LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY ANNOUNCES CLASS XXIII
Leadership Monroe County, the educational non-profit community leadership organization, announces its twenty-fourth year of programs with the selection of Class XXIV.
The Key West Chamber of Commerce developed Leadership Monroe County in 1992, to address the rapidly changing needs and concerns of the county, develop a group of well-educated leaders, and help guide the community in a positive direction. The organization came under the umbrella of the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, in 2006 with Class XV, and in 2010 established itself as an independent non-profit, governed by a county-wide 18 member Board of Directors. Present Officers are elected LMC alumni President Henry Rosenthal, Vice-President Jody Gross, Secretary Jodi Weinhofer, and Treasurer Lisa Knowles, with Program Coordinator Michael Shields.
The program is aimed at residents who are active in leadership roles within the private sector, government, or community organizations. Through a series of one and two-day sessions, over seven months, participants examine fundamental public and private segments throughout the county to inform and help them make quality leadership decisions which they can incorporate into their respective companies and organizations, and also provide the environment for mutual awareness on issues which class members confront. Sessions begin October 9-10 in Key West, with subsequent monthly classes, throughout the Keys, culminating with graduation in April, 2016.
Led by experts and the heads of the respective fields surveyed, classes this year focus on the tourism industry and the Keys economy, environmental issues from the Everglades to the reefs, the state of Monroe County education, all levels of government, the judiciary and law system, the significance of the military in the Keys, emergency management and emerging best practices, the increasing impact of the arts and creative industries, and the non-profit sectors, and the rapidly changing media platforms that inform the citizenry and affects and influences public policy, and new this year is an expanded focus on health care and human services, along with ongoing, intensive leadership development.
Class XXIV members are:
Peter Bacheler President, PDB Enterprises
Cora Baggs Office Manager, Action Canvas
Kate Banick Executive Director, Good Health Clinic
Julie Cheon Water Quality & Environmental Manager, FKAA
Adriana Cuomo VP, Branch Manager, Capital Bank
Antonio Davila Server Administrator, Information Technology, BOCC
Kate DeLoach Senior Legislative Aide, Dist 120, Florida House of Representatives
Eric Dunford Deputy Fire Chief, City of Marathon
Peary Fowler Monroe County Court Judge
George Garrett Deputy City Manager, Planning Director, City of Marathon
Henry Hamilton Inspector, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Anna Hubicki Assistant State Attorney, 16th Circuit Court
Julie Johnson` Owner/Editor, Time Out Magazine
Suanne Lee Supervisor/Purchasing, Contracts-Monroe County School Board
Robert Lockwood Assistant Public Defender, 16th Circuit Court
MeriDe Mercado Administrator, Office of Workers Compensation, BOCC
Lindsay Poetz Executive Board Secretary, United Teachers of Monroe
Cheryl Robertson Executive Aide to the Clerk of the Court & Comptroller
Cheryl Sargent Benefits and Risk Manager, FKAA
Kristina Welburn Monroe Co. Development & Program Manager, Switchboard 211
Mary Williams President, Owner, Island Elevator Company
Lissette Zuelch Detective, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Program Coordinator Michael Shields reports that in addition to the ongoing monthly sessions during the year LMC will continue to sponsor Florida Keys Day, in Tallahassee, during the next legislative session, on February 17, 2016. Begun as a Class XVII project it is now an annual summit to advocate and lobby on behalf of Keys residents and their concerns. President Henry Rosenthal says “Leadership Monroe is a unique opportunity to gain insights into the workings of our county and make meaningful connections with other leaders, to make a difference in our community.”
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