2010 Annual Meeting
June 17-20, 2010
Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
Online Registration is Closed
If you would like to attend the meeting you can register on-site.
Reunite with old friends and meet some new at the opening reception on Thursday. Join the charismatic Mr. Roarke, Tattoo and their mysterious guests for a beautiful sunset in the Island Room. Enjoy a 360-degree view of the sparkling bay and gulf waters as colors fill the sky. If you watch closely, you may even see the green flash!
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Rich Luker has been studying American Life for more than 25 years. He is best known for his creation of the ESPN Sports Poll which began in 1994. The Sports Poll was the first dedicated ongoing intelligence service to collect information from Americans on their interests and activities related to sports.
Luker's research in 1999 identified a dominant sense of loss of community felt by most Americans. His study of American social development led Rich to believe being a service-based economy, coupled with an increasing role of communication technology, led to less face-to-face interaction between family, friends and neighbors. Luker began to develop strategies to reinvigorate American community in 2001. The most successful to date is the NCAA Division II strategy highlighted at www.DIICommunity.org.
In 2009, Luker published Simple Community which documents the loss of American community and provides a way for American brands to profitably invest in restoring community.
Dr. Luker's research has been featured in many national publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, and Advertising Age. Luker has appeared on national news programs on ABC, FOX, ESPN, and NPR. Recognizing Luker's two decades of forward thinking research, in 2009 Sports Business Journal asked him to write a full page quarterly column on trends called "Up Next". The column presents Luker's latest trend research, tracks key statistics and polls industry leaders on the issues most affecting the sports industry.
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Peter Greenberg is America's most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist. An Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter and producer, Peter is best-known as Travel Editor for CBS News, appearing on The Early Show and other network platforms. As Travel Editor at Large for AARP, he shares his expertise in AARP magazine and AARP.org, as well as at major member events. He is the author of the New York Times best-selling “Travel Detective” book series and host of a nationally syndicated weekly radio show. Peter began his journalism career as Newsweek’s West Coast correspondent. He spent eight years as travel correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and 14 years as Travel Editor for NBC. An active volunteer firefighter in New York, Greenberg resides in New York, Los Angeles, Bangkok, and most major airports around the world.
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Helping the low-skilled unemployed seek, obtain and hold a job is among the most difficult social-services challenges in the country. And when Liane and Dave Phillips retired from their first careers they set out to change that by founding Cincinnati Works (CW). CW has never sought or accepted government funding of any kind; it is supported by individuals, foundations, and United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Moreover, founders Dave and Liane Phillips measure success not by the number of job placements but by the percentage of CW “members” who stay in the workforce for at least one year. “Our industry believes that they are in the placement business, whereas we believe that we are in the eliminating of poverty business,” says Dave Phillips.
CW serves two segments of the population: those who are currently unemployed and those who are underemployed (often termed “the working poor”). The short-term goal for the unemployed is to help them stabilize in a job that pays $7-$10 per hour with health benefits. The longterm goal for the underemployed is for them to earn 200 percent of the federal poverty rate and move to economic self-sufficiency. Economically self sufficient people become taxpayers and productive citizens who no longer require public assistance.
The Phillipses view the habits of the culture of poverty—chronic tardiness, lack of planning and failure to look interviewers in the eye—as at odds with long-term self-sufficiency. “If you have a person with a barrier to work,” says Dave Phillips, “and you don’t assist him in dealing with that barrier, he will not stay working.” The CW program model helps members acquire good work habits and prepare to meet an employer’s basic expectations.
CW provides its members ongoing help with legal problems, child care, and transportation. In the thirteen years since its founding, CW has been scrupulous about tracking not just results but also costs per client, perhaps reflecting Dave’s background with a major international accounting firm. The results are impressive. Since 2004, over 80 percent of those placed in jobs have stayed in the labor force for at least one year. At the same time, CW’s costs have steadily declined. In 1996, the average cost per placement was almost $2,000. By 2008, that figure had declined to less than $1,100.
Cincinnati Works has also made a conscious—and successful—effort to include low-income males in its “membership.” Although its ranks were virtually all female at the outset, they are now 40 percent male, a percentage mirroring the demography of poverty in the city. In addition to its staff of thirteen, CW makes use of a wide range of volunteers, including twenty-three trustees on its board, twelve legal advisory committee members, twelve employer visionary committee members, thirteen fundraising advisory committee members, fifteen mentors, thirty interviewers, and an office assistant.
Cincinnati Works combines an original approach to an endemic social problem, careful monitoring of results in a way that furthers its goals, and an aversion to government funds as a means to ensure continued independence.
Liane and Dave were the 2009 recipient of the Manhattan Institute's Social Entrepreneurship Award.
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What’s all the fuss about Social Media? Is it a flash in the pan or an enduring change in the way we network? Should you get involved in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, either personally or professionally? And what about your organization? Is this any place for a well-respected business, public agency or charity to hang out? Our two speakers, Patti Breckenridge and Sue Clark, will address those questions and give you tools to make strategic decisions about what to do.
Patti Breckenridge is a member of Class XV. She leads the recruiting team that helps Publix keep its 140,000 positions filled with individuals who understand how to deliver premier customer service. Before that, she held leadership positions at The Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Online. She is an active participant in the social media world.
Sue Clark is a chaplain and seminary student who oversees the social media accounts for Unity of Tampa Church. She also provides social media tutoring for individuals and groups. Previously, she served as a communications specialist, retail manager, massage therapist and personal trainer.
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Are you ready for some football??!! Wear your colors for the first ever Leadership Florida Tailgate Party! Everyone has a favorite school here in Florida…now is your chance to show your support. Join fellow members on the sidelines cheering with all those armchair quarterbacks out there! Share your sports knowledge in a trivia contest. Enjoy the play-by-play in a night of excitement and celebration! In true LF spirit, Classes will sit together as we applaud the graduation of College Leadership Florida Class XI!
Jimmie"JJ" Walker - Rising from the streets of New York's ghettos to television superstardom, Jimmie Walker personifies the great American success story. His catch phrase "Dyn-o-mite!" is part of the modern vernacular, and he became such a major celebrity in the 1970's that Time Magazine named him "Comedian of the Decade." More
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John Avlon is senior political columnist for The Daily Beast and the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America as well as Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he was a columnist and associate editor for the New York Sun. He is a CNN contributor and the creator of the CNN “Wingnuts of the Week” segment.
Avlon was the youngest and longest-serving speechwriter in Mayor Giuliani’s City Hall. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon’s essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.”
Avlon has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS, and C-Span. He has spoken at the Kennedy School of Government, the Citadel, the State Department’s visiting journalist program, and civic organizations around the nation.
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Science - Dr. Ian MacDonald, Professor of Oceanography, FSU
Measuring the Extent of the Oil Spill Professor Ian MacDonald is a biological oceanographer in Florida State's new Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science who uses imaging and geographic information system (GIS) techniques to investigate the ecology of deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps. Using U.S. Coast Guard aerial overflight maps of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, he has offered new calculations that dramatically revise the original estimates of the spill's size - and have attracted the attention of national and international news media.
Economy - Julie Harrington, Director, Center for Economic Forecasting & Analysis, FSU
Dr. Harrington is the Director of the Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis (CEFA) at FSU. She has an extensive background in economic, econometric/statistical analysis and natural resources. Her current research interests are directed towards the areas of energy, environmental, aerospace, high tech, economic development, and education economics. She is the Director of the Innovation and Economic Opportunities Office within the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-propulsion (FCAAP) Center of Excellence, with an emphasis on economic impact, marketing, training and outreach, in an effort to increase awareness regarding the fields of aerospace/aviation in Florida. She is a member of the FSU Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES) within the Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC) of Florida universities, with a focus on energy economy and policy. She recently served as a member on the "Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change" on the Cap and Trade (C&T) Technical Working Group.
Energy - Kathy Baughman-McLeod (Class XXV), Florida Commission on Climate & Energy
Kathy Baughman McLeod is the head of the Public Policy Group at Bryant Miller Olive, a Florida law firm. As Director of Public Strategy, Ms. Baughman McLeod develops and manages the consultancy that helps clients build effective business strategies; establish political, corporate, and governmental partnerships at the local, state, federal and international level; identify and address political and regulatory risks; and prepare for and take advantage of the new low-carbon economy.
Moderator - Dr. Susan MacManus, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Political Science, USF
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Alex Sink (IV)
Alex Sink’s story is all too rare these days. The story of a woman ready to lead Florida as governor – whose priorities and values, leadership style and perspective, were shaped by decades of real-world experience as a business leader and a life lived outside of politics. After a successful 26 year career in business, Alex Sink looked at state government and was troubled by what she saw: A system filled with career politicians and entrenched special interests. A system dominated by politics-as-usual, but woefully lacking in accountability... More
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This year, the annual LF Golf Tournament will take place at The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club. Experience the lush tropical links and stunning back nine at the alluring Sanibel golf course designed by Mark McCumber, a wildlife preserve sanctioned by the Audubon Cooperative Society. Hone your game on the unique aqua driving range. Enjoy breathtaking views and superb conditions for premier Sanibel golf while challenging your skill on perfectly manicured greens.
As is tradition at the LF tourney, it will be a four-person scramble format with closest to the pin and longest drive contests. The winning team and contest winners will be properly honored at the Saturday evening dinner party, and will claim bragging rights until next year!
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The tradition continues with our Saturday night dinner/dance …a surf and turf party! We know all of you surfers out there want to show off your favorite baggies and are ready to hang ten. For those of you who prefer the turf side of Florida…this state is full of ranchers and cowboys, so don your ten-gallon hats and boots and have some fun!
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Bill McCollum (XX)
Bill McCollum has served our nation and the people of Florida as an officer in the Navy JAG Corps, in the United States Congress, on the Board of Governors of the State University system of Florida, and most recently as Florida’s Attorney General. Bill McCollum is the 36th Attorney General of Florida, elected in 2006. Since taking office he has positioned Florida as a national leader in the fight against child pornography and internet child predators. More
Rick Scott (Executive VI)
Born in Bloomington, Illinois and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Richard Scott is considered one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs. The son of a truck driver and JC Penney clerk, Rick is known as an innovator in business, health care, and politics, and has developed a reputation in the health care industry for providing affordable, high quality services through a patient-centric approach to cost and care. Rick is the founder of two health care providers... More
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Hotel Information
Reserve Your Room Today by calling 800-767-7777. Be Sure to tell them you are with Leadership Florida, so you can receive our amazingly low rate of $159 per night.
Discover a serene waterscape overlooking Sanibel and Captiva Islands of Florida's southwest Gulf Coast... a beautiful haven of gracious hospitality and relaxed luxury with world-class resort amenities embraced by 85 acres of lush gardens.
More information to help you plan your visit:
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