About the profile
Voyage Jacksonville featured Suzanna Pavelle in its March 2026 profile interview, “Meet Suzanna Pavelle of Saint Augustine”.
Read the original interview on Voyage Jacksonville
The interview traces Pavelle’s path from anthropology and archaeology fieldwork to more than two decades of small-business leadership and community organizing in St. Johns County.
A profile of experience and service
Pavelle discusses building and selling a web development company, running a direct-to-consumer importing business, and the employee benefits her businesses provided, including health insurance, paid time off, paid volunteer time, and 401(k) plans.
She also describes nearly a decade serving on the Big Brothers Big Sisters board, helping launch a local Indivisible group, and her decision to run for Florida House District 19 after no one else stepped up.
“I didn’t plan to run for office, but when no one stepped up in District 19, I couldn’t sit on the sidelines.”
The profile also shares Pavelle’s connection to Florida’s natural environment, her love of the outdoors, and her focus on calm, steady leadership and bringing people together to get things done.
