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Sarasota Chamber’s Adult Leadership Sarasota Program Announces Class of 2023 Participants! Contact: Sara Rachon Programs Manager (941) 556-4039 srachon@sarasotachamber.com SARASOTA, Fla. (July 26, 2022) – 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 2023! The 2023 Adult Leadership class includes: Heidi Bacharach, Fifth Third Bank Richeal Bair, Observer Media Group Travis Barrows, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties Jeff Bergamo, HBK CPAs & Consultants Kelly Borgia, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Lamar Brantley, RITE Technology Mary Butler, Mary Butler, LLC Michael Calamaras, Northwestern Mutual Kay Carrington, Community Foundation of Sarasota County Sinead Carr, Express Employment Professionals Desiree Casanova, Sarasota County Government Amy Concilio, Williams Parker Attorneys at Law Catherine Daniel, Morgan Stanley Jennifer Danis, SouthTech Matt DeMasi, Atlas Insurance Andrew Douberly, Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A. Kelly Edrmann, Nothing Bundt Cakes Christine Frezza, Bloom Organics Day Spa & Boutique Vaughn Garcia, S- One Holdings Will Geisdorf, Mariner Wealth Advisors Sara Grivetti, Neuro Challenge Foundation Lexie Guanchez, Boyd Insurance & Investment Services, Inc. Bianca Harris, Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. Caitlin Hausinger, Willis Smith Construction, Inc. Jordan Hoover Sr., Gilbane Building Company James Hugglestone, Fawley Bryant Architecture Jessica Johnston, Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) Matthew Kern, Hancock Whitney DeAnna King, King HR Services Inc Nick Kominos, Capstone Contractors, LLC Lisa Krouse, Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County Lori Leutwyler, Kerkering, Barberio & Co. Alicia Lewis, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Natalie Macaire King, Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A. Katie Matthewson, Grapevine Communications Alfonso Montemayor II, Herald-Tribune Media Group David Newton, Gulfside Bank Shantel Norman, Visit Sarasota County Shawn Patten, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Diego Perilla, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Laura Purcell, Junior League of Sarasota Bibiana Rodriguez, Centerstone Eric Rodriguez, Regions Bank Maria Schaedler - Luera, Atomica Arts LLC Toyan Scott, Truist Alyssa Simons, Children First Kendra Simpkins, Operation Warrior Resolution Kristen Theisen, The Florida Center for Early Childhood Callie Weber, Tidewell Hospice Alexander Wemyss, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Megan Wenger, Tidewell Foundation, Inc. Tra Williams, Fleet Force Truck Driving School Michelle Young, Michael Saunders & Company The number of applicants continues to increase each year, with this year’s acceptance also at a record high of 53 participants. Each applicant goes through a rigorous interview process with members of the Leadership Council, who are also Leadership Sarasota graduates. “We are truly thrilled as to how this prestigious program continues to grow. Leadership Sarasota is an immersive experience of all things that affect our community and its future,” says Heather Kasten, President/CEO of the Sarasota Chamber and graduate of the Leadership Sarasota Class of 2014 and current class member of Leadership Florida. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!