BUSINESS PEOPLE: Class of 45 graduate from Leadership Sarasota

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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In May, Leadership Sarasota, a program of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, graduated 45 leaders from the Adult Leadership Sarasota program.

The graduates’ hard work and perseverance throughout the 10-month program was recognized as they celebrated with friends and family at Sage SRQ.

The leadership program focuses on identifying and inspiring current and future leaders and helping them explore different organizations and facets within the community, while also creating lifelong relationships with their classmates. During each class, participants also complete a class project with local nonprofit organizations.

The nonprofits chosen for this year were Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County, Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, The Haven and Teen Court of Sarasota.

The 2022 Adult Leadership Sarasota graduates are:

Rachel Bradley, All Faiths Food Bank; Max Brandow, Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee; John Briggs, SouthTech; Maria Buitrago, Children First; Cody Carson, Tandem Construction; Tami Caruso, Tidewell Hospice; Helena Cauchon, Willis Smith Construction, Inc.; Stevan Collins, Professional Benefits, Inc.; and Laura Conaboy, Junior League of Sarasota.

Also, Larry Cuervo, Truist; Ginger Diegert-McLean, AlongSide U and Fill the Need Staffing; Joseph Dunn, WWSB-ABC 7; Chelsea Garner-Ferris, Ringling College of Art and Design; Roscelyn Guenther, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties; Melinda Haney, Aviva- Senior Living; Jamie Kahns, Bank of America; and Jamie Kattrein, Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

Also, Demetri Konstantopoulos, city of Sarasota; Rafael Labrin, Observer Media Group; Amber Lamerson, the Bay Park Conservancy, Inc.; Rhonda Leiberick; Will Luera, Florida Studio Theatre; Kelli Maldonado, Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.; Taylor Marini, Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, Suncoast Region; ​Bradley Marner, Ameris Bank; Kathleen Martin, Kerkering, Barberio & Co.; Laura McCann, Animal Rescue Coalition; Craig McGonigal, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce; Michelle Mitchell, Core SRQ; Jared Motzenbecker, Gulfside Wealth; and Brittany Nielsen, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.

Also, Lucia Panica, city of Sarasota; George Parpas, Williams Parker Attorneys at Law; Daniel Paulling, U.S. Masters Swimming; Samantha Phillips, Kerkering, Barberio & Co.; Justin Senior, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; William Skaggs, The Players Centre for Performing Arts; April Smith, Fifth Third Bank; Mark Smith, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Jennifer Storch, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System;

Lauren Tominelli, Sarasota County government; Brie Tulp, Ian Black Real Estate; Lashelle Williams, Teen Court of Sarasota; Thomas Williams, Education Foundation of Sarasota County-PLANit Sarasota; and Greg Wood, Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Program Inc.

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