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• SLATE OF OFFICERSSLATE OF OFFICERS 11

• FROM THE PRESIDENTFROM THE PRESIDENT 11

• FUNDRAISER FLYERFUNDRAISER FLYER 22

• LEADERS GRADUATELEADERS GRADUATE 33

• ALUMNI MOVES ONALUMNI MOVES ON 44

• EDUCATION AWARDEDUCATION AWARD 44

• CHAMBER EVENTSCHAMBER EVENTS 44

• ALUMNI BOARDALUMNI BOARD 55

• BULLETIN BOARDBULLETIN BOARD 55

• ALUMNI PURPOSEALUMNI PURPOSE 55

• WEB /ALUMNI ADDRESSWEB /ALUMNI ADDRESS 55

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Hello Fellow Alumni Hello Fellow Alumni -- From George Stokus, PresiFrom George Stokus, Presidentdent

I can hardly believe a year has gone by since I took office as the President of the LEADER-

ship Alumni Foundation. I want to first thank the Alumni Board for their support. The board

paved the way for our group to accomplish great things. Our lunch and learns are a hit and

we now average 40-50 attendees at each event. Our membership has enjoyed these

networking opportunities, which also allow us to stay apprised of current events affecting

our businesses and everyday lives.

I regularly refer to my directory to see if there is someone I can call with a question about a

pressing issue or a problem I am trying to solve. I hope you do the same and make use of

the great resources that are our membership. This year, the Alumni Board has undertaken the fundraiser without

the fundraiser event, perplexing at first, but a necessary event to sustain our Youth LEADERship Program. If you

have not had a chance to be part of this program, I would urge you to volunteer for a Youth LEADERship Day. I

am confident you will be impressed by the youth who hold the keys to the future of our county.

It was a distinct privilege to speak at the graduation ceremony of Class 29, where Kloee Ciuperger was elected as

class representative. Congratulations, Kloee, I am sure you will represent your class well. As Class 30 begins for

LEADERship Martin, I will be stepping into the role of Past President of the foundation and Sue Whittington will be

stepping up as President. I could not think of a better leader in our community and for our organization. I person-

ally want to thank Sue for all her help and hard work, making my year as President an easy one. I look forward to

seeing everyone at future events and watching our organization grow.

LEADERship Alumni 2019LEADERship Alumni 2019-- 2020 Slate of Officers2020 Slate of Officers

PresidentPresident -- Sue WhittingtonSue Whittington

ViceVice--President President -- Jennifer Ferrari Jennifer Ferrari

Exec. Vice President Exec. Vice President -- Tara ZwebenTara Zweben

Treasurer Recording Secretary Past-President

Greg Nuttall Jon Milton George Stokus

Directors

Angie Metcalf Elisabeth Glynn

Chad Hastings Tracey Miller Brett Zurich

June 2019 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 2

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CLASS 29 & 22 CELEBRATES GRADUATIONSCLASS 29 & 22 CELEBRATES GRADUATIONS

Youth LEADERship Class 22 Graduates at their graduation May 21

at the Stuart Yacht & Country Club. Alumni with youth graduates

Kaleigh Galinis, Jillian Plymale, with Sherry Plymale (1) grandmother

and Jillian’s dad Shaun Plymale (15), Jason Berger (21), and daughter

Katie her mother Jessica. Alumni Vice-President Sue Whittington

presented each student with their plaque and recognized Diana Bruton,

Planning Chair and Jeanne Dunn the coordinator. Planning committee

members and sponsors were introduced.

Class 29 LEADERship

Graduates celebrating

at the Stuart Yacht &

Country Club on May 2.

Cindy LaConte, Program

Director, Sharon Kinane,

Planning Chair and Tim

Kinane, Leadership

facilitator were recog-

nized and presented with

gifts. Kloee Ciuperger,

class 29 representative

spoke.

Kloee Ciuperger & Joe Catrambone Patrick and Cindy LaConte Laurie Gaylord, George & Mary Stokus

& Jennifer Ferrari

June 2019 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 4

UPCOMING Stuart/Martin Chamber Events UPCOMING Stuart/Martin Chamber Events ---- 772772--287287--10881088

Ramona Thomas, Ramona Thomas, graduate of and Class Commissioner for The Great 28graduate of and Class Commissioner for The Great 28, , will be leaving Martin area to take an opportunity across the country to

serve as Associate General Counsel for Prime Healthcare in Ontario,

California. She has spent the last three and half years in the legal de-

partment of Martin Health System, and for the past year and a half,

worked as Chief Legal Officer to manage and oversee the transaction

whereby Martin Health System became a part of the Cleveland Clinic.

Ramona has been actively involved in our community, serving on the

Boards of LEADERship Martin County Alumni and the United Way of

Martin County. She, and her husband, and their two rescued dogs have

loved living here but are excited about this opportunity. Ramona will be

supporting approximately a dozen hospitals across the United States and

her husband, a professional commercial photographer, will be returning

to the Los Angeles area after having worked there extensively in the past.

Impact 100 Martin Awards $100K to the Education Foundation of Impact 100 Martin Awards $100K to the Education Foundation of

Martin County. Martin County. Alumni leaders who pre-

sented the award to Lisa Rhodes, Executive Director

of the Education Foundation (19) were Linda Weik-

snar (17), Elizabeth Barbella (11), Denise Belizar

(12) and Genevieve George (23).

The Education Foundation, founded by LEADER-

ship Martin County Class 2, will use the grant to

expand its “EFMC Plays Across the District” pro-

gram to all elementary schools in Martin County.

Other grant finalist were Florida Oceanographic

Society for “Living Shorelines to Save Our Waters” and Tykes & Teens for “Project TEACH

(Training and Educating All Child Healers”. These two agencies each received a $25,500 grant.

We will miss Ramona but wish her and her family all the best in their new endeavor.We will miss Ramona but wish her and her family all the best in their new endeavor.

June 6, Thur., 11:45am, Luncheon, Council of Chambers for U.S. Congressman Brian Mast Monarch Country Club, 1801 SW Monarch Club Dr., Palm City

June 11, Tues., 7:45am, Breakfast, Elder & Estate Planning Attorneys PA, Chamber, 1650 S Kanner Hwy, Stuart

June 12, Wed., 11:45am, Luncheon, Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County, Miles Grant Country Club, 5101 SE Miles Grant Rd., Stuart

June 18, Tues., 7:45am, Networking Breakfast, The Grace Place, 1550 SE Salerno Road, Stuart

June 19, Wed., 5:30-7:30pm, BAH, Arthur Rutenberg Homes Copperleaf Model, 4628 SW Sand Ave., PC

June 25, Tues., 7:45am, Breakfast, International Training, Chamber Conf. Ctr., 1650 S Kanner Hwy, Stuart

June 2019 LEADERship Alumni Newsletter Page 5

LEADERship AlumniLEADERship Alumni P.O. Box 794P.O. Box 794

Stuart, FL 34995Stuart, FL 34995--794794

Note: Our monthly newsletter can

now be viewed on our website

www.LeadershipMCalumni.com

Bulletin Board POST YOUR NOTESPOST YOUR NOTESPOST YOUR NOTES

John Lass (6) was married

to Kathy for nearly 27 years.

She passed away on Good Fri-

day, April 19, 2019. Kathy will

be remembered for her strong

faith, love of family, compas-

sionate care for the sick & dying. She be-

gan an 18 year career as a Chaplain for

Treasure Coast Hospice and retired in

2010.

Michael Moehring (25)

has been appointed chief fi-

nancial officer of Cleveland

Clinic Martin Health.

Moehring joined the Martin

Health System finance de-

partment in 1993. He has

been an integral part of the due diligence

and integration process with Cleveland

Clinic. “Mike has demonstrated a history

of leadership and accomplishment”, said

Robert L. Lord Jr., president of CCMH.

Sue Whittington’s (14)

father Kenneth Royal Daw-

son, peacefully entered his

heavenly home on May 6,

2019. His five children en-

joyed fishing trips with him,

his laugh and great sense of humor. He

proudly served in the U.S. Army during

World War II, and earned two purple

hearts. On March 2018 he was honored

for his service to his country.

Tara Biek (16) was married

on April 27, 2019 to Rob Robi-

son aboard the M/Y Bochon

right on the river in front of

Downtown Stuart. Their

reception was at Flagler Place

in Stuart. Rob works for Jack Cooper Lo-

gistics Services in their remarking division

and Tara owns Tara Biek Creative. Con-

gratulations.

Alumni PurposeAlumni Purpose

The purpose of LEADERship Martin County Alumni

is to support the LEADERship Martin County Program;

to provide education and networking opportunities for

our members; and to enhance community awareness of

our members by providing opportunities to evaluate

and act on issues affecting the community.

LEADERship Alumni Board

2018– 2019

PresidentPresident George Stokus

Asst. County Administrator

ViceVice--PresidentPresident Sue Whittington

Morgan Stanley

Exec. Vice PresidentExec. Vice President Angie Metcalf

Martin Health System

TreasurerTreasurer Greg Nuttall

Hill, Barth & King, LLC

Recording SecretaryRecording Secretary Jon Milton

Milton Engineering Consultants

Past PresidentPast President Peter Kemp

Hustons Office-Comm. Interiors

DirectorsDirectors

Jennifer Ferrari Florida Community Health Ctr.

Elisabeth Glynn

United Way of Martin County

Chad Hastings Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith

Brett Zurich

Team Parks, Inc.

Tara Zweben Zweben Law Group

ExEx--OfficioOfficio

Class 28 Representative Ramona Thomas

Martin Health System

Youth Planning Chair Diana Bruton

Treasure Coast Realty

LEADERship Prog. Director Cindy LaConte

Stuart/Martin County Chamber

LEADERlines Editor Nancy Sailer