Leadership Jax Class 2025 – Take a Look!

Below are the the 57 community Shown and below are the leaders who will be participating in the Leadership Jacksonville (LJ) Flagship program.

The LJ Class of 2025 members include:

Jennifer Barker, Chief Executive Officer, First Coast No More Homeless Pets

Kari Bates, President/Chief Executive Officer, The ARC Jacksonville

Allishia Bauman, Executive Director/Senior Vice President, City Year Jacksonville

Mallory Born, Vice President of Business Development and Community Relations, PRI Productions

Alex Burton, Area President, Gallagher

Melissa Chester, Economic Development Program Officer, LISC Jacksonville

Eun Cho, Chief Executive Officer, Haymaker Coffee Company

Chad Clark, Vice President, Senior Commercial Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo

Jim Culbert, Chief Information Officer, Duval County Public Schools

Dawn Curling, Executive Director, Melanin Collaborative Group

Kenneth Darity, Chief Administrative Officer, Kids Hope Alliance

Missy Davenport, Assistant Director of Admissions, Jacksonville University College of Law

Greg deWindt, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, US Navy

Jenna Dobbins, Vice President, Human Resources, Paysafe

Lauren Eakins, Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic

Randy Ellis, Manager Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, JEA

James Ellout, Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of Northeast Florida

John Filson, Social Change Content Creator

Charlie Flynn, Senior Product Manager, Forcura

Kalynn Franklin, Program Manager, Learning and Talent Development, Miller Electric Company

Olivia Frick, Business Development Manager, PCL Construction

Jason Harwick, Division Director, Operations and Patient Experience, UF Health Jacksonville

Tim Hope, Senior Sales Engineer, Flowserve Corporation

Allegra Jaros, Senior Vice President, President Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Baptist Health

Shawnna Jocelyn, Teacher, Duval County Public Schools

Kevin Johnson, Business Operations and Planning Senior Manager, Florida Blue and GuideWell

Brooke Jones-Chinnetti, Vice President, Learning, Development and Engagement, The Haskell Company

Alex Kellison, President/Principal, Heritage Capital Group, Inc.

Kevin Kelly, President, Sauer Construction

Rob Kelly, President/Chief Executive Officer, READ USA, Inc.

Scott Kennelly, Shareholder, RogersTowers, PA

Michael Kirwan, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Matt Liotta, Chief Executive Officer, Volato

John Lumpkin, Chief Executive Officer, Jazz Discovery Series

Adam Madrid, Film Production Coordinator, City of Jacksonville Film and Television Office

Lonnie Marts Jr., Co-Founder/Executive Director, Level the Playing Field Leadership Academy

Holly Medearis, Director of Nursing, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital University Campus

Dan Merkan, Medical Case Manager, Northeast Florida AIDS Network (NFAN)

Coral Messina, Division Chief, Smart Justice Division, State Attorney’s Office

Whitney Mincey, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Client Focused Media

Sabrina Mixson, Executive Director, Compliance & Operations for Workforce Education and Pre-Collegiate Programs, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jess Munday, Managing Director, KPMG, LLP

April Murdaugh, Chief Executive Officer, Woman To Woman Financial

Amanda Napolitano, Executive Director, The DONNA Foundation

Teresa Nichols, Vice President, University Development & Alumni Engagement and Executive Director, UNF Foundation, University of North Florida

Kiaira Nixon, Media Strategist/Communications, Southern Poverty Law Center

Ian Olson, Senior Vice President, Data and Analytics Group, VyStar Credit Union

Nehal Patel, Director of Strategy, The Hershey Company

Laura Renstrom, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP

Paul Restivo, Chief, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Pauline Rolle, Pediatrician, Ascension St. Vincent’s

Caroline Russell, Associate Administrator, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Kurt Stein, Owner/President, HouseScan Inspections

Taryn Wharwood, Program Director, The Performers Academy

Moses Williams, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fruit of Barren Trees, LLC

Kady Yellow, Senior Director of Placemaking and Events, Downtown Vision, Inc.

CJ Youmans, Associate Vice President, RS&H

“The Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2025 is made up of an outstanding group of leaders. They are respectful, eager to learn and committed to servant leadership. I look forward to their upcoming program year as they work together to challenge their own and each other’s perspectives, and explore Jacksonville’s toughest challenges, treasured assets and numerous opportunities,” said Leadership Jacksonville Chief Executive Officer – Gracie Simendinger.

Since the first graduating class of 1977, more than 2,450 alumni have completed the yearlong program and explored the dynamics of society, analyzed major areas of community concern and opportunity, facilitated the development of their personal leadership capacity, and promoted a rich network of community trustees.

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