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	LEADERSHIP TAMPA LEADING THE WAY FOR TOMORROW 2010 Leadership Tampa Application Now Available (click here to download a copy) Are you a company CEO, executive or decision maker? Do you value this community and seek to become a more involved leader? Applications for Leadership Tampa’s 2010 Class are available now. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Members of Leadership Tampa are business/professional people who hold mid-to-upper level management positions within their companies or organizations. Additionally, they have demonstrated a concern for community issues and volunteered their time with service organizations, from Boy Scouts and Little League to church activities and professional organizations. The selection process is rigorous and competitive for each of the 50-60 seats. The Leadership Tampa year begins in September and concludes in May. Members meet every other week for briefings, tours, seminars and hands-on learning. Topics covered include health sciences, law enforcement, education, redevelopment, tourism, government and other important community issues. In addition, the class participates in an Opening Retreat and a Leadership Development Retreat in March. The Leadership Tampa program agendas bring in top-level business, civic, and government leaders for discussion and question and answer sessions. For those seeking tuition assistance, some scholarship opportunities are being offered. The Dr. Ike Tribble Minority Scholarship, given to minority applicants who demonstrate a commitment to community involvement; The Leadership Tampa Alumni Non-profit Scholarship, awarded to candidates who work in the Non-profit sector and need tuition assistance; and the newly established Parke Wright III Leadership Scholarship, given to candidates who exhibit exemplary leadership abilities are all available. Requests for tuition assistance must be made prior to the application deadline. Please read the application’s Instructions and Criteria sections for a complete list of dates and deadlines. Completed applications must be typed. Please note: You can not save a copy of the application if you open it in Adobe Reader. In order to save a copy of the application you must be using Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard or Adobe Acrobat 6.0 professional. If you have any questions about the application, scholarship opportunities or sponsorship please contact Kelsey Bokor, Leadership Tampa program manger, at (813) 276-9445 or email kbokor@tampachamber.com. (click here to download a copy of the application) LEADERSHIP TAMPA CLASS OF 2009 Chair: Holly Tomlin (LT’05), President, Tomlin Tested Staffing Vice Chair: Renee Benton Gilmore (LT’94), President, Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance Stephanie Agliano, Director, Community Relations, TECO Jay Annis, Senior Investment Consultant, CapTrust Financial Advisors Douglas Arnold, VP Marketing/Communications, United Way of Tampa Bay Robert Blount, III, President, Abe Brown Ministries, Inc. Heather Boone, Principal, Sabal Trust Company David Borucke, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP Edna Broyles, CFP, Vice President Investments, UBS Financial Services Inc. Johnathan Butler, Vice President, Regions Morgan Keegan Trust Hank Clemons, Ph.D., President & CEO, The HLC Group, Inc John Connery, Jr., Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson Douglas Dieck, President, Ryan Southeast, Ryan Companies US, Inc. Kevin DiTanna, Attorney at Law, Akerman Senterfitt Michael Dixon, Vice President, Director of Highway Design, Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. George Erck, SVP- Credit Administration, The Bank of Tampa Michael Floyd, Manager, Merchants Association of Florida, Inc. Catherine Gauder, Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank Chuck Geitner, Partner, Broad and Cassel F. Frank Ghannadian, PhD, Dean & Professor of Finance John H. Sykes College of Business, The University of Tampa Matthew Gilbert, Vice President, Skanska USA Building Inc. Kenneth Gonzalez, Tampa Area Director, Saint Leo University Shannon Gray, Shareholder, Carlton Fields, P.A. Mercedes Hale, Attorney - Partner, Salem Law Group, P.A. Annemarie Hare, Senior Vice President, Bank of America Kelly High, Attorney, Bush Ross, P.A. Patrick Ho, Director - E.D. Safety, Env. & Training, TECO Jenay Iurato, Attorney, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Scot Kaufman, Media Sales Manager, WUSF Public Broadcasting L.T. Lafferty, Attorney, Fowler White Boggs Banker PA Harriet Martin, Asst. Vice President, Policy Service, USAA Keith Martin, West Region General Manager, TECO Peoples Gas Winnie Marvel, President, Alvin Magnon Jewelers, Inc. Marlina McClure, Director of Strategic Business Alliances, Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, Inc. Jennifer McIntosh, Manager, Human Resources, AACSB International Doug Montgomery, Assistant Vice President, Supply Chain, Mosaic Mary Fran Mullan, Senior V.P. / Director of Insurance Operations, Lanier Upshaw, Inc. Robert Nation, Senior Vice President, M.E. Wilson Co., Inc. Suzy O'Malley, Vice President Metro Tampa Bay, American Heart Association Kenneth Ray, Jr., Vice President, Student Services & Enrollment Management, Hillsborough Community College Shannon Rodriguez, Vice President Geographic Marketing, Busch Gardens & Adventure Island Steven Rorrer, Controller, The Omnia Group, Inc. Trey Rustmann, Managing Director, Kforce Professional Staffing Kristin See, Regional Director, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida, Suncoast Region Kelly Shear, Business Development Officer, Bank of Florida Norwood Smith, Vice President of Sales, Tampa Bay & Company Ralph Smith, Executive Director, Computer Mentors Group, Inc. Debbi Stone, Vice President of Education, The Florida Aquarium John Touchton, Jr., Principal, Bayshore Capital Advisors, LLC Yvette Tremonti, Vice President - Human Resources & Org. Development, Moffitt Cancer Center Kim Hernandez Vance, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A. Philip Wartenberg, Attorney at Law, Philip S. Wartenberg, P.A. Malinda Webster, Vice President & Controller, R. R. Simmons Construction Corp. Brian Zophin, Senior Manager, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. ^ top LEADERSHIP TAMPA ALUMNI Mission: Serves as a membership organization to support graduates from Leadership Tampa who extend the involvement in civic education, social interaction and current events and issues facing the Tampa Bay community. This organization is over 579 members strong and includes graduates from almost every Leadership Tampa Class since 1971. 2009 Leadership Tampa Alumni Executive Committee/Board Members: William Arnold Chair Eric Bailey *Vice Chair* Kelly Kavanaugh *Treasurer* Lizz Harmon Newsletter and Public Relations Chair Mike Segel *Programs Chair* Kim Frey *Community Outreach Chair* Jim Fortson *Membership Chair* Greg Yadley *Parke Wright III Chair* John Wakefield *Sponsorship Chair* Clark Jordan-Holmes *Philanthropy in Action Chair* 2009 Board Members Carter Andersen Troy Atlas Marc Eichenholtz Roger Frakes James Hackman Stephen Koontz Nagi Kumar Robin Nigh Jim Porter Bridget Robertson John Robinson Martin Saavedra De Anna Sheffield Jeff Stewart Thom Stork Holly Tomlin Jo Ann Urofsky Immediate Past Chair John Moors PAST CHAIRS Emeline Acton Paul Catoe Colleen Chappell Brenda Geoghagan Paul Hogan Pat Holt David Hooks Dianne Jacob Susan Lang John Moors Paddy Moses Bob Rasmussen David Stefany John Timmel Susan Welsh Henry Woodroffe Mike Urette Greg Yadley STAFF Kelsey Bokor kbokor@tampachamber.com *Director of Leadership Programs* ^ top