Leadership Florida

Spotlight: Jeff Branch ( , ). Thank you for your continued support of Leadership Florida!

Sponsor: Bank of America

Stephanie Wardein ( , ) began a new position as president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Mike Griffin ( ) started a new role at Savills as vice chairman and co-head of the Florida region. He previously served as market leader and senior vice president.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Jordan Vaughn ( , ) began a new role as vice president of partnerships and community for NationSwell.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Spotlight: Ryan Duffy ( , ). Thank you for your continued support of Leadership Florida!

Sponsor: Bank of America

Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Pat Kilbane ( , ) to the Jacksonville Port Authority. Pat currently serves as partner, general counsel, and wealth advisor at Ullmann Wealth Partners.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Milo Zonka ( , ) began a new position as a senior real estate analyst with SpaceX,

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Please welcome our 2024-2025 Board of Directors! We're excited for the year ahead and appreciate their service to . Read more: https://loom.ly/S4Yj5yU

Spotlight: Michelle Stone ( , ). Thank you for your continued support of Leadership Florida!

Sponsor: Bank of America

Jaha Cummings ( , ) attended UNESCO's 10th session of the General Assembly in Paris last month. Blanchard House Institute, founded by Cummings, was invited to become an accredited NGO Advisor to the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Spotlight: BillieAnne Gay ( , ). Thank you for your continued support of Leadership Florida!

Sponsor: Bank of America

Kate Wilson ( , ) joined the Florida State Parks Foundation's Board of Directors. She currently serves as the senior vice president of community relations for Wells Fargo.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Please join us in welcoming Ron Christaldi as our board chair for 2024-2025! Ron is a graduate of ( ) from the and partner and prominent leader of Shumaker. Read more: https://www.leadershipflorida.org/news/ron-christaldi-selected-as-new-chair-of-leadership-florida-board-of-directors

Congratulations to this year's Chair's Award winner, Lila Jaber ( , )! Read more: https://loom.ly/IbPgPXI

Thank you to our Chair's Award sponsor, AT&T!

Congratulations to this year's Distinguished Member Award winner, Ethel Isaacs Williams ( , )! Read more: https://loom.ly/WvR1_C0

Thank you to our Distinguished Member Award sponsor, Baptist Health!

Congratulations to this year's LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Barbara Pariente, former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court! Read more: https://loom.ly/gKxduAQ

Thank you to our LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award sponsor, the Florida Institute for Political Leadership!

Congratulations to this year's Florida Equity, Equality & Justice Influencer Award winner, Moffitt Cancer Center! Merritt Martin ( , ), their chief of staff, accepted the award. Read more: https://loom.ly/wj6FZuo

Thank you to our Florida EEJ Award sponsor, Walmart!

Congratulations to this year's Florida Impact Award winner, The Immokalee Foundation! Noemi Perez ( , ), president and CEO of the organization, accepted the award. Read more: https://loom.ly/_GMA62Y

Thank you to our Florida Impact Award sponsor, Shumaker!

At our Annual Meeting, we unveiled our 2024 Leadership Florida award recipients. Please join us in congratulating Julia Gill Woodward ( , ), CEO of the Florida State Parks Foundation, who is this year's "but for Leadership Florida" award winner! She was nominated by her classmate, Meredith Budd. Read more: https://loom.ly/DQtLoTg

Thank you to our "but for Leadership Florida" award sponsor, Universal Orlando Resort!

Please join us in welcoming our newest class members in , , and : https://loom.ly/YW7Ccn0. We can't wait to meet you all this fall!

Well put, Susie Bowie!

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Today marks the end of our 2024 Annual Meeting! HUGE thank you to our Annual Meeting sponsor, HCA Florida Healthcare!

Mark your calendars! Our 2024 Annual Meeting is June 13-16 at the brand-new Sunseeker Resorts in Charlotte Harbor! With outstanding speakers, exciting entertainment, and tons of networking opportunities with fellow members, this event is one you won't want to miss! More details will be coming soon!

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, HCA Florida Healthcare!

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Our 12 Days of Sponsors concludes with AT&T. Thank you for helping to make our mission possible!

Today's featured sponsor is GrayRobinson, P.A. Thank you for helping to make our mission possible!

Eric Edwards ( , ) began a new position as senior vice president at U.S. Sugar. He previously served as vice president of state government affairs and succeeds Lifetime Member Robert Coker (Cornerstone Class 1), who recently retired.

Sponsor: HCA Florida Healthcare

Shoutout to today's featured sponsor, PBSO - Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Thank you for helping to make our mission possible!

Today's featured sponsor is Publix. Thank you for helping to make our mission possible!