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With more than 100 Leadership Lakeland Alumni and friends in attendance at Thursday’s Opening Reception at Springhill Inn & Suites, Class XL Chair-elect Palemeschia “Pal” Rivers Powell (Class XXIX, Polk Museum of Art), introduced the 31 members of Leadership Lakeland Class XL. Rick Maxey (Class XXXII, Maxey,Inc.) will be serving as Chair. Congratulations to the following members: Trey Barnett, Relationship Manager, Bank of Central Florida Michael Turner Beckham, General Manager, Lakeland Electric Jasmar C. Bennett, Enrichment Coordinator / Podcast Host, Academy Prep Center of Lakeland Tim Calhoon, Vice President, Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar Stacy L. Carrozza, AVP/Associate General Counsel, Lakeland Regional Health Taylor Carson, Public Relations Manager, Office of Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA, Polk County Clerk of the District Court & Comptroller Reba L. Coil, Community Liaison Director, Polk County Public Schools Natalie Dyal, CEO, YMCA of West Central Florida Mr. Scott Callaway Folsom, Market President, Lakeland/Polk County Prime Meridian Bank Mr. Eric S. Gardner, Jr., Attorney, The Kaylor Law Group Lauren Giordano, Chief Experience Officer (CXO), Central Florida Speech & Hearing Center Mrs. Hannah J. Hardin, Director of Business Operations & Finance, Parker Street Ministries Josh Henderson, CEO, Bonnet Springs Park Hannah Herring, Media Relations Manager, Publix Super Markets Josie Renee Hill, Founder & Co-Head of School, Lakeland Montessori Public Charter Schools Alisha Hinton, Owner, Lisha Lou LLC Mrs. Erica M. Lupercio, Brand Director/Partner, CPS Investment Advisors Lacee Meyer, Chief Operating Officer, The Lunz Group Mr. Elliot Van Mitchell, Attorney, Clark, Campbell, Lancaster, Workman & Airth, P.A. Timothy Allen Mitchell, Project Executive, GMF Steel Group Mr. Michael Len Musick, Owner, Musick Roofing Dr. Rajendra Sawh, Physician-Urgent Care Medicine, Watson Clinic LLP Phil Schmitt, Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Southeastern University Dr. Jonathan Scott, Orthodontist, Scott Orthodontics Christin Strawbridge, President, Catapult Lakeland Mrs. Patricia Eleanor Uiterwyk, Owner/Founder, Venue Salon & Spa Steven R. Wagner, VP/Commercial Loan Officer, Citizens Bank & Trust Mr. Ryan Walsh, Assistant Dean, Student Initiatives & Family Engagement, Florida Southern College Amy Wiggins, President & CEO, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce Natalie R. Wilson, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A. Together, these class members will complete a rigorous schedule of monthly day sessions from October through May. Each session features hands-on experiences that engage class members in all aspects of Lakeland and Polk County. Leadership Lakeland is an annual program designed to identify leadership and enhance existing leadership in our community. The program unites leaders from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to improve their ability to lead effectively, offering its members a broad range of experiences and insights about the community, its people, its needs, and its services.
With more than 100 Leadership Lakeland Alumni and friends in attendance at Thursday’s Opening Reception at Springhill Inn & Suites, Class XL Chair-elect Palemeschia “Pal” Rivers Powell (Class XXIX, Polk Museum of Art), introduced the 31 members of Leadership Lakeland Class XL. Rick Maxey (Class XXXII, Maxey,Inc.) will be serving as Chair.
Congratulations to the following members:
Trey Barnett, Relationship Manager, Bank of Central Florida
Michael Turner Beckham, General Manager, Lakeland Electric
Jasmar C. Bennett, Enrichment Coordinator / Podcast Host, Academy Prep Center of Lakeland
Tim Calhoon, Vice President, Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar
Stacy L. Carrozza, AVP/Associate General Counsel, Lakeland Regional Health
Taylor Carson, Public Relations Manager, Office of Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA, Polk County Clerk of the District Court & Comptroller
Reba L. Coil, Community Liaison Director, Polk County Public Schools
Natalie Dyal, CEO, YMCA of West Central Florida
Mr. Scott Callaway Folsom, Market President, Lakeland/Polk County Prime Meridian Bank
Mr. Eric S. Gardner, Jr., Attorney, The Kaylor Law Group
Lauren Giordano, Chief Experience Officer (CXO), Central Florida Speech & Hearing Center
Mrs. Hannah J. Hardin, Director of Business Operations & Finance, Parker Street Ministries
Josh Henderson, CEO, Bonnet Springs Park
Hannah Herring, Media Relations Manager, Publix Super Markets
Josie Renee Hill, Founder & Co-Head of School, Lakeland Montessori Public Charter Schools
Alisha Hinton, Owner, Lisha Lou LLC
Mrs. Erica M. Lupercio, Brand Director/Partner, CPS Investment Advisors
Lacee Meyer, Chief Operating Officer, The Lunz Group
Mr. Elliot Van Mitchell, Attorney, Clark, Campbell, Lancaster, Workman & Airth, P.A.
Timothy Allen Mitchell, Project Executive, GMF Steel Group
Mr. Michael Len Musick, Owner, Musick Roofing
Dr. Rajendra Sawh, Physician-Urgent Care Medicine, Watson Clinic LLP
Phil Schmitt, Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Southeastern University
Dr. Jonathan Scott, Orthodontist, Scott Orthodontics
Christin Strawbridge, President, Catapult Lakeland
Mrs. Patricia Eleanor Uiterwyk, Owner/Founder, Venue Salon & Spa
Steven R. Wagner, VP/Commercial Loan Officer, Citizens Bank & Trust
Mr. Ryan Walsh, Assistant Dean, Student Initiatives & Family Engagement, Florida Southern College
Amy Wiggins, President & CEO, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
Natalie R. Wilson, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A.
Together, these class members will complete a rigorous schedule of monthly day sessions from October through May. Each session features hands-on experiences that engage class members in all aspects of Lakeland and Polk County.
Leadership Lakeland is an annual program designed to identify leadership and enhance existing leadership in our community. The program unites leaders from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to improve their ability to lead effectively, offering its members a broad range of experiences and insights about the community, its people, its needs, and its services.