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From the Board From the Board -- Janice Norman, Vice PresidentJanice Norman, Vice President

March 2011March 2011March 2011

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Dear Alumni -- The LEADERship Board has exciting news regarding our

website. In the next 30 days, you will receive an email notification that

our new and improved website is up and running. The website can be

found at www.LeadershipMCAlumni.com and will provide you with up to

date information about Alumni events and current Leadership Programs.

“LEADERlines” newsletter will be available for viewing on the website. LEADERlines will

have a new format and will be published monthly. Each newsletter will include an article

showcasing a business person of the month. To find out how you can be featured, come to

our next luncheon scheduled April 8th at Children’s Services Council. The goal of the

LEADERship Board is to keep you connected. If you have had a change in your business,

email address or phone, please email info@LeadershipMCAlumni.com so that we can up-

date your profile. Bonnie Tadross has resigned from the board. Thanks for her service on

the board, and for publishing the past LEADERlines.

Rollin’ on the River Casino Night held at Flagler Recreation Center, along the St. Lucie

River, was a WINNER! LEADERship Martin County Alumni Foundation for Youth,

Inc. had their Annual Scholarship Fundraiser on January 14th. Committee members

were Steve Graff, Janice Norman, Cindy LaConte, Esther Bristo, L.C. Campbell, Mike

Ewing, Ryan Grimsdale, Sue Hedgepeth, Kelly Pelletier, Lisa Teetor, Jayme Uteschill

and Linda Weisknar.

The big winner of the reverse raffle was Jennifer Ferrari for $2,500. Other top winners

were Richie Martiniuk, Sarah Norman and Eddie Brito. Photos by L.C. Campbell

• CASINO NIGHTCASINO NIGHT 11

• FROM THE BOARDFROM THE BOARD 11

• FUNDRAISERFUNDRAISER 22

• BUSINESS PERSONBUSINESS PERSON 33

• CLASS 21CLASS 21 33

• YOUTH DAYYOUTH DAY 44

• LUNCH SPEAKERLUNCH SPEAKER 44

• ALUMNI BOARDALUMNI BOARD 55

• BULLETIN BOARDBULLETIN BOARD 55

• MISSIONMISSION 55

• ADDRESSESADDRESSES 55

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UPCOMINGUPCOMING

LEADERship Alumni LEADERship Alumni

LuncheonLuncheon

April 8th at April 8th at

Children’s Services Children’s Services

CouncilCouncil

2030 SE Ocean Blvd.2030 SE Ocean Blvd.

Cost $20Cost $20

RSVPRSVP

Janice@lifestylerealty Janice@lifestylerealty

group.comgroup.com

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Casino Night Casino Night ---- Thanks to our many Sponsors Thanks to our many Sponsors

Las VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas VegasLas Vegas Braswell Bail Bonds & Surety Services

Martin Memorial Health Systems

Reed Hartman/Elliot Paul & Company

Secure Wrap

Scripps Treasure Coast Newspaper

Atlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic CityAtlantic City Alpha-Zeta Landscape Contractors

Ampersand Graphics

Anthony D. George Jr.

Capps Roofing

Crary, Buchanan, etal

Forward Electric

Lifestyle Realty Group/Janice Norman

Soundwave Audio

Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce

Casino TablesCasino TablesCasino TablesCasino TablesCasino TablesCasino TablesCasino TablesCasino Tables Hill, Barth & King/Greg Nuttall/Ryan Furtwangler

Ocampo & Associates, Inc.

Team Parks

Gulfstream Aluminum & Shutter Corp.

Patrick & Cindy LaConte

Tobacco-Free Partnership of Martin County

David Anthony Insurance Agency/Richard Martiniuk

Alumni Class 7, Class 8, Class 14, Class 19, and Class 20

BiloxiBiloxiBiloxiBiloxiBiloxiBiloxiBiloxiBiloxi Amy Duffett Chappel

Donna Linton/Sterling Mortgage Services

Milton Engineering Consultants

Steve Graff

Sheila Kurtz

GiftsGiftsGiftsGiftsGiftsGiftsGiftsGifts Bonefish Grill

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Esther Brito

Kelly Bond Pelletier

Lifestyle Realty Group/Janice Norman

Lisa Teetor

Manero’s Restaurant

Massage Envy Spa

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Serenity Massage & Movement Spa

Live AuctionLive AuctionLive AuctionLive AuctionLive AuctionLive AuctionLive AuctionLive Auction Esther Brito

Just Gold Jewelers, Inc.

Lisa Graff/List Enterprises, Inc.

Lynne Barletta

Reed Hartman/Elliot Paul & Company

Stacy Ranieri/The Firefly Group

A WINNERA WINNER

ROULETTEROULETTE

GOOD FOODGOOD FOOD

CRAPSCRAPS

BLACK JACK

BLACK JACK

HAVING A GOOD TIMEHAVING A GOOD TIME

Class 21 Touring Lake OkeechobeeClass 21 Touring Lake Okeechobee

March 2011 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 3

Class 21 adult leaders shared their visits to the many health and human service organizations in Martin County during

the morning session at the Boys and Girls Club. Their homework assignment was to tour these facilities and report on

what services they provide our community. It was a real eye opener for the class. A bus tour of Indiantown was given by

Brian Powers with a stop at Seminole Inn for lunch. Kevin Powers gave the class a lesson on water management and a

tour of Lake Okeechobee. The day ended at DuPuis Park Nature Center. Thanks to Martin Memorial Health Systems for

sponsoring the lunch and to our alumni coordinators for an excellent day - Holly Laiben, Character Counts, Janice

Meadows, Martin Memorial Heart Center, Angie Metcalf, Martin Memorial Human Resources and Mat Churchey,

Treasure Coast Food Bank and to our many guest speakers who participated in the day session.

Business Person of the Month Business Person of the Month ---- Sharon KinaneSharon Kinane

Martin Memorial Health Systems has won several prestigious awards, such as Employer of Choice,

Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals, and Best Places to Work in Martin County- and they are now on a

journey to achieve yet another recognition.

The Magnet Recognition Program was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

to recognize health care organizations that provide nursing excellence. By meeting their standards and

quality outcomes, this designation certifies that the nurses at Martin Memorial Health Systems provide

patient care using innovative and evidence based practice that results in the highest quality of patient

care and optimal patient outcomes. As the Magnet Recognition Coordinator at Martin Memorial,

Sharon Kinane, RN, MSN (Class 9) is leading this effort.

The journey began several years ago by analyzing what the Magnet standards required and developing a plan for achiev-

ing those goals. Some highlights of the standards include patient clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, nurse satisfac-

tion, nurse education and training (including degrees and certifications), and nursing research. Sharon is heavily involved

in establishing structures and processes where needed, developing action plans to improve areas where needed, as well as

educating Martin Memorial staff on the Magnet standards and process.

Martin Memorial is an excellent hospital and as they move forward on this journey, it will only become better.

Youth LEADERship DayYouth LEADERship Day

March 2011 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 4

Indiantown, FL– On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 29 students of this year’s

Martin Youth LEADERship Program held their fifth monthly session. The

Environmental Day Program Chair, Kim Kanter, FAU/CES Education

& Training Coordinator at DuPuis, provided students with an on-site guid-

ed tour by bus, The DuPuis Management Area, is a 21,875 acre multi-use

natural site interspersed with numerous ponds, wet prairies, cypress domes,

pine flat woods, and remnant Everglades marsh. The area provides miles of

hiking and horseback trails, an equestrian center, graded vehicle roads, back-

pack and group campsites, and seasonal hunting. There is no fee for camping in

DuPuis, which is on a first-come, first-served basis. There also is a group camp-

ing site off the DuPuis Grade. Students were delighted to view several wild-life

habitats including a bald eagle’s nest, an active bat house, a site for the rein-

troduced federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, gator trails and more.

After lunch, Nick Blount, Manager of External Affairs for FPL, discussed

with the students the benefits and challenges of alternative energy and the so-

lar farm in Indiantown. FPL generously underwrote the costs of organic

t-shirts for each of the students. Finally, Tim Brown from the Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital located in Palm City,

gave students an up close and personal chance to learn more about local wildlife

The Martin Youth LEADERship Program for high school students is in its 14th year. The group is continually striving

to better serve the students that have applied and been accepted to the program. The current Martin Youth LEADER-

ship Program is an opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors throughout Martin County to develop and en-

hance their leadership skills. Students must apply, and only 39 or so are selected to participate in this comprehensive nine-

month program that is modeled after LEADERship Martin County. Upon completion, these young Leaders have learned

about their community including history, government, business, arts and culture, criminal justice and the environment.

Class members are given a rare opportunity to reach their highest leadership potential through sessions focusing on

Covey’s Effective Habits and other leadership enhancing activities. Every effort is made to select a diverse class

representing various levels of leadership experience.

CEO’s Perspective: “So, I’m here now – where am I headed?” Tim Kinane (class 1) presented an economic update to LEADERship Alumni at the February lunch-eon meeting held at AECOM offices in Palm City. Tim is a Vistage Chairman, an invitation-only group for successful CEOs and presidents on the Treasure Coast. Vistage is a chief executive organization with more than 14,000 members worldwide, providing access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies, and actionable ideas to CEO’s and business leaders. Tim’s coaching clients include a broad variety of professionals, businesses, governments and not-for-profit organizations. The Vistage pro-cess utilizes peer review and educational opportunities to increase effectiveness and enhance the lives of leaders and their organizations. Tim currently facilitates two Vistage Groups on the Treasure Coast.

Tim presented the Vistage CEO Confidence Index, an inside look at Vistage member confidence in the economy and their businesses. This Index has proven to be an accurate indicator of GDP and employment growth numbers 2-3 quarters before such growth occurs, for the last several years. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Index showed small to medium sized business CEOs expressing a remarkable resurgence of optimism both in the overall economy and for their own companies, an indication of positive growth ahead.

Following this informative economic forecast, Tim shared actionable advice to keep pace with the changing economy. Strategies and trends that will affect businesses, governments and not-for-profit organizations included:

• Thrift is the New Cool- the “in” thing to do now is to demonstrate thrift in business management.

• The Morph Corp- your company should be able to adapt to the changing needs of your customers.

• High Tech/ High Touch- the more high tech your business, the more high touch you should be with

your customers. The presentation closed with Tim’s offer to provide a copy of the Vistage CEO Confidence Index re-port to those that requested it. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this report, or in learning more information about Vistage International, please contact Tim directly at timk@kinane.com.

ECONOMIC UPDATE ECONOMIC UPDATE -- LLUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKERUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER

LEADERship Alumni Board 2010 – 2011

President

Mike Ewing Martin Co. Sheriff’s Office

Vice-President Janice Norman

Lifestyle Realty Group

Treasurer Greg Nuttall

Hill, Barth & King, LLC

Recording Secretary Jon Milton

Milton Engineering Consultants

Past President Steve Graff

Stuart Police Department

Directors Esther Brito

House of Hope

L.C. Campbell Nettles Island Church

Blake Capps

Capps & Huff Roofing, Inc.

Ryan Grimsdale Martin Co. Sheriff’s Office

Peter Kemp

Huston’s Office Supplies & Commercial Interiors

Sheila Kurtz

Lodge Communities ALF

Lisa Teetor Integrated Professional Services

Jayme Uteshcill

Pop Culture

Linda Weiksnar Crary, Buchanan, etal

Catherine Winters

Prudential Florida Realty

Ex-Officio Adult Planning Chair

Nicki van Vonno MC Growth Management

Youth Planning Chair

Diana Bruton Treasure Coast Realty

LEADERship “Mom”

Nancy Sailer Stuart/Martin County Chamber

Alumni PurposeAlumni Purpose

The purpose of LEADERship Martin County Alumni

is to support the LEADERship Martin County Program;

to provide education and networking opportunities for

our members; and to enhance community awareness of

our members by providing opportunities to evaluate

and act on issues affecting the Community.

March 2011 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 5

LEADERship AlumniLEADERship Alumni P.O. Box 794P.O. Box 794

Stuart, FL 34995Stuart, FL 34995--794794

Note: Our monthly newsletter can

now be viewed on our website

www.LeadershipMCAlumni.com

Advocacy team for United Way has been formed to help them be a more effective advocate for the community’s health and human service needs. Alumni serving on the board are Tim Kinane, Chair (class 1), Stacy Ranieri (class 10), Crystal Stiles (class 21), Valerie Graham (class 14), Jim Vojcsik (class 10).

For more information about Martin Youth

LEADERship Program, and how you too,

might become a sponsor, donor, event coordina-

tor or advisory board member, please see the

group web site at: wwwLeadershipMCAlum

ni.com/youth_leadership.asp, or contact 2010-

2011 Chair Diana Bruton, at MartinYouth-

Leadership@gmail.com or at 963 SE Federal

Hwy, Stuart, FL 34994 (772) 286-1900

YOUTH LEADERS Need Your Support……………

Your alumni dues of $40 makes possible the Youth

LEADERship Program and our Annual 4-Year Schol-

arship awarded to a Youth LEADERship Graduate.

Alumni dues are billed in July and a 2nd billing will

be emailed to those who would like to stay active.

The Alumni Directory will soon be going to press and

we would like as many active alumni listed in the

Business Directory as possible. Thank you for your

continued support of these programs.

Bob Kilbride (cl

ass 19) a

partner at Fox, W

ackeen,

Dungey, Beard,

Sobel,

Bush & Mcclusky law

firm, has been appoi

nted

Chairman of the Martin

County bar Associati

on

Labor and Employment Committee.

Bulletin Board

Mat Churchey (class 18) has accepted a new position with the Treasure Coast Food Bank as their Director of Programs for Martin, St. Lucie, Indian river & Okeechobee counties. He can be contacted at 772-489-5676 or matchurchey@yahoo.com.

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