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In This October 2016 Issue:

LIVE 2 LEAD Brevard

Friday, October 7, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Community Stakeholder Summit

Friday, October 28, 2016

7:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Suntree Country Club

Leadership After Hours: American Muscle Car Museum

Thursday, November 3, 2016

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 Update

Board Governance Workshop

with Chuck Loring, Senior BoardSource Governance Associate

Friday, January 27, 2017

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Suntree Country Club

Alumni Highlights

"Capitalizing on Brevard- Who is Making it Happen and How You Can Too"

Friday, October 28, 2016
7:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Suntree Country Club
1 Country Club Dr, Melbourne, FL 32940 SEE MAP

Featuring: Stockton Whitten, Brevard County Manager

Community Leader Panel Discussion with
Jenna Buehler, Groundswell
Jarin Eisenberg, Melbourne Main Street Eric Garvey, Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism
Dana Kilborne, Florida Bank of Commerce

Registration is required by Monday, October 24, 2016. Event is complimentary.

Event sponsored by:

3500 Sarno Rd, Melbourne, FL 32934 SEE MAP

Thursday, November 3, 2016

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Registration required by Tuesday, Nov. 1st

$10 for current LEAD Brevard & ypB Members
$20 for General Public

Light appetizers will be provided and a cash bar will be available.

The American Muscle Car Museum is situated on a 42 acre campus and houses Mark Pieloch’s car collection valued at more than 32 million dollars. His 265 cars are displayed in an 18,000 square-foot showroom and 90,000 square-foot display area. Pieloch has been a muscle car collector for 40 years and the American Muscle Car Museum was recently constructed to house his collection. Join LEAD Brevard for Leadership After Hours to connect, reconnect, and engage with some of the most passionate, influential, and positive-thinking leaders in Brevard and to view Mark Pieloch’s incredible collection.

Sponsored in part by:

Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 Update

LEAD Brevard is excited to announce that a Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 Mobile App, sponsored by Health First is available to this year's class participants. Thank you, Health First for making this pilot mobile app a reality! The Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 met for the opening of session of Leadership Brevard "Your Journey Into Leadership" on Thursday, September 15th at the Crowne Plaza in Indialantic. Session presenters included Mario Busacca (Class of '97), KeyStone Strategies; Josh Field (Class of '07), LEAD Brevard Chairman of the Board; Debbie Goode (Class of '98), Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC; Jacob Stuart, Central Florida Partnership; and Stockton Whitten, Brevard County Manager. An alumni panel moderated by Josh Field shared their leadership insight with the Leadership Brevard Class of 2017. Panel members included Mike Durante (Class of '07), Berman Hopkins Wright & LaHam CPAs and Associates, LLP; Marilyn J. "Bunny" Finney (Class of '86), Finney Properties; Neal Johnson (Class of '96), EverBank; Linda South (Class of '88), City of Melbourne; and Vinnie Taranto (Class of '14), Media-Over-Matter Productions LC.

Showcasing 28 years of leadership! Leadership Brevard Alumni ranging in graduation years from 1986 to 2014 shared their leadership tips; outlined opportunities to be involved in community initiatives and how that involvement shaped their experiences and left the class of 2017 with the knowledge that leadership takes many forms, involvement is essential. (Pictured from left to right) Josh Field '07; Marilyn J. "Bunny" Finney '86; Mike Durante '07; Linda South '88; Neal Johnson '96; and Vinnie Taranto '14.

'Forge the future.' 7 counties, 86 cities, 2,000 public, private and independent sector leaders, 3.9 million people; 19^th largest economy in the U.S. and 4 modes of transportation – that’s Brevard and the Central Florida Region. Conversations with Brevard County Manager Stockton Whitten and Jacob Stuart, President of the Central Florida Partnership helped the class see the challenges and the success of our county and our region. Collaboration plays a critical role, whether it’s ‘saving the lagoon’ or addressing global markets. (Pictured from left to right: Josh Field, LEAD Brevard Chairman of the Board; Stockton Whitten, Brevard County Manager; Kristin Bakke, LEAD Brevard; and Jacob Stuart, Central Florida Partnership.

The Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 will complete eight Leadership Action Projects (LAPs) as teams. LAPs are an integral component of the Leadership Brevard program curriculum and bring together teams of Leadership Brevard participants with other community leaders. These projects are designed to be a leadership learning experience for the participants and provide a meaningful benefit to the community organization.

Leadership Action Projects for the Leadership Brevard Class of 2017 include:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida: “Mentor Recruitment Project: A Call to Action”

Brevard Homeless Coalition, Inc.: “The Cost of Homelessness in Brevard County”

Brevard Neighborhood Development Coalition, Inc.: “DOCK Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Initiative”

Cancer Care Centers of Brevard Foundation, Inc.: “Navigating a cancer diagnosis in Brevard County”

Children’s Home Society of Florida: “Parent University: A Parent Enrichment and Engagement Program”

Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary, Inc.: “Ensuring that Nature and Space Coast Residents Continue to Thrive Together”

Greater Titusville Renaissance, Inc.: “Greater Titusville Renaissance Youth Academy”

The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum: “STEAM Space”

Chuck V. Loring, Senior BoardSource Governance Associate

Friday, January 27, 2017
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Suntree Country Club
1 Country Club Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940 SEE MAP

Early bird LEAD Brevard Member	$50.00
Early bird Public Rate	$65.00
LEAD Brevard Member Rate (After Dec. 23)	$60.00
Public Rate (After Dec. 23)	$75.00

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Special early bird pricing for registering before December 23, 2016!

Registration includes materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks.

About the workshop: Bring your board and leadership team to benefit from this day-long seminar and catch some of Chuck Loring’s contagious enthusiasm for excellence in board governance and fundraising. Areas of discussion include how to identify the ‘right’ board members, board roles and responsibilities, effective board structure and understanding boardroom dynamics.

With support from:

Alumni Highlights

Karen Gregory (Class of 2013), HRSS Consulting Group LLC will be designing, developing and delivering the Supervisory and Leadership Development Program for the U.S. Mint Department of Treasury. The program entails Aspiring Leadership Program, New Supervisor Training Program, and Experienced Managers Training Program tailored around OPM's Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Congratulations Karen!

Rick Roach (Leadership Brevard 2016), Community Credit Union of Florida is cast as the role of "Pharaoh" in the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse's musical production "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." The show runs from Sept. 23rd - Oct. 9th. Go and check him out!

Sandi Scannelli (Leadership Brevard 2010), Community Foundation for Brevard has been elected president of the Brevard County Estate Planning Council for its 2016-2017 program year. The council is a professional association with objectives that include advocating and assisting in spreading knowledge and information about estate planning and fostering cooperation among all professionals involved. Congratulations Sandi!

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