Class 24 Simsoc Social at Stuart Grill & Ale
Beth Gaskin, Lester Bird, Blake Norman, Danny Rendell, Jim Albury and Mark Lynch, class 24 members, enjoying the social after the LEADERship Retreat at IRSC on September 6 & 7.

Class 24 Simsoc Social at Stuart Grill & Ale
Dave Derrenbacker, an alumni, networking with Class 24 members Lisa Satur, Ann Mehling, Dan Brady and Alex Owen at the Stuart Grill and Ale.

Class 24 History & Culture Day
Enjoying the social sponsored by the Barn Theatre were Nancy Turrell, Debbie Banta, Carl Newton and class members Donna DeMarchi and Lisa Satur. Alumni were invited to the Barn to watch the class perform on stage before the social. The acting was awesome.

Class 24 History & Culture Day
Class 24 members painting during the art exercise at the Elliott Museum visit on History/Culture Day. Alumni coordinators were Francine Beckstead, Nancy Turrell, Sue Hedgepeth and Nicki vanVonno. Thanks to the wonderful speakers and tour guides who made the day interesting and fun.

Class 24 - Health and Human Services Day
Coordinating the tour of the Tradition Medical Center were Beth Eaton and Carmela Kirk. They welcomed Mark Robitalle, CEO of Martin Health System, who gave a presentation on the Future of Healthcare. Other alumni coordinators for the session were Wendie Berardi, Nicole King and Dalynn Sotomayor.

Class 24 - Health and Human Services Day
Class 24 leaders, Beth Gaskin and Stephen Owens participating in the "Poverty Simulation" exercise as single parents with a child looking for a job, food and shelter. Thanks to Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith who sponsored the exercise that was coordinated by the University of Florida staff. Many thanks to the alumni who volunteered to assist with running the exercise for the Health & Human Services Day.

Class 24 - Government Day
Lisa Satur won the election as LEADERship Commissioner for 2014. She is presented the gavel from last year's winner, Matt Pilot class 23. Thanks to the alumni coordinators, Melissa Corbett, Taryn Kryzda, Jennifer Manning, Kerry Sees and Nicki van Vonno for planning an informative and interactive day.

Class 24 - Government Day
LEADERship Government Day had Class 24 campaigning with four class members running in the election. Thanks to the county staff for their overview of how the county operates and the city staff for including the class in a Mini Charette on downtown planning. The class has a first- hand experience of how to run for an elected office.

Class 24 Education Day
Leaders visited the "Tiger Woods Academy" at Murray Middle School to see the students using their tablets to create videos. Alumni coordinators Debbie Banta and Leslie Kandefer gave the class a real eye opener to what makes our schools one of the highest ranked in the state. Thanks to OPUS and the Friends Chorus for their outstanding performance and the Martin County Academy of Culinary Arts for a delicious lunch.

Class 24 Education Day
Carroll Brennan, David Vaina and Stephen Owens shown with the South Fork High School student at the Landscape Operations Academy at South Fork. The school has nine career academies that offers students the opportunity to learn about a career path early in their education. Class 24 leaders traveled by school bus to many schools to tour classrooms and talk with students and teachers.

Class 24 - Economic Day
Economic Day 033: During lunch at the Seminole Inn the class had a debate on the county sales tax proposal. The winning debate team are show with the judges, Marshall Skinner, Karen Ladwig, and Tim Dougher, team members are Donna DeMarchi, Lisa Satur, Ann Mehling, Dennis Root, the facilitator was Joe Catrambone. Thanks to FP&L for sponsoring the luncheon and to David and Brian Powers for the tour of Indiantown.

Class 24 - Economic Day
Class 24 members toured many manufacturing facilities during their Economic Day session. In Stuart they toured Hinckley Yachts and Paradigm Presicion, PAC Seating Sytems in Palm City and Puregrown Aquaculture and Cabbage Inc. in Indiantown. It was a very informative day for the class to learn about our economy. Many thanks to these businesses for allowing us to tour their facilities.

Class 24 Criminal Justice Day
The K-9 Demonstration was exciting with both the police department and sheriff's office having their 4-legged officers perform. The class members were able to have a tug of war with the K-9 who won the battle. Thanks to the officers who educated us about gangs and officer survival. An Amazing day!!!

Class 24 Criminal Justice Day
Class 24 arrested and on their way to the county jail to be booked for Criminal Justice Day. They had a real eye opener to the training and many hats that law enforcement officers are required to do to keep our community safe. Thanks to the alumni coordinators Captain Steve Graff, Stuart Police Department, Rhonda Irons, Sheriff's Office and Carolyn Timmann, Clerk of Court for all the guest speakers and tours.

Class 24 - Capstone Day
Presenting the working family community were class members Alex Owen, Willie Weiss, Megan Fenton, Beth Gaskin and David Vaina. The other groups presented were Environmentalists, Business Professionals and Socially Disadvantaged. The class selected their class representative, Dennis Root, who spoke at their Graduation.

Class 24 - Capstone Day
LEADERship Capstone Day was held at the Treasure Coast Hospice on May 1. The class presented their task force assignments "Walk In Someone Else's Shoes" in a town hall meeting. The alumni moderator was Marshall Skinner. Class members Susan Scoton and Bill Carson in their roles as retirees did an excellent job of sharing the issues and problems facing retirees in our community.