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Annual Meeting Spotlight:
The Breakers Children's Programs
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The Breakers welcomes kids of all ages! The Breakers Resort is dedicated to making every family vacation to their Palm Beach resort an unforgettable experience. For families who want to share vacation fun and quality time together, The Breakers has created a family-friendly environment - from an interactive camp to a secure, self-contained Family Entertainment Center - one of the first of its kind at any hotel or resort.
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Accommodations - Families can reserve up to five adjoining rooms. As always, children under 16 stay free in the same room as their parents.
The Breakers offers complimentary childproofing for families with infants or children up to three. Electrical outlets are covered, table corners protected and plastic bags removed from garbage pails.
Screened and experienced selected babysitters can be booked in advance.
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The Coconut Crew Interactive Camp entertains with age-appropriate, organized activities, seven days a week. Pre-registration is required.
Children ages 3 to 12 are kept busy with programmed indoor and outdoor activities, including: sports-oriented games, scavenger hunts, and waterfront activities.
The Coconut Crew Interactive Camp is flexibly scheduled and priced per session:
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Half Day - $70 with lunch
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Full Day - $100 with lunch
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Free Play - $15 per hour
Monitored Free Play ages 5-7
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Everyone is welcome to participate in The Breakers Fun Zone which includes unlimited tokens for the arcade. $25 per child (dinner not included).
On Saturdays, enjoy "Game Day" where children compete with their parents in a featured game. Beach Bonfires kicks off a trio of weekend events with an overview of planned activities.
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Reservations are required for Camp and Laser Tag and should be made by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the event.
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Class XXV
Jacksonville Session
Sponsors
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Local Underwriters
Akerman Senterfitt
Blue Cross Blue Shield Fl
Case Pomeroy Properties
Florida East Coast Industries
Florida Power & Light
JEA
Progress Energy
Reynolds, Smith & Hills
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Leadership Sponsors
Bank of America
Ron Sachs Communications
WilsonMiller, Inc.
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Statewide Content Underwriters
Embarq
Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Florida League of Cities, Inc.
GrayRobinson
SunTrust, Florida
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Contributing Sponsors
St. Vincent's
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
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Sponsors
Ms. Alberta Hipps, Class XVII
Hipps Group, Inc.
Ms. Sharon H. Juhasz, Class XVI
Coldwell Banker Walter Williams Realty
Herschel Vinyard, Class XXIV
Atlantic Marine Holding Company
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"But for Leadership Florida..."
Prairie Days
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A Very Special Event for Members and Families
Discover Old Florida!!
The Calusa Region invites you to the 6,000 acre ranch of
Don Hall (XXIV), to spend the weekend amongst the unbelievable beauty and majesty of Florida’s native prairies and flatwoods. Marvel
at the expanse of creation that can seldom be seen, especially in
our hectic and busy lives. Hitch-up your spouses, kids or significant “pardner” for a relaxing and educational out-of-doors opportunity
not to be missed! Click here to see a colorful flyer with details
for this exclusive Leadership Florida event.
LODGING
There are a limited number of rooms available at the Holiday Inn Express for a special LF rate of $127 per night. For details on the reservation deadline and securing the LF rate see the attached flyer.
MEALS
Friday night there will be an art reception with a wine and cheese tasting at Mac Martin’s (XXII) gallery. Saturday and Sunday meals
will be available for purchase on site. Participants must provide
their own adult beverages; soft drinks and water will be available
and are included in the prices listed on the flyer.
RSVP
If you would like to attend contact PJ Klena at 850-521-1222.
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 | | Tallahassee Community College has dedicated its 2007 African American History Month Calendar to the late Jessie Furlow (XVI). Each year, the calendar highlights African Americans who have made a difference in Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla counties. TCC choose to honor Jessie because she had a powerful impact on the many students she mentored. |
Frank Ioppolo, Jr. (XIII), shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, PA in Orlando, has been elected chairman of the board of directors for the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest Chambers in Florida with over 3,000 members. Frank has also been elected chairman of the board of directors for the Seminole Community College Foundation, the direct support organization for Seminole Community College, which is lead by Leadership Florida member Dr. Ann McGee (XIII).
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| | The Beacon Council of Miami-Dade County has Leadership Florida graduates on both the giving and receiving side at this year's Fifth Annual Beacon Awards. Angel Medina (XIV), president of Miami-Dade County's Regions Bank, chair of The |
| Beacon Council and member of the Judges' Committee, will be presenting the awards which he says "is our way of recognizing their contributions and acknowledging the overall success of our target industries." This year, the Beacon Council will be presenting two first-time awards; the Make It Miami Award and the Young Leader Award. The Young Leader Award will be presented to Jeffrey Bartel (XIII), vice president of corporate and external affairs for Florida Power & Light Company, for his outstanding contributions to Miami-Dade's business and civic communities. |
Class XXIII member John Wiseman, president of CORE Construction Inc. in Sarasota, was recently installed as president of the Florida Home Builders Association. John's one-year term as president puts him at the helm of FHBA’s 21,000 corporate member trade organization – the largest state home building association in the country. For more than 20 years, John has been a dedicated leader in Florida’s construction industry. During his tenure with FHBA, he has been involved in legislative initiatives and has chaired FHBA’s Governmental Affairs Committee.
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| InternetBar.org recently announced that Amelia (Mel) Rea Maguire (XVI), with Holland & Knight in Coral Gables, has been elected to its board of directors. Mel will be the first Floridian asked to join the board. InternetBar.org is the first online bar association that was established to serve as a catalyst and convener of excellence for systematically advancing the rule of law |  |
| in cyberspace and altering substantially current legal practice paradigms in the virtual world. |
 | | The dean of US college newspaper advisers, Ed Barber (XVI), retired in January from his position at The Independent Florida Alligator, the daily college newspaper serving the University of Florida. With The Alligator for over 40 years, for more than 30 of those years, Barber has been president of Campus Communications, Inc., the publisher of The Alligator.
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During that same period he also has been general manager of the newspaper and publisher of the weekly High Springs Herald. During his time in the newspaper business, Barber has won praise and many professional and civic awards, including the Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement given by the national organization, the Society of Professional Journalists in 2003.
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In January, Susan Sanders (XXII), joined the South Florida Water Management District and will be handling media relations for the lower west coast region. Susan was formerly the department director of public relations for the Lee County Port Authority. She joined the Port Authority in 1988, and during her tenure there directed public information, media relations and marketing communication efforts to promote Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field General Aviation Airport.
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| Analee Moore Mayes (XVI), president of Consensus Builders, Inc. in Tampa, is taking a sabbatical until the fall of 2007. She started Consensus Buildings and has run her own practice as a consulting planner since 1989 and has decided to take this opportunity to slow down, recharge, spend time with her family, renew her spirit, reconnect with old friends and enjoy life. |  |
Mark Kaplan (XXII) recently joined The Mosaic Company as vice president of planning and government affairs for Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC. Mark comes to Mosaic after serving as chief of staff to both former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Lt. Governor Toni Jennings, Executive Director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and as Special Counsel in the office of the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
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 | | Current Class XXV member, Kathy Baughman McLeod recently accepted the position of deputy chief of staff for fellow LF member and newly elected Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink (IV). As deputy chief of staff, Kathy will have responsibility for cabinet, legislative and intergovernmental affairs, communications, and CFO appointments.
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| Christopher Campbell (VIII), chairman of CGI, Inc. in Tallahassee, is taking a lead role in Tallahassee's new Vision 2020, a government-private sector partnership designed to find big ideas and turn them into profit. Other Tallahassee Leadership Florida members joining Christopher on the planning team are Jerry Osteryoung (XXV), executive director of the Jim Moran Institute at FSU, and Bill Law (XXIII), president of Tallahassee Community College. Click here to view the full article. |
Class XXV Jacksonville Session
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Class XXV had their fourth session in Jacksonville last month. The Northeast Region really put together a great program! They started with a reception on Thursday the 18th at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, where they got to meet over 50 local members and tour the new exhibit, Temples and Tombs.
Friday brought a full agenda. In the morning, Steve Wallace (XVIII) arranged for the group to meet at Florida Community College at their downtown campus in the Advanced Technology Center. Dr. Edythe Abdullah, president of the downtown campus; Dr. Joey Wise, Duval County Schools Superintendent; John Delaney (XIII), President of the University of North Florida; and Steve all shared with the Class how Jacksonville is working to decrease the number of high school dropouts. Mayor John Peyton (XV) joined the group for lunch and discussed his literacy initiative, RALLY Jacksonville! that has a mission of getting every child to read.
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Class XXV got a taste of Jacksonville's public transportation system
when they rode the Skyway monorail. Pictured here (L to R): Tom McNicholas,
Rick Crooks, Lena Juarez, Kathy Baughman McLeod, Chris Carlyle, and Janet Hinkle
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Later, Class XXV got a special treat…an evening at the White Oak Plantation north of Jacksonville. They had the pleasure of the bus ride to Yulee where they were greeted by White Oak staff at the River Pavilion overlooking the St. Mary's River. After a few drinks and background information about the plantation, everyone boarded trams for a tour of the wildlife on the grounds. They got to see white and black rhinos, various types of antelope, cheetahs, bald eagles, and some folks even got to feed giraffes! The tour ended at the Big Game Room where everyone got to play pool, foosball (a fierce competition ensued!), bowl, and see the studio used by Mikail Baryshinikov. After all that fun, the Class sat down to a candlelit dinner in the Great Hall, with a roaring fire in the background. It was a spectacular evening!
Saturday morning, the session finished out with Leadership Florida's most highly rated speaker, Ruby Payne. She discussed generational poverty with the Class. They also learned about the hidden rules of class. As always, Dr. Payne's presentation had a strong impact on the group. Next. Class XXV heads to Tallahassee in March for their fifth session.
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