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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 57 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 58