BAr LeAdership institute teAChes the importAnCe of Community engAgement
Bar Leadership Institute
Chairs: Anthony Bradlow – Office of the Attorney General; Amanda Keller – Phelps Dunbar LLP; Matthew Parrish – Office of the Attorney General; Alicia Whiting-Bozich – Sivyer, Barlow and Watson
As lawyers, we have
the opportunity and
responsibility to better
T
the community around us.
he Bar Leadership
Institute’s winter
modules — visits to
Strategic Property
Partners (SPP), the front office
of the Tampa Bay Vipers, and
Amalie Arena — all share a
common theme: the importance
of learning about, engaging in,
and strengthening the community
around you. The Bar Leadership
Institute offers the chance for
its members to do just that by
providing monthly oppor tunities
to get a behind-the-scenes look at
local organizations, encouraging
involvement in the Hillsborough
County Bar Association,
introducing its members to
many leaders within the
community (both lawyers and
non-lawyers), and requiring its
members to plan and complete
a service project. Through my
participation in this program,
I have a better understanding
are those that not only excel
at their chosen profession, but
also find the time to give back
to their community.
SPP, the Tampa Bay Vipers,
and the Lightning Foundation
each demonstrated their
commitment to the community
in different ways. For example,
SPP is committed to wellness
and sustainability: Water Street
Tampa is the first neighborhood
to be certified by the International
WELL Building Institute as a
community dedicated to promoting
health and well-being. It was
fascinating to learn about their
centralized district cooling facility,
a facility that has the capability
of cooling the majority of the
buildings in the neighbor hood
while reducing energy
consumption. This, in turn,
enables SPP to provide more
publicly accessible space
throughout the neighborhood.
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The BLI class takes a behind the scenes tour of Amalie Arena.
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