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A SPECIAL
T H A N K YO U TO
O U R PA R T N E R S !
2018 - 2019
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MICHAEL BORDERS
Boys and Girls Club of Polk
County
PENNY BORGIA
United Way of Central Florida
MONIQUE BYRD
Polk County Public Schools
STEPHANIE COLON*
Prime Meridian Bank
SUSAN COPELAND
Polk Education Foundation
KIRK EICH
YMCA of West Central Florida
Youth Leadership Polk is a
Program of Polk Vision and is
funded in part by Leadership
Polk Alumni Association.
Class III was sponsored by:
ANGIE ELLISON
InnerAct Alliance
KAY FIELDS
Girls Inc. of Lakeland and
Bartow
TIFFANI GOZDUR*
Citizens Bank & Trust
KRISTEN HATHCOCK
Polk County Public Schools
LAUREN SPRINGFIELD
Lakeland Regional Health
CURTIS REDDICK
Boys and Girls Club of Polk
County
HOLLY VIDA
Bartow Regional Medical
Center - Baycare
NICOLE WALKER
University of Florida/IFAS
LISA WATKINS
Winter Haven Housing
Authority
* 2019 Volunteer Instructor
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Polk County Public Schools TECO
Habitat for Humanity Madrid Engineering Group Polk County School Board Theatre Winter Haven
Haines City Area Chamber of
Commerce Main Street Winter Haven Polk County Sheriff’s Office The Ledger
Maxijet, Inc. Haines City Economic
Development Council Maximize Digital Media Polk County Supervisor of
Elections The Libertore Fund for
Children
Polk County Tourism & Sports
Marketing The Lunz Group
Polk County Tax Collector Polk Education Association Tinsley Family Concessions,
Inc.
Polk Education Foundation Top Buttons
Mosaic Polk Museum of Art Town of Dundee
Mu Zeta Lambda Education
Foundation Town of Lake Hamilton
Heartland for Children Polk State College Tracy Mouncey & Associates
Higher Education Coordinating
Council Next Level Planning &
Permitting Polk State College Center for
Public Safety Homeless Coalition of Polk
County Polk State College Foundation NOAA Two Blue Aces, LLC
Polk State Corporate College HPP Fresh Florida Northeast Polk Literacy
Council UF/IFAS Extension Polk
County
Huntington Learning Center Polk Transportation Planning
Organization Northwestern Mutual Inland Fiber & Data Prime Meridian Bank OMS Group, Inc. University of South Florida
InnerAct Alliance Publix Super Markets The Orpheum Theatre and
Academy of Performing Arts Visit Central Florida
Ramon Theater VISTE
RATH ConNEXTions Center Warner University
Rayl Engineering and
Surveying, Inc. Watson Clinic
City of Haines City Allen & Company City of Lake Alfred Allstate Insurance City of Lake Wales American Cancer Society City of Lakeland American Red Cross City of Mulberry Amerigroup City of Polk City Arts Ensemble Education
Foundation City of Winter Haven Heart of Florida Regional
Medical Center
Clark Campbell Lancaster &
Munson HEART Village
CPS Investment Advisors
Concord Coffee
Bartow Police Department
Bartow Regional Medical
Center
CSX Corporation
Cutrale Citrus Juices USA
Dell Quary Associates, Inc.
Harrison School for the Arts
Heacock Insurance
Healthy Start Coalition
McKeel Academy
Merlin Magic Making
Merritt Law Office, PA
Morgan Stanley Wealth
Management
BB&T Bank DSM Technology Consultants Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Polk County Duke Energy Institute of Spanish
Communication, Inc. Bok Tower Gardens Early Learning Coalition of
Polk County Kegel Training Center PalletOne, Inc.
BB&T Bank Boyer Building Corporation FIPR Institute Keiser University Parker Street Ministries
Catering Oasis Boys and Girl Club of Polk
County First Baptist Institutional
Church Keller Williams CenterState Bank Brew Hub Citizens Bank & Trust CareerSource Florida
CareerSource Polk
Catapult
Catering Oasis
Tri-County Human Services
United Way of Central Florida
Webb’s Candy Factory
PEARLS Peace River Center Rick’s Bar-B-Q Five Star Family Growers Kimley-Horn Ridge Island Groves Florida Department of Health
in Polk County Lake Wales Area Chamber
of Commerce and Economic
Development Council Pediatric Partners of Winter
Haven Pennoni Ring Roofing, Inc. Peterson & Myers RISK Club PGTV Ritz Theatre Polk Arts Alliance Polk Career Academies Saddle Creek Logistics
Services Polk County 4-H Safe Routes to Schools Polk County Board of County
Commissioners Safety Solutions & Supply Lakeland Electric Lakeland Flying Tigers Polk County Clerk of Courts SHR Human Resources, LLC Lakeland Linder International
Airport Polk County Council PTA Southeastern University Polk County Farm Bureau Spherion Polk County Fire Department Stahl & Associates Insurance Polk County History Center Woman’s Club of Winter
Haven
Straughn & Turner, PA Polk County Library
Cooperative YMCA of West Central Florida
SUN ‘n FUN
Florida College Access
Network
Florida Department of
Transportation
Polk Education Foundation Central Florida Development
Council Florida Polytechnic University
Prime Meridian Bank Central Florida Health Care Florida Turnpike Enterprise
Florida Ready to Work
Publix Super Markets Central Florida Media Group Florida Southern College
Ring Roofing Central Florida Regional
Planning Council Frontier Communications
Fort Meade Chamber of
Commerce
Lake Wales Care Center
Lake Wales Charter District
Lakeland Area Chamber of
Commerce
Lakeland Economic
Development Council
The Suzie and Sal Moraco Fund within the
GiveWell Community Foundation Chastain-Skillman Tinsley Family Concessions Circle B Bar Reserve Furr & Wegman Architects,
P.A. Citizens Bank & Trust Girls Inc. of Lakeland & Bartow Lakeside Pediatrics
Citizens’ Oversight Committee Girls Inc. of Winter Haven Lanier Upshaw, Inc.
United Way of Central Florida
Terrie Lobb Catering
Kelly Andrews, LLC CenterState Bank
Wells Fargo Foundation
PACE Center for Girls
Swan Brewing
Redlands Christian Migrant
Association Lakeland Regional Health
Children’s Home Society
SunTrax
MADE
Greater Bartow Chamber of
Commerce
All Children’s Hospital Bartow Economic
Development Council
Sunshine Growers, Inc.
Polk County Property
Appraiser City of Frostproof
CNP
Polk County Long Range
Planning
Lenny’s Grill & Subs - Bartow Achievement Academy Bank of Central Florida
LEGOLAND Florida Resort
Draken International
Keiser University
BOTTOM: Leadership Polk Alumni
Association sponsored a graduation
dinner for students and their families
with a key note address from Troy Smith
with Geico.
City of Davenport
Gourmet Goodies Bake Shop
Learning Resource Center
BayCare Health Systems
Cummings Family
TOP: While their students were
participating in mock interviews, a total
of 28 parents and guardians received
information on how to navigate career
planning and tips on accessing resources
including an introduction to the Be The
Future Be U™ web site.
City of Bartow
GiveWell Community
Foundation
City of Fort Meade
Balmoral Resort Florida
JOHN DIAZ, Ph.D.
University of Florida
City of Auburndale
5th and Hall
AT&T
BETH CUMMINGS
Polk County Public Schools
Citrus Connection
Lakeland Magic
Lakeland Regional Health
Ridge Professional Group, Inc.
Saint Leo University
Webber International
University
Webster University
Wells Fargo Foundation
Greater Winter Haven
Chamber of Commerce
Winter Haven Economic
Development Council, Inc.
Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven Housing
Authority
Winter Haven Police
Department
Winter Haven Public Education
Partnership
Winter Haven Recreation &
Culture Center
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