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NAPLES, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2016) – The Leadership Collier Foundation (LCF), an affiliate of The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, announces the Leadership Collier™ Class of 2017. Leadership Collier was formed by The Chamber in 1988 to develop a network of informed citizens prepared to assume leadership roles in our community. The Chamber believes knowledge is a key element and prime motivator of leadership. Consequently, the primary objective of Leadership Collier is to educate local business leaders about the societal and economic challenges facing the community today. The nine-month program includes 10 full-day sessions and begins Sept. 22 with a kick-off celebration at the Hyatt House 5th Ave., from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Leadership Collier alumni may purchase kick-off tickets for $30 each at napleschamber.org/events. Members of the Leadership Collier Class of 2017 are: Chair: Dr. Aysegul Timur, Hodges University First Vice Chair: Scott Sherman, Arthrex, Inc. Second Vice Chair: Tricia Dorn, LCEC John Barkley, City of Naples Police Department; Justin Bell, Morton & Wasmer Builders, LLC; Steven Blount, Blount Law, PL; AJ Bremerman, BUILD LLC; Andy Bringardner, A. Vernon Allen Builder; Christy Carpenter, Gravity Benefits; Beth Davis, Hertz Global Holdings; Karysia Demarest, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Inc.; April Donahue, Collier County Medical Society; Peg Elmore, CareerSource Southwest Florida; Kitsi Estrem, Grey Oaks Country Club; Tim Ferguson, Grace Place for Children and Families; Luke Fredrickson, Sonrise Building Company; Jeffrey Galati, AmeriPlanning and Investments; Lisa Gardiner, Arthrex Inc.; Marc Halcrow, ITpreneurs; Sharon Hood, èBella Magazine; Buddy Hornbeck, Lutgert Insurance; Bain Howe, HJ Sims & Co., Inc; Stephanie Jepsen, Hope for Haiti; Betsi Jones, St. John Neumann Catholic High School; Dan Karney, Parker Hannifin Aerospace Group; Shawn Khan, The Khan Realty Group & Frantz Eye Care; Laura Krauth, The Immokalee Foundation; Keith Laakkonen, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Harvey Lewis, Collier County Sheriff’s Office; Dena Liston, Artis-Naples; Erik Lutgert, The Lutgert Companies; Batya Maman, SOCIAL CONNECT; Tiffany Muehlbauer, Arma Communications Inc.; Jason Philips, FineMark National Bank & Trust; Kerry Prince, First Florida Integrity Bank; Kellee Ratliffe, VITAS Healthcare; Marc Rouleau, Collier County Public Schools; Parker Stephen, St. Matthews House; Bradley Stockham, Peninsula Improvement Corp.; Erikka Thalheimer, Thalheimers, Inc.; Gary Tomcik, NCH Healthcare System; Christopher Ulrich, Cummings & Lockwood LLC; Jennifer Van Cise, IBM; Marti Van Veen, Physicians Regional Healthcare System; Richard Weisberg, UBS Financial Services Inc.; Jacqueline Woodring, 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™), The Leadership Institute™, Youth Leadership Collier™ and The Campaign for Leadership™. 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 amanda@napleschamber.org. About The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization of more than 1,600 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. ###