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1 LEADERlines February 2015 LEADERS Support Education Foundation The Education Foundation board members Ryan Strom(19) and Sara Wilcox(2) are chairing this year s Evening of Excellence on February 28, at Mariner Sands Country Club. Other alumni serving on the committee are Diane Dadko (18), Laurie Gaylord (14), Gayle Harrell (3), Raul Ocampo 19), Gail Olsen (13) and Marshall Skinner (2). The foundation was established from the LEADERship Martin County Program Class 2 task force assignment. This annual event raises over $100,000 to expand educational opportunities for students and teacher in the Martin county school District. Lisa Rhodes (19) is the Foundation s Executive Director. Youth Leaders visit Lake Okeechobee on Environmental Day On January 13, students toured DuPuis Management area on a swamp buggy and saw a live, native wildlife presentation from the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center. They visited the lake, lock and water control structure where water is released into the St. Lucie Canal. IN THIS ISSUE SUPPORT EDUCATION 1 YOUTH DAY 1 CLASS AMBASSADORS 2 ALUMNI CHANGES 2 2ND ANNUAL EVENT 3 CAMPION PRESIDENT 4 POWER BROTHERS 4 CHAMBER EVENTS 4 BULLETIN BOARD 5 MISSION STATEMENT 5 LEADERSHIP ADDRESS 5 WEB ADDRESS 5 TBA WATCH FOR AN EVENT COMING LATER IN FEBURARY ********* SAVE THE DATE April 16 Tiger s Den Luncheon Page 1 of 5

2 LEADERS Serve As Class Ambassadors Alumni Ambassadors have volunteered for all but three classes: 2, 6 and 12. All other classes are represented by at least one stellar standout, and some are twice as nice with two ambassadors! The list is below, and if your class in not represented at all, or only has one representative, please let Sue Whittington know that you are willing to help. Ambassadors will be sending out pertinent, timely information via . The objective is that by doing this class by class, we will be able to regain a little of that camaraderie we all felt when we enjoyed our year of LEADERship training and increase the effectiveness of our communication. It s been 25 years Martin County, and the fun has just begun! Re-engage today and let s make something happen. Sue Whittington Committee Chair Class 1 Sherry Plymale Class 2 Class 3 Mikel Spraker Class 4 John Gonzalez Class 5 Lucy Corley Class 6 Class 7 Cindy Laconte and Jeff Shearer Lass 8 Terry Nolan Class 9 Francine Beckstead and Sharon Kinane Class 10 Stacy Ranieri Class 11 Robin Hicks-Nunley and Sue Kinane Class 12 Class 13 Mary Fields and Bonnie Landry Class 14 Sue Whittington Class 15 Michelle Dadko and Michelle King Class 16 Craig Melby Class 17 Linda Weiksnar Class 18 Mat Churchey Class 19 Lisa Rhodes and Pierre Uteschill Class 20 Chad Hastings and Catherine Winters Class 21 Leslie Haviland and Sue Zachman Class 22 Lesley Vestrich and Gina Golino Class 23 Maureen Vaillancourt and Kim Waser-Nash Class 24 Gaby Ferraro and Dennis Root Alumni Moving On - TO NEW CHALLENGES Lisa Djahed, (24) Communications Director for Coldwell Banker Paradise - lisa.djahed@cbparadise.com Martin Kofsky (24) Beaulieu Law Group in Palm Beach Gardens - martin@blgfl.com Lisa Marshall (17) First Citizens in Palm Beach Gardens - lisa.marshall@firstcitizens.com Nancy McCarthy (21) Internal Communications Specialist at FP&L - nancy.mccarthy@fpl.com Jenny O Brien (24) Marketing Specialist for Beaches MRI of T.C. - jobrien@beachesmri.com February 2015 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 2

3 The statistics are staggering. One in three women are raped or beaten in their lifetime. That equates to one billion of the women alive in the world today. Our community will participate in a global movement to end violence against women and girls during Martin County s second One Billion Rising for Justice event which take place on Valentine s Day - February 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Gazebo Park in downtown Stuart. Olivia Ranieri, is coordinating the second annual event to bring greater awareness to violence against women The idea to coordinate a local rising in Martin County was the brainchild of 17-year-old Olivia Ranieri, a South Fork High School International Baccalaureate student who was inspired to take action by her English teacher, Ms. Kimberly Ballard. I m passionate about women s rights and violence against women is a pertinent and important issue across the globe. It s also an issue that women are facing right here in our own community and I wanted to take action locally, explained Ranieri. For the second year in a row, Ranieri assembled an impressive committee of notable women in the community who have been helping her orchestrate the event including: Kim Ballard, Monique Robbins, Ruth Bennett, Mindi Fetterman, Kelly George, Megan Morris, Ellyn Stevenson, Melissa Zolla, Saadia Tsaftarides, LEADERship Alumni Darcy Flierl, Stacy Ranieri, Linda Weiksnar and Sue Whittington. The tagline to One Billion Rising is Drum, Dance and Rise and the campaign believes, dance is one of the most powerful forces on the earth and we have only just begun to tap into where it can take us. The struggle of humanity is the struggle to return to our bodies. Attendees should be ready to do just that. The event is free to all and will feature speakers including SafeSpace representatives Darcy Flierl and Rebecca Beckett, the Inner Truth Project s founder Mindi Fetterman and others. While violence against women is a serious issue, the event itself is fun and celebratory with dance demonstrations and singing performances from various local groups, music from a local drum circles as well as other entertainment and food provided by Julie Lentine s Taco Shack In addition to the main global event on February 14, Ranieri has expanded her vision and is also organizing a march on the Roosevelt Bridge in the weeks before the event and poetry readings at a local coffee shop. All are invited to attend. For more information, visit the One Billion Rising for Justice Martin County Facebook Page. ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE is a global call to women survivors of violence, and those who love them, to gather safely in communities across the globe in outdoor places to draw attention to the issue. It is a call to survivors to break the silence and release their stories politically, spiritually, outrageously --- through art, dance, marches, ritual, song, spoken word, testimonies and whatever way feels right. For more information on this global movement go to Olivia Ranieri & Kimberly Ballard February 2015 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 3

4 Campion New Chamber President Jon Campion (19), owner of European Kitchen & Bath Outlet, is the new President of The Palm City Chamber of Commerce. Other alumni serving on the 2015 Board of Directors is Michael DiTerlizzi (3), Barbara Essenwine (4), Rick Hartman (15), Toby Overdorf (9) and Stacy Ranieri (10). Jon feels the dedication of their staff, ambassadors and board members keeps the Chamber running smoothly. We are proud of our team of community volunteers who will help The Palm City Chamber serve our organization in the coming year. Power Brothers - Leaders in our Community Industrial park in Indiantown gets an OK from county. The 100-acre development would be managed partially by community leaders Kevin (15), David (17) and Brian (7) Powers. The brothers, who hold three of the park s five executive positions; have worked with state and local governments to develop and brings jobs to Indiantown; have served on the South Florida Water Management district governing board, Indiantown s MPO and the Business Development Board. Florida Commerce Park, formerly the Indiantown Commerce and Technology Park, could potentially host dozens of companies with approximately 500 to 2,000 jobs. The park would be along the west side of the CSX railroad tracks and State Road 710, north of the Booker Park community. The land currently is vacant. Indiantown s status as a transportation hub.it s close to major roads, railroad tracks and waterways. could make the park attractive to buyers. UPCOMING Stuart/Martin Chamber Events Feb 10, Tues., 7:45am, Chamber Breakfast, Trustco Bank, 951 S Federal Highway, Stuart Feb 11, Wed., 11:45am, Chamber Luncheon, Piper's Landing Yacht & CC, 6160 SW Thistle Ter, PC, RSVP Feb 17, Tues., 7:45am, Chamber Breakfast, Sailfish Marina of Stuart, 3565 SE St. Lucie Blvd., Stuart Feb 18, Wed., 5:30-7:30, Business After Hours, VGTI, 9801 SW Discovery Way, Port St. Lucie Feb 24, Tues., 7:45am, Chamber Breakfast, YMCA, 1700 SE Monterey Road, Stuart SAVE THE DATE - Home / Garden & Orchid Show - March MC Fairgrounds - Info ext 111 February 2015 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 4

5 LEADERship Alumni Board President Jason Berger Law Office Jason Berger Vice-President Jolynn Whitten Sandhill Cove Retirement Living Treasurer Greg Nuttall Hill, Barth & King, LLC Recording Secretary Jon Milton Milton Engineering Consultants Corresponding Secretary Rene S. Iosco McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, etal Past President Carl Newton Seacoast Wealth Management Directors Kherri Anderson Supervisor of Elections Office L.C. Campbell TC Seawinds Funeral Home Dave Derrenbacker Water Pointe realty Group Jennifer Ferrari Humane Society of MC Leslie Haviland Keiser University Sue Hedgepeth Peter Kemp Huston s Office-Comm. Interiors Lisa Satur Class 24 Representative Lisa Teetor Kim Waser Quit Doc Research Edu. Found Sue Whittington Morgan Stanley Ex-Officio Adult Planning Chair Sue Hedgepeth Youth Planning Chair Diana Bruton Treasure Coast Realty LEADERship Prog. Director Cindy LaConte Bulletin Board Leslie Haviland (21) has earned her second masters degree in February She earned a MBA in April 2013 and February 2014 and will have a Master of Science in Education, both with a 4.0GPA. Congratulation for setting the bar so high and achieving it. Richard Creech (2) will be competing as one of the performers at the Singing with the Stars fundraiser for Artists for a Cause. It will be at the StarStruck Theatre on February 20. Who knew he was so talented. John Gonzalez (4) has joined the City of Stuart Community Redevelopment Board. John is a 7 th generation resident of Florida and has served on many boards and leadership roles in giving back to our commu- Alumni Purpose The purpose of LEADERship Martin County Alumni is to support the LEADERship Martin County Program; to provide education and networking opportunities for our members; and to enhance community awareness of our members by providing opportunities to evaluate and act on issues affecting the community. Note: Our monthly newsletter can now be viewed on our website POST YOUR NOTES Glenn Webber (14) has agreed to join the cast of singers at the Singing with the Stars fundraiser. Besides practicing with a professional singer he will be out raising funds to compete with other local leaders for the top performance and dollars raised. Good luck. Barbara Kauffman (9) Council on Aging CEO, is celebrating the Council s 40 th Anniversary. Her leadership, along with the founders, board members, staff and volunteers, has helped thousands of seniors, caregivers and their families at their most difficult times. LEADERship Alumni P.O. Box 794 Stuart, FL February 2015 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 5