The community is invited to learn what entrepreneurship is all about through the latest in a series of Lunch & Learn presentations hosted by FSU Panama City professor Brian Baber, MBA.

Join Baber and his guest, Victoria Williams, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Holley Center’s St. Joe Community Foundation Lecture Hall, 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City. There is no cost for admission, and lunch will be provided.

Williams is the owner of VBA Design Inc., an architecture firm with offices in Panama City and Fairhope, Alabama. She has more than 24 years of experience in architectural design, construction and contract administration. Williams earned her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee and is registered and licensed in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

“Victoria has a strong belief in providing a positive and innovative environment for our community,” Baber said. “She shares this passion through her involvement in numerous community service boards” including the Bay County Chamber of Commerce, FSU Panama City Development Board, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, United Way and others.

Williams has received a variety of awards, including the 2009 Northwest Florida American Institute of Architects Community Service, the 2010 Bay County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year, the 2010 Florida AIA Silver Medal, and the 2014 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Leadership Award. 

Baber is the Entrepreneur in Residence at FSU PC’s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, specializing in real estate and construction. For more information, visit PC.FSU.EDU/entrepreneurship. The discussion will also be made available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as part of Baber’s “FSU Panama City Entrepreneurship Lunch and Learn Podcast.”