Tuesday, May 14, 2019      
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
Distinguished Leadership Awards Nominations Now Open
Nominations for the Distinguished Leadership Awards, presented by Centennial Bank  are open and due J une 3, 2019 . The categories are: Leadership Pacesetter, Leader of the Year and Servant Leadership. 

Submit your nominations HERE.

SAVE THE DATE for the event to be held Thursday, September 19, 2019, 6:00 p.m. at the University Center Club. For sponsorship information, contact bboone@talchamber.com.
YLT: Did You Know?
Seven Youth Leadership Tallahassee recent graduates attended the Building Better Boards event to prepare for their upcoming year of board service - stay tuned to see who is on which boards!

Leadership Tallahassee is pleased to announce YLT Class 16 and YLT 16 Curriculum Chair Jamie Van Pelt (LT 34).
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Are you looking for nonprofit board members? Email us with the info!

Are you looking to get involved on a nonprofit board? Let us know your interest and expertise!

Email any requests to Amanda Wiggins.
Movers & Shakers 
New Jobs and Promotions

Whitney Weeks VanLandingham (LT 34) has joined the Tallahassee office of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) as Marketing Coordinator.

Michael McBride (LT 36) has joined Montalbano & Associates, Inc. as an IT contractor company.

Mayo Woodward (LT 16 and Lifetime Member) started a new position as Manager at SA Stone Wealth Management, Inc.

Awards & Recognition

Congratulations to Jamie VanPelt (LT 34) & Wilnick SaintCharles (LT 34) on being recognized as Tallahassee's Top 20 under 40 by the Network of Young Professionals.

Barby Moro (LT 28) received the Rock Star Award and Walissa Cobb (LT 29) received the Service Award from the Women Who Mean Business Awards hosted by Tallahassee Woman Magazine.

Louise Dilbert (LT 32) received the Distinguished Professional Award for the FAMU Division of Student Affairs
 
Kids Inc. honored Pam Davis (LT 20) by renaming their Parkway branch the "Pamela Davis Early Learning Center." Pam retired last year after being the long-time Executive Director who during her career was a tireless advocate for children in our community.

Do you have news for the Movers and Shakers section in the next edition? E-mail Amanda Wiggins with details.
Congratulations to
Board Chair Kenneth Pratt (LT 20) on the birth of his daughter, Safiyeh Olivia.
 
Carter McMillan (LT 35)
on his recent marriage to Catherine.
Staff
Barbara Boone
Executive Director 
(850) 521-3110 
bboone@talchamber.com 

Amanda Wiggins
Program Coordiator
(850) 521-3115
awiggins@talchamber.com
Mission
Leadership Tallahassee's mission is to cultivate a diverse network of emerging & experienced leaders committed to improving the community.  
Announcing Leadership Tallahassee Class 37
Join us on Monday, May 20, 2019 to meet the next "best class ever" and celebrate with them as they begin their LT year! In addition, please send a congratulatory note or email to those you may know in the class - this solidifies the bond they will have with all LT graduates who have gone before them in becoming community trustees through participating in LT. RSVP HERE.

On behalf of the Leadership Tallahassee Board of Governors, we are pleased to announce Leadership Tallahassee Class 37!

Patty Ballantine, Care Point Health and Wellness Center
Patrick Barineau, Barineau Heating and Air Conditioning
Joy Blomeley , Coldwell Banker Hartung & Noblin
Brandon Bowden, Florida State University
Antwan Brooks, Capital Regional Medical Center
Russ Browning, Rogers Gunter Vaughn Insurance/HUB
Julie Cheney, Florida State University
Tracey Cohen, Target Print & Mail
Kristie DeBoer, Carroll & Company, CPAs
Talethia Edwards, Greater Bond Neighborhood
Liz Ellis, Carr Allison, P.A.
Nicole Everett, Conversations with Nicole
Lolia Fernandez, Office of the Public Defender - 2nd Circuit
Neil Fleckenstein, Tall Timbers
Alex Folmar, Folmar Gun & Pawn, Inc.
Tony Fusco, Fasig Brooks
Jason Gassett , Childers Construction Company
Adriane Grant, CareerSource Florida, Inc.
Thomas Grigsby, Strategic Government Consulting, Inc.
Jasmyne Henderson, Pittman Law Group, P.L.
Candice Hopkins, Prime Meridian Bank
Darrel James, Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.
Laura Kalinoski,  Southwood Residential Community Assocation
Beth Keating, Gunster Law Firm
Kate Kile,  St. John's Episcopal Church
Royle King,  Leon County Government
Samantha Loebig, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
Rachelle McClure, Dodstone Architects
Maria Mead, Keiser University
Marcus Nicolas, Tallahassee Community College
Jessica Pryce, FSU - FL Institute for Child Welfare
Jason Roper,  MassMutual Workplace Solutions
Scott Rowse,  Mad Dog Construction
Bill Schack, The Kearney Center
Marcus Scott, Deerlake Middle School
Kara Palmer Smith, CareerSource Capital Region
Jess Tharpe, Tallahassee Community College Foundation
Gerry Thomas, Ausley McMullen
J. Townley,  Paul's Termite and Pest Control
Allie VanLandingham, Capital City Trust Company
Thomas Whitley,  City of Tallahassee
Cole Zimmerman, The Zimmerman Agency
eNews Guest Editor, Lisa Bretz (LT 36)
I have been proud to call Tallahassee home since 1991. I came to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University and stayed for love. I truly cannot think of a better place to have raised my family and to ultimately retire. For over 27 years, you could say I had tunnel vision, especially in my professional career. I have been an advocate for older adults and issues that impact their quality of life - it's become my mission and passion. I can tell you about all types of resources and organizations that can help older adults, but honestly, I can't tell you much about Tallahassee outside of my non-profit human services bubble. Well, let me change that up a bit. Before my LT (Class 36) experience, I couldn't tell you much about our great city of Tallahassee.  Now, thorough my LT experience, I am better equipped to share facts with others about what makes our city so great - our impressive law enforcement and first responder network, how important fire is to the Red Hills ecosystem, plans for business growth and development, our outstanding health care network, excellence in education and workforce development and a vast array of arts and culture.

Read more from Lisa HERE.
LT Class 36 Closing Retreat
LT Class 36 held their overnight Closing Retreat. Many thanks to the LT Lifetime Members Becky Tolnay (LT 33), Kenneth Pratt (LT 20) & Board Chair and Kathy Bell (LT 19) for facilitating a debrief of each program day experience. Class members continued to discuss the difference between a community trustee and a community leader and commented on how they would contribute to making Tallahassee better as they graduate from LT. The class project of providing support to Sabal Palm Elementary through mentorship and teacher appreciation was organized with all class members being assigned various roles and responsibilities. The class gift exchange and Kickball Tournament provided many hilarious moments and the awards for Class Superlatives proved again why this class is "smarter than your average class!" A huge thank you to LT 36 Curriculum Chair, Khanty Xayabouth (LT 28) for a fun, memorable year!
LT Class 36 Graduation & Annual Meeting
The room was electric as LT Alumni welcomed the newest class of graduates, Leadership Tallahassee Class 36! Tallahassee Chamber President,  Sue Dick (LT 16) , Curriculum Chair,  Khanty Xayabouth (LT 29)  and LT Board Chair,  Kenneth Pratt (LT 20) congratulated each class member and all were celebrated with applause and cheers.  LT Class 30 presented the $2,000 Youth Leadership Award to Christine Oh, YLT 14 grad.

 Kenneth then conducted the Annual Meeting where he reported on the past year's accomplishments, thanked the outgoing board and introduced incoming chair, Melissa VanSickle (LT 29) and chair-elect Sha'Ron James (LT 21).

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Youth Leadership Tallahassee Class 16 Has Arrived!
YLT 16 orientation was held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 and incoming LT chair-elect, Sha'Ron James (LT 21) welcomed the incoming class with words of congratulations and encouragement. Jamie VanPelt (LT 34), YLT 16 curriculum chair, then outlined what to expect the year to bring for the students and parents. YLT 16 members also received great tips from YLT 15 graduates who volunteered at the event.

Click HERE to see the YLT Class 16 list.
2019 Building Better Boards Conference
Thanks to the hard work of Tena Pate (LT 32) and her Building Better Boards committee, Ben Graybar (LT 2 6), Patricia McCray (LT 33) and  Sharon Tyler (LT 32), we had more than 150 people participate. 
 
This year, with a new location and a new schedule of events, we were pleased to have Bob Harris, a globally recognized facilitator and speaker with an expertise in the nonprofit and association arena. We have been trying to get Bob to the conference for several years and it finally happened!
 
There were ten workshops offered and many were led by Leadership Tallahassee graduates. Thank you to Yuh-Mei Hutt (LT 33), Yolanda Pourciau (LT 25), Mickey Moore (LT 24), Brian Wyatt (LT 36), Kelly Otte (LT 21), Alyce Lee Stansbury (LT 11), and Robin Johnston (LT 26).
 
"I feel more empowered and look forward to taking suggestions back to the board I serve." - 2019 BBB Conference Attendee
 
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