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Leadership Collier Foundation™ Welcomes Growing Associates In Naples™ Class of 2018 Naples, FL (February 13, 2018) – The Leadership Collier Foundation™ (LCF), in coordination with the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, announces the Growing Associates In Naples™ (GAIN™) Class of 2018. Each winter, the LCF accepts approximately 40 area professionals for the GAIN program. The program is specifically designed for emerging leaders and professionals in Collier County, ages 21- 40. Participants go through an intense, eight-session series of workshops focused on key issues affecting the community. After graduation, GAIN™ members are inducted into the LCF Alumni Association™ and encouraged to take an active role in civic and professional issues, address area challenges and work toward solutions in the public interest. The Leadership Collier Foundation Board of Directors congratulates the following GAIN 2018 Class members: Chair: Brian Herrick, Key Private Bank Vice Chair: Meredith McLean, Humane Society Naples Vice Chair: Denise Murphy, The Players Club & Spa Natalie Ashby, Collier County Sheriff's Office Kendra Bisek, Naples Princess Angelique Blitch, "A" Locksmith Adam Boole, Morgan Stanley Tyler Canady, Morgan Stanley Marisa Carrozzo, Conservancy of Southwest Florida Ashley Causey, Javed Kapadia State Farm Insurance Natalie Combs, St. Matthew’s House Slone DeLong, NCH Healthcare System Heather Doane, Collier County Supervisor of Elections Mackenzie Fluharty, Naples Wealth Planning Tatiana Fortune, Collier Senior Resources / Catholic Charities Jeremy Frantz, Collier County Growth Management Department Marvin Guerrier, The Players Club & Spa Alyssa Haney, First Florida Integrity Bank Davina Hartsfield, The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Austin Howell, Barron Collier Companies Elisabeta Kafexhi, Sam's Club Pharmacy Katie Karll, Self-Employed, Lakeshore Baby Patty Kulak, City of Naples Stephen Massie, Barron Collier Companies Tatiana Medina, Arthrex Inc. Edward Metzger III, TECO Energy/Peoples Gas Peter Michaels, Halstatt Real Estate Partners Erin Miller-Meyers, Conroy, Conroy & Durant, P.A. Amanda L. Murphy, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Michael Nelsen, Wolford College Shalyn Ormsby, Naples Illustrated Javier Paez, Arthrex, Inc Britt Patterson-Weber, Naples Botanical Garden Jury Paulson, Habitat for Humanity of Collier County W.T. Pearson, Pearson Commercial Real Estate Services LLC Alina Perez, Bayfront Inn 5th Avenue Marissa Petralia, PhD, Premier Psychology Nick Purdue, Fidelity Investments Ernest Ricci, The Boatman Law Firm, P.A. Holly Rice, Lanier & Deifik, P.A. Nicole Rodriguez, Grace Place for Children and Families Carlos Ruiz, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Ashley Sykes, Quarles & Brady, LLP Brian Thanasiu, Cheffy Passidomo, P.A. Katrina Varela, Gulfshore Insurance, Inc. Sarah Woofter, Collier County Public Schools Madeline Young, The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce About Leadership Collier Foundation The Leadership Collier Foundation™ (LCF), in coordination with the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, educates local business leaders about the societal and economic challenges facing the community today through the programs it governs: Leadership Collier™, Growing Associates In Naples™ (GAIN™), Youth Leadership Collier™, The Campaign for Leadership™ and The Emerging Leadership Council. Through the work of the LCF Alumni Association™, graduates continue to build alliances, foster goodwill and civic trusteeship that will strengthen Collier County through nonprofit organizations, local government boards and our schools while enhancing relations with other like-minded, influential community leaders. For more information, contact Amanda Beights at [email protected]. About The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization of more than 1,400 active members that works to strengthen the local economy and promote the business community. The Chamber accomplishes this through public policy and business advocacy, leadership programs, executive business forums and sessions, and enhanced member benefits and services. The Chamber is dedicated to ensuring that Collier County remains the best place in America to live, work, and visit. For more information, call (239) 262-6376 or visit www.napleschamber.org. # # #