program - Lakeland Economic Development Council

Lakeland Economic Development Council’s
SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM V: MAY 24 – JULY 19, 2012
SLP Days 2012
Leadership Speakers
Week 1: Teambuilding
Date: Thursday, May 31 from 7:45am - 1:00pm
Description: Welcome to SLP! Program participants
will take part in leadership & teambuilding exercises
at our program kickoff.
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Peggy Brown Building, lunch
provided by Jimbo’s Pit Bar B-Q
Topic: Welcome to Lakeland
Gow Fields, Lakeland Mayor
Jeff Chamberlain, LEDC Chairman
Start Location: Peggy Brown Building
Week 2: Quality of Life & Architecture
Date: Thursday, June 7 from 7:45am - 1:00pm
Description: Tour Child of the Sun, the largest
collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the
world at Florida Southern College, learn about
Common Ground, a unique park for children of all
abilities and get a behind the scenes tour of
Lakeland’s Hollis Gardens.
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Garden Bistro
Topic: Commmunity Leadership
Tim Rice, Trinity Presbyterian Church
Week 3: Industry Day I
Date: Thursday, June 14 from 7:15am – 1:00pm
Description: Tour some of Lakeland’s economic
drivers including Tigertown, GTECH and WellDyne.
Learn about the longest-lasting relationship between
a major league baseball team and a current Spring
Training host city, see lottery tickets being printed
and learn about new innovations in health care.
Attire: Business Casual
Lunch Location: Tigertown
Topic: Entrepreneurial Leadership
Bill Mutz, Lakeland Automall
Day Speakers:
Nadine Broadie, Team Training Unlimited
Start Location: Hollis Room at Florida Southern
College
Day Speakers:
Mark Tlachac, Florida Southern College
Pam Page & Bob Donahay, City of Lakeland
Stacy Smith & Kevin Polk, Lakeland Parks & Rec
Start Location: Tigertown
Day Speakers:
Ron Myers, Tigertown
Kathy Matson, GTECH
Damien Lamendola, WellDyne
SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM V
SLP Days 2012
Leadership Speakers
Week 4: Leadership Training
Date: Thursday, June 21 from 7:45am - 1:00pm
Description: Continue to strengthen relationships
among SLP participants while developing
leadership skills.
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Circle B Bar Reserve, lunch
provided by Jimmy John’s
Topic: Financial Leadership
Keith Albritton, Allen & Company
Start Location: Circle B Bar Reserve
Week 5: Creative Lakeland
Date: Thursday, June 28 from 7:45am - 1:00pm
Description: Hear from the local film crew at NFocus
and have the opportunity to get hands on experience
with producers and filmmakers as you create a short
film with your SLP team.
Topic: Creativity & Communication
Start Location: Lakeland Fire Department
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Lake Mirror Promenade, lunch
provided by a Food Truck
Week 6: Community Service
Date: Thursday, July 5 from 7:45am – 1:00pm
Description: Our class will have a unique opportunity
to learn servant leadership by participating in a local
community service project with Parker Street
Ministries. We will be hosting a morning carnival for
Parker Street’s Summer Program.
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Parker Street Ministries
Day Speakers:
Barrett Keene, Barrett Keene Leadership Consulting
Day Speakers:
Rob Tritton, Jim Carleton, Tim Register, Laura Ward &
Jesse Larson, NFocus
Topic: Servant Leadership
Tim Mitchell, Parker Street Ministries
Start Location: Parker Street Ministries
SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM V
SLP Days 2012
Leadership Speakers
Week 7: Downtown Lakeland & The Arts
Date: Thursday, July 12 from 7:45am - 1:00pm
Description: Behind the scenes tours of the Polk
Museum of Art & Historic Polk Theatre followed by
a walking tour of Downtown Lakeland narrated by a
USFP Architect, the City of Lakeland Community
Development Director and a Historic Preservationist.
Attire: Shorts & T-Shirts
Lunch Location: Palace Pizza downtown Lakeland
Topic: Political Leadership
Seth McKeel, Florida House of Representatives, District 63
Gow Fields, Lakeland Mayor
Start Location: Polk Museum of Art
Day Speakers:
Adam Justice, Polk Museum of Art
Laura Milton, Polk Theatre
Jim Studiale, City of Lakeland Community Development
John White, USF Polytechnic
Jim Malless, Historic Lakeland, Inc.
Week 8: Industry Day II & Awards Luncheon
Date: Thursday, July 19 from 7:30am - 1:00pm
Description: Tour Country Hearth Bakery, Southern
Wine & Spirits, and Florida’s largest private employer,
Publix Super Markets. This day our program will
conclude with an Awards Luncheon.
Attire: Business
Lunch Location: Publix Super Markets’ Headquarters
Lunch provided by Publix Chinese Kitchen
Start Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church
Day Speakers:
Doug Wimberly, Country Hearth Bakery
Rod Crowley, Southern Wine & Spirits
Greg Rudolph, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Jeff Chamberlain, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
SOCIALS
Thursday June 7 – Just Dance & Hookah
Palace
Social 2 – Surprise Social
Social 3 – Surprise Social
Thursday July 19 – House Party
SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM V
May 24 – July 19, 2012
Personal Information
Name:
Gender: Male
Female
Intern:
New Hire:
Home Address:
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Zip:
Summer Mailing Address:
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Mobile Phone:
Primary Email:
Work Email:
Facebook (Name):
Blog/Website:
Twitter Account:
Hometown:
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Dietary Needs:
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*Age:
Hobbies:
Interesting Fact about Yourself:
What is the best way to communicate with you? (Work Email, Text, Cell Phone, or Facebook)
Company Information
Sponsoring Company:
Supervisor Contact Name:
Supervisor’s Phone:
Supervisor’s Email:
Participant’s Company Position:
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SLP ORIENTATION
When: Thursday, May 24th @ 4 p.m.
Where: The Hollis Room at Florida
Southern College
Who: Participants & Supervisors
All participants and supervisors are
required to attend this program
overview and expectations meeting.
Brief meeting followed by a reception.
Please provide us with any additional information you would feel is helpful:
*Participants must be college interns or new hires ages 18 - 30. Participant Fee is $250 for the 8-week program.
Please make checks payable to Lakeland Economic Development Council
226 N. Kentucky Avenue - Lakeland, FL 33801
Return form and registration fee by May 11, 2012 to [email protected].
Questions, please call Meg Welch, 863-687-3788