People & Changes: Bobby Green named Ridge League of Cities executive director
Bobby Green named Ridge League of Cities executive director
Former Auburndale City Manager Bobby Green was recently named executive director of the Ridge League of Cities. Green retired from the city of Auburndale in April after serving 30 years as city manager. He previously served six years as an Auburndale city commissioner, three of those years as mayor. He holds a master's of public administration from the University of South Florida. Green serves as chairman of the USF Master of Public Administration Advisory Board. He is a past president of the Florida City and County Management Association and recently named a life member of the International City/County Management Association. Green replaces Ruthanne Stonewall from Polk State College, who announced her retirement in December. The Ridge League of Cities assists its member municipalities in promoting efficiency in local government and in promoting things of common interest to the member cities. Its membership consists of 24 municipalities within Polk, Hardee, Pasco, DeSoto, Highlands and Hillsborough counties.
Kari Willis, Brock Clendenin join Adamson + Co.
Kari Willis and Brock Clendenin have joined Adamson + Co. as staff accountants. Willis received her degree in accounting from Florida Southern College. Clendenin received his degree in accounting from West Virginia State University. Both provide accounting and income tax services to the firm’s individual and business clients. Adamson + Co. is a full-service public accounting firm providing professional services to individuals and businesses in Central Florida and throughout the United States.
Lakeland Chamber announces 2022 board members, executive committee
The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce announced the following business leaders have been elected to serve a one-year term on the Executive Committee as officers of the board of directors effective January. Board Chair: Stacy Heacock Weeks, Heacock Insurance/Brown & Brown; Chair-Elect: Jason Rodda, Rodda Construction; Immediate Past Chair: Will Link, Reed, Mawhinney & Link; Treasurer: Tori Lehman, CliftonLarsonAllen; Vice Chair, Advocacy: William Roll, Kimley-Horn and Associates; Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Sylvia Blackmon-Roberts, Southeastern University; Vice Chair, Investor Experience: Brandon Silk, Two Men and a Truck; Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications: Lori Martini, GiveWell Community Foundation; Vice Chair, Organizational Integrity: Amanda Walls, Peterson & Myers; Vice Chair, The Works BRC: Gow Fields, Fields Insurance & Financial Group; General Counsel: Gregory Sanoba, The Sanoba Law firm; Interim President: Chuck McDanal. The following business leaders have been elected by the Chamber Investor Businesses to serve a three-year term on the Chamber Board of Directors, effective January. Alisha Martin, Suncoast Credit Union; Craig Morby, The Yard on Mass; Fred Heid, Polk County Public Schools; Grace Troise, MidFlorida Credit Union; Ileana Kniss, Peace River Center for Personal Development; Leon Battle, FBCH + One More Child; Michael Riskin, CPS Investment Advisors; Mike Hickman, Hickman Homes; Par Sahota, Boring Business Systems. The following business leaders have been appointed to serve a one-year terms on the chamber Board of Directors, effective January. Sarah Betzer, Bank of Central Florida; Gregory Sanoba, The Sanoba Law Firm. In addition, the following business leaders were appointed to fill vacant seats: Ashley Barnett, Pink Swan Boutique; Sylvia Blackmon-Roberts, Southeastern University. The Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz and City Manager Shawn Sherrouse will serve as ex-officio board members effective Januar. They will join the following board members in carrying out the Governance of the Lakeland Chamber. Adil Khan, Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center; Angela Rinella, GEICO; Anne B. Kerr, Florida Southern College; Joe G. Tedder, Polk County Tax Collector; Kyle H. Jensen, Clark, Campbell, Lancaster & Munson; Mary Stephenson, Citizens Bank & Trust; Melody Rider, Keiser University Lakeland; Patrick Gogliardo, Business Down Pat; Patrick Phillips, Lakeland Regional Health; Rob McCollum, Truist; Sallie Stone, Well Done Events!; Scott Folsom, Prime Meridian Bank; Scott MacDonald, Harrell’s; Stacy Williams-Myers, Aspire Fundraising; Stephanie Colon, Valley Bank; Dr. Steven G. Achinger, Watson Clinic.
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