Meet your Seat 2 Candidate Donny Felix

Donny Jean Felix was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He moved to Florida in 1993, shortly after high school to pursuit a college degree and the great “American Dream”. He started his first job at Publix Super Markets, realizing early on, the endless opportunities the company offered, if you willing to work hard and be disciplined. The application of these principles and his ability to connect with others contributed tremendously to his success. From speaking zero English six years prior, in 1999, he became one of the youngest Assistant Manager in his district. While working an average of 55 hours weekly, maintaining his Christian faith, his relationship with his wife SarahJane, raising a family, he managed to go to school part time, and received a Business Administration degree in 2011 from EFSC. He had a successful 19-year career at Publix Super Markets. In 2012, he felt the strong call to serve his community, he founded the Haitian American Association of Brevard (HAAB), a non-profit organization helping to bridge the language and cultural gap through social, civic engagement, financial, and educational services. In March of 2013, he started his banking career at Wells Fargo Bank, where he held a Personal Banker position. He volunteered as the Bank community liaison, provided hours of financial literacy presentation at the South Brevard Adult Education, local colleges, and also volunteered through the National Junior Achievement Program at local elementary schools. He volunteered at his church, as the team leader for the Guest Services. In addition, he’s currently serving on many City, County Advisory boards, and has served on the City of Palm Bay Charter Review Commission in 2016. The burning desire and call to public service, led him seeking to serve as the next City of Palm Bay Councilman for Seat 2, if elected in the 2020 elections. Donny Jean Felix “A servant leader”