On the march: PR pro's parade dreams come true

Candace Rotolo rekindles her color-guard love and relearns a valuable lesson: Find the stuff that brings you joy.

By Brian Hartz
| 6:00 a.m. January 10, 2020
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Mark Wemple. Tampa public relations professional Candace Rotolo, 50, has rekindled her love of marching band with the St. Petersburg-based Second Time Arounders.

Executive Diversions

Executive: Candace Rotolo, 50. Rotolo is a Tampa-based solo public relations practitioner whose portfolio of clients includes companies in the food, construction, housing and small business sectors.

Diversion: Marching band. Rotolo is a member of the Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band, a St. Petersburg-based group for adults who’ve never given up their love of performing in a marching band. Rotolo is part of the band’s color guard, the contingent that twirls and tosses fake rifles, though she also has experience playing the flute.