Shalinda Mangru hails from Linden, Guyana moving to Ft. Lauderdale when she was 12. She graduated high school at 16 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of South Florida. Minoring in Entrepreneurship, Shalinda has always had her eyes on starting her own business. In 2016, she joined Shawna at S. M. Ellis & Company to learn hands on how women create, grow and implement their business ideas. She has proven herself to be extremely dedicated, thoroughly organized and a real initiator to make our systems better and more efficient.

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Shalinda lives in South Tampa. She is an experimental chef, an adventurous foodie, a beach enthusiast, and a professional road tripper.