Dr. Melissa Garcia was one of four outstanding Florida educators who received the Governor’s Shine Award on April 11, 2017, in Tallahassee, FL. Dr. Garcia is a school counselor at Seminole Ridge Community High School in Palm Beach County. She was the 2015-2016 Palm Beach County School Counselor of the Year and the 2016-2017 Florida School Counselor Association’s School Counselor of the Year.