Sarasota Chamber Announces Upcoming Class Participants

August 25, 2021 – Sarasota

Leadership Sarasota, a program of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the participants of the next upcoming class to graduate in 2022!

The 2022 Adult Leadership class includes:

Rachel Bradley, All Faiths Food Bank
Max Brandow, REALTOR Association of Sarasota and Manatee
John Briggs, SouthTech
Maria Buitrago, Children First
Cody Carson, Tandem Construction
Tami Caruso, Tidewell Hospice
Colton Castro, Williams Parker Attorneys at Law
Helena Cauchon, Willis Smith Construction, Inc.
Stevan Collins, Professional Benefits, Inc.
Laura Conaboy, Sanofi Pasteur
Larry Cuervo, Truist
Ginger Diegert-McLean, AlongSide U and Fill the Need Staffing
Joseph Dunn, WWSB- ABC 7
Chelsea Garner-Farris, Ringling College of Art and Design
Roscelyn Guenther, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
Connor Hancock, Community Lending Powered by Hamilton Home Loans
Melinda Haney, Aviva- Senior Living
Jamie Kahns, Bank of America
Jamie Kattrein, Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County
Demetri Konstantopoulos, City of Sarasota
Rafael Labrin, Observer Media Group
Amber Lamerson, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Rhonda Leiberick, Habitat for Humanity Sarasota
Will Luera, Florida Studio Theatre
Kelli Maldonado, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Taylor Marini, Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, Suncoast Region
Bradley Marner, Ameris Bank
Kathleen Martin, Kerkering, Barberio & Co.
Laura McCann, Animal Rescue Coalition
Craig McGonigal, The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Mitchell, Herald-Tribune Media Group
Jared Motzenbecker, Gulfside Wealth
Brittany Nielsen, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Lucia Panica, City of Sarasota
George Parpas, Williams Parker Attorneys at Law
Daniel Paulling, U.S. Masters Swimming
Samantha Phillips, Kerkering, Barberio & Co.
Justin Senior, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
William Skaggs, The Players Centre for Performing Arts
April Smith, Fifth Third Bank
Mark Smith, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Jennifer Storch, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Lauren Tominelli, Sarasota County Government
Rex Troche, City of Sarasota
Brie Tulp, Ian Black Real Estate
Lashelle Williams, Teen Court of Sarasota
Thomas Williams, Education Foundation of Sarasota County- PLANit Sarasota
Greg Wood, Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Program Inc.

This year the program had a record number of applicants.  Each applicant goes through a rigorous interview process with members of the Leadership Council, who are also Leadership Sarasota graduates.  “We are so thrilled with how this prestigious program is growing.  This is an amazing experience for the participants to expand and improve not only their leadership skills, but their understanding of Sarasota and the community as a whole,” says Heather Kasten, President/CEO of the Sarasota Chamber and graduate of Leadership Sarasota Class of 2014.  Congratulations to the Class of 2022.