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IN THIS ISSUEIN THIS ISSUE Giving Back Is ImportantGiving Back Is Important
September 2017September 2017
LEADERlinesLEADERlinesLEADERlines
• GIVING BACKGIVING BACK 11
• CLASS 28 LEADERSCLASS 28 LEADERS 11
• SIMSOC SOCIALSIMSOC SOCIAL 22
• FROM THE BOARDFROM THE BOARD 33
• STARS DANCE FOR $$STARS DANCE FOR $$ 44
• NEW BOARD LEADERSNEW BOARD LEADERS 44
• NEW OFFICES FOR HPSNEW OFFICES FOR HPS 44
• CHAMBER EVENTSCHAMBER EVENTS 44
• ALUMNI BOARDALUMNI BOARD 55
• BULLETIN BOARDBULLETIN BOARD 55
• ALUMNI PURPOSEALUMNI PURPOSE 55
• WEB & ADDRESSWEB & ADDRESS 55
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Every year a group of Alumni volunteer for 1 ½ days for the opening retreat for
community leaders who attend SimSoc. Many of them have participated at the
retreat since they became alumni, with one of them still giving back that is in class
one. Pictured are Amber Roberts, Nicki vanVonno, Taryn Kryzda, Angie Metcalf, Lisa
Teetor, Rachel Terlizzi, Tara Zweben, Agnieska Marshall, Sharon and Tim Kinane,
Pete Lashenka, Dennis McCarthy, Mark Lynch, Gene Zweben, Tracey Miller, Lisa and
Steve Graff, Robert Ankrom. Not shown are Scott Bovee, Mike Dadko, Sheryl and
Elliot Paul, and Jeff Shearer. THANK YOU!
NEWNEW LEADERship Class 28LEADERship Class 28
Ms. Jill Ball, VIP America, Inc.; Ms. Lisa Baxter, WQCS-NPR for the Treasure Coast; Mr. Bradley Beckett, Martin
County Fire Rescue; Ms. Beth Beltran, Martin Metropolitan Planning Org. MPO; Ms. Jessica Bohner, Premier Realty
Group; Ms. Denisha Bonds, Clark Advanced Learning Center; Ms. Amy Bottegal, CenterState Bank; Mr. Brian Carney,
International Training; Ms. Kelly Catania, Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Joseph Connelly, Recov-
ery Insurance Adjusters; Ms. Deborah Drum, Martin County Government Administration; Ms. Jeanne Dunn, LEADER-
ship M. C. Alumni Foundation For Youth; Mr. Murray Fournie, Treasure Health; Ms. Laura Haase, Children's Services
Council of Martin County; Mr. Jeremy Harris, Growth Squad; Ms. Carol Houwaart-Diez, United Way of Martin
County; Ms. Mary Kindel, City of Stuart; Ms.Candace Lopes, Skin Serenity Spa; Mr. Matthew Macon, Florida Power
& Light Company; Mr. Rick Mancil, Mancil & Co, Inc.; Ms. Kim Martin, Rehmann CPA's; Ms. Patty McAuley,
Seacoast Bank/Main Office; Mr. Troy McDonald, Duces Tecum Process Serving, Inc.; Mr. Thomas Munhollen, ELB
Consulting, Inc.; Ms. Katrina Resch, Fresch Perspective LLC; Mr. Johnathan Sheridan, Sandhill Cove Retirement
Living; Mr. Peter Sicoli, Brightway Insurance/Tony Barletta; Ms. Ramona Thomas, Martin Health System; Ms. Jillian
Von Ohlen, Keller Williams/Jillian Von Ohlen; Mr. Mark Wendt, GCY Professional Surveyors & Mappers Inc.; Ms.
Amber Woods, Treasure Coast Toyota of Stuart; Ms. Jody Zirn, The Sade Group
Sept 2017 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 2
The opening retreat was at IRSC and the social was at Twisted Tuna to welcome Class 28The opening retreat was at IRSC and the social was at Twisted Tuna to welcome Class 28
SimSoc Social Welcomes Class 28SimSoc Social Welcomes Class 28
Kevin Kryzda, Laura Haase, Pete Lashenka, Scott
Bovee, Tara Zweben, Tim & Sharon Kinane,
Amber Roberts, Tracey Miller, Amber Woods,
Kelly Catania, Taryn Kryzda, Martin Lynch
Laura Haase, Jeanne Dunn, Murray Fournie,
Carol Houwaart-Diez, Brian Carney, Rick Mancil,
Jessica Bohner, Cindy LaConte
Jessica Bohner, Elliot & Sheryl Paul,
Tracey Miller
Elisabeth Glynn, Carol Houwaart-Diez,
Amy Bottegal
Lisa Teetor, Peter Sicoli, Candace Lopes Sharon & Tim Kinane & Cindy LaConte
Sept 2017 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 3
Dear Alumni Members, Dear Alumni Members,
I would like to first start out with an ecstatic congratulations to Class
27 on completing the LEADERship Martin County program and becoming a
part of the Alumni Association. You are perhaps asking yourself “now what”?
I know how you feel, I was once there, and in fact 26 leadership classes before
you have been where you are now. You are perhaps seeking to continue your
education. You are most assuredly asking questions about your community.
You might even be looking at the possibility of getting further involved. While
I do not have all the answers for you, I believe that the Alumni Association
can act as conduit to assist you in focusing your passion.
The Executive Board had its retreat last month and endeavored to answer some tough
questions that lay ahead for our Alumni Association. How do we remain a viable organization that
offers something different than other organizations in town? While networking is an important
component to our organization you can network with many members at other great organizations.
What makes LEADERship Martin County Alumni Association different is that we can stand out by
providing you the alumni an environment to educate yourself on pressing local issues. Giving you a
chance to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the subject matter and providing you a network
to act on those issues with Leaders in the community is not a common commodity.
Now I am not suggesting that our Alumni Organization act like a political organization, but
rather an organization that educates you as a leader in the community. Our membership has
access to things that other organizations do not in that we have one common thread. We have all
completed LEADERship Martin County. We have all been through SIMSOC, I always read the
book. We have all done a Ropes Course. It is this commonality that makes us different than other
organizations.
The Alumni Board at its retreat agreed that it is appropriate to re-engage in Civic Aware-
ness as an organization. Yes, we are still going to have our Celebrity Chef, Family Day, and Holi-
day Events, but we are also going to be rolling out events where you will have the opportunity to
learn about issues facing Martin County and the State of Florida. You will still be able to network,
but our success is predicated on your willingness to participate in the educational process. Take
PRIDE in the fact that you are a LEADERship Alumni. Let us come together with a PASSION,
most especially in giving our Alumni Organization a greater PURPOSE in our community.
Respectfully,
George M. Stokus, Vice President
Class 25
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin
From the BoardFrom the Board
Sept 2017 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 4
UPCOMING Stuart/Martin Chamber Events UPCOMING Stuart/Martin Chamber Events ---- 772772--287287--10881088
Sept 6, Wed., 11:45am, Luncheon, The Pension Source, Monarch CC, 1801 SW Monarch Club Dr., PC
Sept 12, Tues., 7:45am, Breakfast, Loving Chiropractic of Stuart, Childrens Services, 101 SE Central Pky, Stuart
Sept 13, Wed., 5:30-7:30pm, Business After Hours, Allegro, 3400 SE Aster Lane, Stuart
Sept 16, Sat., 6:00-11:00pm, Installation GALA, Mariner Sands CC, 6500 SE Mariner Sands Dr., Stuart RSVP
Sept 19, Tues., 7:45am, Breakfast, The Pine School, 12350 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound
Sept 26, Tues., 7:45am, Breakfast, Premier Realty, 2 North Sewall's Point Rd, Stuart
New Offices for HPSNew Offices for HPS
Helping People Succeed has been on the move in the last month. Their new offices at 1601
N.E. Braille Place off of Savannah Road in Jensen Beach will house their approximately 125
staff members. Suzy Hutcheson, (1) CEO has announced their new officers with alumni Bar-
bara Essenwine (4) as vice chairwomen. Kathy Skrzypczak (17) the outgoing chairwomen
was recognized for her service on the board for the past nine years.
Alumni Stars Dancing for $$$Alumni Stars Dancing for $$$
The 2017 Community Stars dancing for Healthy Start Coalition are alumni John Gonzalez
(4), Jean Laws-Scott (26), Randy Pennington (26). They will be paired with dance
instructors and will perform at the Lyric Theatre on Saturday, September 23, 2017.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS NEW BOARD MEMBERS for the
Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Com-
merce are alumni Ian Cotner (27) and Amber
Woods new class (28) They will be installed at
the Annual Installation Gala September 16 at
Mariner Sands Country Club.
Sept 2017 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
Bulletin Board POST YOUR NOTESPOST YOUR NOTESPOST YOUR NOTES
Jennifer Ferrari (14)
is now with Castle
Keepers Realty as a
realtor. She is a direc-
tor on the Alumni
Board. Her email is
Linda Jaskela (22) is
back at IRSC as a Ca-
reer and Transfer Spe-
cialist at Chastain
Campus. She will
wear many hats in
assisting students in
their careers, internship and job
placement and transferring to a
new degree program or school.
Kim Melzer (26) has
a new role as District
Manager of Colonial
Life. She will be re-
sponsible for recruit-
ing and developing
new agents and managers.
Donna DeMarchi
(24) is now a personal
injury attorney with
Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd
& Lloyd at Ft. Pierce,
Fl. Her email is
Roxanne Schenan-
doah Peters (26) has
a new position as VP/
Commercial Lender
for CenterState Bank
in Port St. Lucie Fl.
Her email is
LEADERship Alumni Board
2017 – 2018
PresidentPresident Peter Kemp
Hustons Office-Comm. Interiors
ViceVice--PresidentPresident George Stokus
Assistant MC Administrator
Exec. ViceExec. Vice--PresidentPresident Sue Whittington
Morgan Stanley
TreasurerTreasurer Greg Nuttall
Hill, Barth & King, LLC
Recording SecretaryRecording Secretary Jon Milton
Milton Engineering Consultants
Corresponding SecretaryCorresponding Secretary Rene S. Iosco
Be A Man Buy Land
Past PresidentPast President Leslie Haviland Keiser University
DirectorsDirectors
Jennifer Ferrari Castle Keepers Realty
Gabriella Ferraro
Quest Corporation of America
Elisabeth Glynn United Way of Martin County
Chad Hastings
Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith
Gina Kenyon Forward Electric & AC
Angie Metcalf
Martin Health System
Kim Waser-Nash QuitDoc Foundation
Brett Zurich
Team Parks, Inc.
ExEx--OfficioOfficio
Class 27 Representative Tara Zweben
Zweben Law Group
Youth Planning Chair Diana Bruton
Treasure Coast Realty
LEADERship Prog. Director Cindy LaConte
Stuart/Martin County Chamber
LEADERlines Editor Nancy Sailer
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.
