to understanding the community he serves through his board service and active participation in many Central Florida organizations.

He is a member of the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), Route 7 Orlando and Evans High School Giving Back programs. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Orange County Citizens Commission for Children, secretary for the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE) Board of Directors; Member of Sunshine Charter High Schools in Orange County and is a board member for The Poinsette Foundation.

A native Chicagoan, Tadar moved to Orlando in 1983. After receiving a scholarship to Valencia College and a B.A. in Organizational Management from Warner University, he earned his Executive MBA from Rollins College & Crummer Graduate School of Business.

Kimberly Rankin

Kimberly Rankin is the human relations manager for the City of Orlando Office of Human Relations. Kimberly has a law degree from Cumberland School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Alabama. She is a State of Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and a Society of Human Resources Certified Professional.

She currently manages the City of Orlando Office responsible for the civil enforcement of local anti-discrimination ordinances. The Office is also a Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) and a Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA) contracted with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to dual-file and investigate complaints simultaneously under federal employment and housing anti-discrimination laws.

Rhonda Reaves

Rhonda Reaves joined FAMU College of Law in 2005 after teaching for six years at Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles.

Professor Reaves has written multiple articles focusing on race and gender discrimination in employment. At FAMU College of Law, she teaches employment law, employment discrimination and property law.

She has a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and a B.A. degree in economics and political science from Yale University.

Curtis McCloud

As one of the original Spectrum News 13 Watchdog investigative reporters, Curtis McCloud has made an impact covering major stories like the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trail in Minneapolis, Wisconsin and tackling a number of important issues across our communities including guardianship abuse, and uncovering the racial disparity that exists within Central Florid home lending.



Throughout his career as a seasoned award-winning investigative journalist, Curtis has covered some very memorable stories working in newsrooms all around the country including Virginia, Tennessee, Washington, D.C and Georgia. His favorite is probably a story about saving Cedar Grove, a historic African-American slave cemetery in Tennessee. Through a series of in-depth reports, Curtis help launch a region-wide initiative to clean up the forgotten cemetery. He took concerns to city and state leaders, who stepped in to help find out why this cemetery was forgotten and who was responsible for it. This is the kind of work Curtis has loved since he was in third grade, and he’s been crafting his skills ever since.

Curtis and his wife have two young boys. When he’s not on the air, he likes to spend time with his family and friends and as a self-proclaimed foodie, he enjoys trying new restaurants.



Curtis values community engagement and is a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Investigative Reporters & Editors and the National Association of Black Journalists.