Leadership Collier has selected their 2024 class participants!

The Leadership Collier Foundation (LCF), of the Greater Naples Chamber, announces the Leadership Collier Class of 2024. The class will begin their program with a kick-off celebration on Thursday, Sept. 21 at Arthrex.

Leadership Collier was formed by the Naples Chamber in 1988 to develop a network of informed citizens prepared to assume leadership roles in our community. The Chamber believes knowledge is a key element and prime motivator of leadership. Consequently, the primary objective of Leadership Collier is to educate local business leaders about the societal and economic challenges facing the community today.

The nine-month program includes 11 full-day sessions. Over the course of ten sessions, participants will fully explore local government, education, economic development, agriculture, arts, and more.

The LCF Board of Directors congratulates the following class members of Leadership Collier 2024:

Chair: Judge Tamara Lynne Nicola (LC ’14), Judge, Collier County

Vice Chair: Bryce Alexander (LC ’19), CEO & Executive Artistic Director, The Naples Players

Vice Chair: Jessica Brinkert (LC ’21), Associate Executive Director at Moorings Park Grande Lake

1. Sarah Andrus, Valerie’s House
2. Pamela Barger, Administrative Office of the Courts – 20th Judicial Circuit
3. Amber Barr, The Immokalee Foundation
4. Mariana Beckner, TD Bank
5. Michael Bussman, Royal Palm Academy
6. Marie Capita, Taste of Immokalee
7. Angie Chirino, Conservancy of Southwest Florida
8. Andrew Cribbs, Onda Housing Group
9. Elysia Dawn, United Arts Collier
10. Ana DiMercurio, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
11. Alina Donahue, Human Trafficking Training Center
12. Ilia Echevarria, NCH Healthcare System
13. Peter Falisi, Two Guys Hospitality Group
14. Neftali Feliciano, Cancer Alliance Network/ Cancer Alliance of Naples
15. John “Trey” Fletcher, Collier Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Healthcare Network
16. Eric Foht, Naples Botanical Garden
17. Tracy Frazzano, Marco Island Police Department
18. Salima Givens, Meals of Hope
19. Iahn Gonsenhauser, Lee Memorial Health System
20. David Gordon, Kurtz Homes Naples
21. Byron Gray, Naples Airport Authority
22. Michelle Groenings, Fostering Success
23. Kerri Hixson, Collier County Court Administration
24. Deborah Houk, Naples Heart Rhythm Specialists/Cape Coral Hospitalist Group
25. Pamela Lundborg, Quarles and Brady LLP
26. Patricia Luppy, FineMark National Bank & Trust
27. Kevin Mangan, Stantec
28. Sarah McCurdy, NewsBank Inc
29. Meredith McLean, Humane Society Naples
30. Matthew Morinello, BeneCard PBF
31. Ana Munro, The Calleja Group at Morgan Stanley
32. Michael O’Reilly, Naples Police Department
33. W.T. Pearson, Pearson Commercial Real Estate Services LLC
34. Andrew Reiser, PulteGroup SWFL Division
35. Jaysen Roa, Avow
36. Kevin Saba, Collier County Public Schools
37. Melissa Severance, Inspire Big Dreams
38. Heather Singleton, Child’s Path
39. Lisa Taylor, Arthrex
40. Michelle Tricca, Michelle Tricca Photography
41. James Walker, Collier County Sheriff’s Office
42. Barbara Woodcock, Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
43. Phillip Wright-Grant, Loos & Co