Leadership Florida announced its Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 program year:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gregory Adam Haile, Chair, Cornerstone Class 30, President, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale
John Horne, Chair-Elect, Cornerstone Class 28, President/Owner, Anna Maria Oyster Bar, Bradenton
Jim Gilmore, Past-Chair, Cornerstone Class 29, Managing Partner, Gilmore Hagan Partners, Jacksonville
Dominic Calabro, Secretary/Treasurer, Cornerstone Class 4, President & CEO, Florida TaxWatch, Tallahassee
Dionne Polite, Development Chair, Cornerstone Class 36, Manager of State Operations, AARP, Doral
Tim Hogans, Governance Chair, Connect Class 6, External Affairs Manager, Florida Power & Light Company, Plantation
Mark Wilson, Florida Chamber of Commerce Representative, Cornerstone Class 26, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee
Randall Vitale, Audit Chair, Cornerstone Class 32, College Class 3, President, Hoffman’s Chocolates, Fort Lauderdale
Amy Mangan, At-Large Member, Cornerstone Class 37, Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Duke Energy, Ocala
Aundra Wallace, At-Large Member, Cornerstone Class 34, President, JAXUSA Partnership, Jacksonville
Karen Arnold, At-Large Member, Cornerstone Class 36, COO Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, Tampa
Charley Caulkins, Florida Chamber of Commerce Representative, Executive Class 11, Partner, Fisher Phillips, Fort Lauderdale
Brian Goguen, Region Chair Representative, Cornerstone Class 30, COO, Barron Collier Companies, Naples
Roland Sanchez-Medina, Region Chair Representative, Cornerstone Class 29, Partner, SMGQ Law, Coral Gables
Susan Pareigis, Region Chair Representative, Cornerstone Class 19, Interim CEO & President, Southwest Florida Economic Development Council, Palm Harbor
Seth Daub, Education Class 5 Representative, Principal, Catalina Elementary School, Orlando
Andrew Fay, Past-Connect Chair, Connect Class 4, Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee
Doug Bartel, Cornerstone Class 39 Chair, Cornerstone Class 35, Sr. Director of Business Development, Florida Blue, Doral
Danielle Shull, Connect Class 11 Chair, Connect Class 9, Director of Client Experience, Gehring Group, Palm Beach Gardens
Kam Patton, Education Class 6 Chair, Cornerstone Class 31; Education Class 1, Superintendent, Collier County Schools, Naples
Lila Jaber, General Counsel, Ex-Officio, Cornerstone Class 23, Shareholder, LilaJaber Consulting, Tallahassee
Wendy Spencer, President & CEO, Leadership Florida, Ex-Officio, Cornerstone Class 24, Tallahassee
The Board of Directors is tasked with ensuring Leadership Florida can pursue its mission of convening a statewide community of leaders to recharge their leadership skills and to educate and inspire them to work for a better Florida.
For thirty-eight years, Leadership Florida has developed a reputation as a builder of a stronger, diverse statewide sense of community. As a respected non-partisan convener of committed individuals, Leadership Florida enhances the knowledge and leadership abilities of Florida’s leaders through educational programs and by encouraging collaborative work for the betterment of our state. These programs include the Cornerstone Class Program for leaders age 40 and over and the Connect Class Program for young leaders age 25-39. In addition, Leadership Florida conducts the Education Class Program for individuals invested in Florida’s educational system and the Executive Class Program for C-suite level executives that are new to Florida. The organization also provides Floridians essential information and a meaningful forum for their opinions and creates opportunities for shared experiences that are inviting, inspiring, and of lasting value.