Incoming class adds more than 80 top professionals
to growing liberty network across the state
The James Madison Institute (JMI) today announced the fourth class of the Leaders Fellowship, selecting more than 80 top young professionals from across Florida. This component of the Institute’s growing liberty network now consists of hundreds of accomplished leaders from a variety of different fields – who are all making great strides toward improving Florida’s communities. The JMI Leaders Fellowship is a yearlong endeavor designed to encourage and promote the growth, development, knowledge and networks of professionals under the age of 40 who live and work in the Sunshine State. The program has representation in five key regions of the state: Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, and South Florida.
“Every year, we continue to be impressed by these dedicated individuals. They have already achieved so much in their careers and have taken time to give back through involvement with other charitable organizations and board leadership. We learn a lot from the unique expertise and diverse experience represented in each class. We value the productive discussions that take place and the ideas that are shared throughout this program,” said Dr. Bob McClure, JMI president and CEO. “This immersive fellowship experience provides each participant with the opportunity to become more well-rounded in their knowledge of the public policy decisions that impact their daily lives and the lives of their friends and families.”
Through this program, the Leaders Fellows will have the opportunity to hear from various industry experts and attend networking events in their area and in other regions of Florida. After graduating from the JMI Leaders Fellowship, each class is placed into an alumni network of other peers and professionals, which helps support the promotion of the program and seeks to provide speaker and topic suggestions for future classes. Past Leaders Fellows class lists can be found here. The current JMI Leaders Fellows Class IV includes:
JMI Leaders Fellows Class IV (2017-2018)
Statewide Executive Board (At-Large)
- Harout Samra (Chair), DLA Piper
- Vance Aloupis, Children’s Movement of Florida
- Sara Clements, Step Up For Students
- Glen Gilzean, Central Florida Urban League
- Keith Sonderling, Gunster
- Robert Gidel Jr., Attorney
- Alexis Flowers, Step Up for Students
Jacksonville:
– Co-Chair: John Barnes, Veritec Solutions
– Co-Chair: Randall Richardson, 5th DCA Regional Conflict Counsel
- Jamie Siegmeister, Graduate Student
- Adam Brandon, Rodgers Towers, P.A.
- Justin Hoover, Barron’s Wholesale Tire
- Clayton Levins, Jacksonville University
- Alexander Pantinakis, Majority Strategies
- Elizabeth Feustel, Jacksonville Civic Council
- Eric Roberson, Fourth Judicial Circuit
- Jonas Cummings, Judicial Law Clerk
- Daniel Caudy, Jacksonville Jaguars
Orlando:
– Chair: Brittany Corfman, Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
- London Rotundo, Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
- Andrew Metante, Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
- Alex Newman, Liberty Sentinel Media
- Raychel Garcia, Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy and Ford
- Sydnie Tiseo, Florida House of Representatives
- Jeremy Waller, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida
- Dylan Fisher, Florida House of Representatives
- Lawrence Lyman, Tactical Electronics Corporation
- Lydia Walsh, Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
- Caroline Nickerson, University of Florida Psychiatry Department
- David Hoyt, America’s Future Foundation
South Florida:
– Co-Chair: Antonio Lopez, Access Global, LLC
– Co-Chair: Ryan Hnatiuk, Republican Party of Palm Beach County
- Dr. Jorge Rice, Quadrant Mediation Inc.
- Christopher Lebrun, Hertz Corporation
- Dominique Whiting, Ros-Lehtinen for Congress
- Jeremiah Schwarz, K&L Gates LLP
- Katrina Castillo, Children’s Legal Services
- Christine Shaw, Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation
- Scott Singer, Attorney
- Christina Martin, Pacific Legal Foundation
- Amy Bisceglia, The Ruben Group
- Meredith Biggs, Gunster
- Gloria Kelly, Village of Wellington
- Luis Delgado, Circuit Judge
- Aramis Perez, Independent Consultant
Tallahassee:
– Co-Chairs: Tara Reid, Strategos Group
– Co-Chairs: Jason Borger, Hancock Bank
- Charles Withers, Florida House of Representatives
- Logan Lewkow, LobbyTools, Inc.
- Ivey Rooney, Republican Party of Florida
- Andrew Kalel, Shutts & Bowen LLP
- Brandon Miller, Florida House of Representatives
- Ryan Salazar, Department of Children and Families (Tallahassee Headquarters)
- Elizabeth Blair Hancock, University of Florida – Office of Government Relations
- Jeff Williams, Earl Bacon Agency, Inc.
- Benjamin Glen Bishop, GBE, LLC
- Jake Farmer, Florida House of Representatives
- Nathan Harvey, Executive Office of the Governor
- Alejandro Blair, Florida Senate
- Denise Harle, Office of the Florida Attorney General
- John Kotyk, Florida Senate
- Cody Farrill, Florida Department of Transportation
- Cody Short, Florida First District Court of Appeal
- Kevin Brown, Florida Senate
- Rebecca Weaver, United Way of the Big Bend
- Alexia Dawes, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
- Brittney Prahlow, ContributionLink, LLCS.
- Chase Williams, RMDC, Inc.
Tampa:
– Co-Chair: Brian Reeves, Fantastic Sam’s Village Systems, Inc.
– Co-Chair: Janine Kiray, Florida House of Representatives
- Mark Matos, HBKS™ Wealth Advisors
- Andrew Peluso, Hill Ward Henderson
- Eliot B. Peace, Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
- Michael Maguire, True Partners Consulting, LLC
- Regeline Sabbat, Human Development Center, INC
- Derick Tabertshofer, Florida House of Representatives
- Justin Brandt, Risk Management Foundation
- Kaitlyn McCoy, Florida Leadership Committee
The James Madison Institute is Florida’s premier free-market think tank. JMI conducts research on such issues as health care, taxes, and regulatory environments. Founded in 1987, JMI is one of the nation’s oldest and largest 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational organizations.
