Last week, Class 93 concluded their participation in Leadership Orlando with presentations from many inspirational community leaders around Central Florida. Class Chair Yolanda Londoño, Vice President of Global Social Responsibility at Tupperware Brands Corporation, kicked off the final session for class members at Rollins College. The session’s goal was to transform Class 93’s experiences during the past eight months into actionable community service.
Deborah Crown, Ph.D., Dean of the Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business shared her thoughts on leadership as an essential management skill with class members. Dr. Crown’s presentation perfectly concluded Class 93’s programming, highlighting new skills that the class has mastered throughout the program in order to connect and engage with regional needs. Class 93 graduates are now better prepared to take their next step as community leaders.
Class 93 is also now formally certified in Board Orientation through a unique partnership with the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (the Institute) and Leadership Orlando. The 90-minute Orientation to Board Service course, presented by the Institute’s consultant, Emily Furlong, provided crucial information on the roles and responsibilities of board members as well as fiduciary expectations and liabilities in volunteer leadership roles. Many hands went up when asked how many of the class members currently serve on multiple nonprofit boards. Emily advised against joining multiple boards, suggesting that class members “find one or two boards that are a match for both you and the organization and ask all the necessary questions before fully committing.”
Following lunch and tours of the beautiful Rollins College campus, the session then focused on corporate social responsibility. Kecia Carroll, Manager of Corporate Citizenship at the Institute and a Rollins professor, provided real world examples of going from sustainability to social impact, moving beyond philanthropy to partnerships and turning volunteering into skilled volunteerism.
Closing out the session, a panel moderated by Micki Meyer (LO 67), Lord Family Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Community at Rollins College, participated in a thought provoking discussion on innovation, social impact and how to connect and engage as volunteer leaders in Central Florida. Panelists included Mark Brewer, President & CEO, Central Florida Foundation; Gene Columbus, Executive Director, Orlando Repertory Theatre; and Yolanda Londoño. Gene Columbus summed up the day perfectly when he shared this advice with the class to “be very successful at helping others be very successful.”
Class members celebrated their graduation with past graduates of Leadership Orlando at a reception hosted by the A-Team (2017 Leadership Alumni Association). In attendance were alumni from as far back as Classes 7 and 13, as recent as Class 90, and many more in between!
Many of those alumni were also there to toast and say “thank you” to Ruth Mustian. After 40 years of service, Ruth has decided to unplug her alarm clock and spend time traveling with family and friends. Leadership Orlando will forever be grateful for Ruth’s leadership and vision throughout the years. She will be missed but her legacy will carry on.
It is with very special thanks that we recognize Class Chair Yolanda Londoño for her leadership in guiding Class 93.
To the following members of Leadership Orlando Class 93 we say, “thank you for your commitment to the Central Florida region and congratulations!”
| Lesley Allison PFM Asset Management, LLC Robert E. Andrews Heather E. Antonacci Kevin J. Aspegren Wayne Bannatyne Ashley Blasewitz Christina L. Bracco Eric M. Brewer Jessica Captain Novick Lauren Chianese Kristeen Christian Johanna W. Clark Lisa Coe Heather A. Corbitt Christopher T. Dawson Christine Dellert Jeffrey S. Donald Deputy Chief Eric J. Ferrari Jason D. Fleck Philip Flynn, III, Ed.D. Lainie Fox Ackerman Douglas K. Gartenlaub Olive Gaye, MBA Elizabeth R. Godwin Quibulah Graham Meldin R. Graziani-Califano Jessica A. Guthrie Laura J. Haag Silvia A. Haas Aida G. Haile Allison Halbert Yenni M. Hernandez Melissa L. Hilliard Phil R. Hoffman, Ph.D. Mary Ann Horne Cornelia Jung Robert P. Kantor Patricia A. Kelly Timothy A. King Linda L. Knorr Anthony Koscielecki Layla S. Krens Vicki H. Landon Michael Lane |
David C. Lewis CORE Construction Services of Florida , LLC Steven J. Lockhart Yolanda Londoño (Class Chair) Jessica V. Ludvigsen Angela Mendolaro Michael E. Merritt Willis J. Milner, V Leslie R. Mizerak Sherri Monroe Melody Montgomery Christina M. Morton, APR Joseph H. Neal, P.E. Vanessa A. Nicholson Jeremy D. Niedfeldt Sarah Nixon Beth A. Norrow Amy L. Pavuk-Gentry Michelle Peden Patrick G. Rauch Brice Rickard Patricia M. Rios David J. Rosen Rosa C. Rountree Christina Ruiz Roberta Satill Adam Scheinberg Karen Shamlin Donna Sines Alejandro M. Sorondo Alicia E. Spears Michelle L. Sperzel David M. Sprinkle Russell J. Stoewe, III Cherisse Cavan Stover Shaikh Sultani Michelle Y. Terrell James S. Toscano Alexander L. Van Heyde Captain Jose R. Velez Brian M. Walsh Pamela S. Whaley |
If you’d like to participate in Leadership Orlando, now is the perfect time to be a part of America’s largest community leadership program. Leadership Orlando Class 95 will begin in March 2018 with Reginald B. Riley, Ph.D., community relations manager, Orlando Health, serving as class chair. The online enrollment form and full schedule is available here.
About Leadership Orlando
Developing regional leaders is important to the future success of the Central Florida region. That is why regional leadership is a primary line of business for the Orlando Economic Partnership. With proven success since 1975, Leadership Orlando, America’s largest community leadership program, continues to recruit, cultivate and encourage emerging and established leaders to better serve the Central Florida Region.