Class of 2023 Applications

• Applications for the Class of 2023 are now open.
• Deadline for submitting application is July 31, 2022
• Download the application below.
• Applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the class the week of August 23rd.
• To receive the early bird rate of $1,100, tuition fees must be received by September 15th.
• Upon acceptance into the program, the class member will receive a set of Leadership Lake policies and expectations for review and signature along with a mandatory orientation date.
• All withdrawals must be received at least 14 days in advance of orientation day to receive full refund less $50 fee.
• Participants missing more than two class days will be dismissed from the program.  No refund will be given.

Each class member must complete two internships of at least five hours each outside of your current industry. Take your form with you as you must fill it out and have your sponsor sign the internship form.  You will find the form in the Class files section below.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Arrival Time: 8:00am

Arrive at Tavares City Hall

Park at Tavares Parking Garage

200 N Sinclair Ave, Tavares, FL 32778

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks.

AGENDA

8:00am  

Arrive at Tavares City Hall - Room 235  

8:10am – 8:45am  

Welcome & Discussion with Sean Parks, Lake County Commissioner   

8:45am – 9:00am  

Break & Take your seat inside Council Chambers  

9:00am – 12:00pm  

Board of County Commissioners Budget Meeting  

12:00pm - 12:15pm 

Break and walk to lunch BTW (Burgers Tacos and Waffles) - 115 E Main St, Tavares  

12:15pm – 1:30pm

Lunch  

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Walk to Wooton Park Boat Ramp and load boats for tour  

1:45pm – 3:00pm 

Boat tour of Lake Dora Canal  Narrated by: Steve Crawford & Jason Danaher

3:00pm – 3:15pm  

Walk to Lake County Arts Museum   

3:15pm – 4:00pm  

Champagne Toast & Tour Lake County Arts Museum Gallery Dali on the Lake Exhibit  

4:00pm 

Final Class Day Adjourned   

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Arrival Time: 7:45am

Leesburg Parking Garage in Downtown (Next door to the library)

100 W. Main St., Leesburg FL 34748

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks or jeans.

AGENDA

7:45am - 8:00am   

Arrive at City of Leesburg Parking Garage in Downtown (next door to Library)         

100 W. Main St., Leesburg FL 34748 

8:00am - 8:30am   

Bus departs for City of Eustis Commission Chambers 

10 N. Grove Street, Eustis, 32726  

8:30am   

Arrive at City of Eustis Commission Chambers  

8:45am - 9:00am   

Welcome by Tom Carrino, City of Eustis Interim City Manager  

9:00am – 10:00 am   

Media with Katie Sartoris, Editor of Daily Commercial 

– Literacy & Legalities             

– Best Use of Traditional Media  

10:00am – 10:15am: Break   

10:15am – 10:45am  

Real Talk with PIO Officer Vershurn Ford, City of Mt. Dora  

10:45am – 11:30am

Public Speaking with Tim Totten  

-How to Speak to A Crowd and Not Die  

11:30pm

Load Bus and Bus Departs for Trout Lake Nature Center

520 East, County Rd 44, Eustis, FL 32736  

11:40am - 12:00pm

Tour of Trout Lake Nature Center with Eileen Tramontana, Executive Director   

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lunch - Catered by Jeannie’s Place  

12:30pm – 1:00pm  

Nature Walk  

1:00pm – 1:45pm

Social Media with Amanda Nethero of New Heights Communication

-Building the Brand and Why Your Presence Matters  

1:45pm – 2:15pm 

Green Team Hot Topic  

2:15pm  

Load Bus and Bus Departs for Romac Training Facility 

200 E. Main St., Leesburg 34748  

2:45pm

Arrive at Romac Training Facility Take bathroom break if needed and settle into seats.  

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Media with Marc Robertz-Schwartz of Red Apples Media  

-Interviewed by the Media  

4:30pm 

Day Adjourned                                   

Sponsored by: Drew Davis State Farm Insurance

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Arrival Time: 8:00am

Leesburg International Airport

8807 Airport Blvd, Leesburg FL 34788

Entering the airport & parking:

Enter the property via Wilco Drive, off HWY 441, at Airport Blvd take a left. The Admin building is immediately on the left. Do not park in SunAir's lot.

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks.

AGENDA

8:00am   Arrive @ Leesburg International AIrport

8:15am    Economic Impact of the Leesburg International Airport

                By: Al Minner, Leesburg City Manager

8:35am    Tour Firehawk Helicopters

                By: Alan Reisman, Project Manager

9:10am    Elevate Lake - Economic Development

                By: Alexandra Sanchez, Erika Greene & Mary Ellen Stern

10:00am  Hot Topic

                By: Blue Team

10:30am   Bus departs for Mission Inn

                 Video Presentation by Senninger Irrigation

11:00am    Arrive at Mission Inn

11:10am   Thank You to Sponsor, Drew Davis State Farm Insurance Agent

                By: Andrew Kurtz, First National Bank of Mt. Dora & C/O 2022

                Overview of Mission Inn 

                By: Bud Beucher, President

11:30am   Lake 100 Luncheon

                Speaker: Dr. Brad O'Connor, Florida Realtor's Chief Economist

1:00pm   Past, Present and Future of Lake County Economics presented 

               By: Ken Bragg, Mandy Wettstein and Sean Parks

3:00pm  Bus departs for Downtown Tavares

3:10pm   Walking tour of the Seaplane City and the Award-winningStorm Water Project

               By: John Drury, Tavares City Manager

4:15pm  Return to Leesburg International Airport/End of Day Wrap-Up

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Arrival Time: 7:30am

Lake Technical College

2001 Kurt St., Eustis, FL 32726 

(if you need map for parking, please contact the Program Director)

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks.

AGENDA

7:30am   Arrive @ Lake Technical College

7:40am   Bus departs for Minneola High School

- Hot Topic - Red Team (On Bus)

8:20am   Breakfast and tour of Lake Minneola High School 

9:15am   Bus departs for Montverde Academy 

9:30am   Tour Montverde Academy

10:15am    Bus departs for Lake Technical College 

 - Video Presentation - Transforming Schools with Principal Michael Randolph of Leesburg High Shcool

11:00am   Roudtable Discussion - 

Superintendent Diane Kornegay, Stephanie Luke - Chairman, Lake CountySchool Board, Dr. Stanley Sidor – President, Lake Sumter State College, DeAnna Thomas - Executive Director, Lake Technical College, Dr. Kasey Kesselring - Headmaster, Montverde Academy, Dr. George Hagerty -President, Beacon College

12:15pm   Lunch created by Lake Technical College's culinary program

1:00pm   DeAnna Thomas, Executive Director of Lake Tech

-All About Lake Technical College and what it means to be a Charter School

1:20pm  Team Competitions

4:00pm  End of Day Wrap-Up

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Arrival Time: 7:30am

Hickory Point

27341 FL-19, Tavares, FL 32778 

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks (or jeans if you feel they will be warmer) and comfortable walking shoes. Bring a jacket and sunglasses as we will be outside all day.

AGENDA

7:45am  Bus Departs for St. John's Hops

8:30am.  Arrive at St. John's Hop Farm for tour

9:45am.  Bus Departs for Long & Scott Farms - 26216 County Rd 448A, Mt Dora, FL 32757

10:30am.  Tour Long & Scott Farms

11:30am.  Lunch at Long & Scott Farms' Cafe

12:00pm   Bus Bus departs for Lake County Water Authority's Nutrient Reduction Facility

            16100 County Road 48, Mount Dora – just west of the Apopka Lock & Dam

12:10pm  Lake County Water Authority's Nutrient Reduction Facility Tour

1:15.pm  Bus departs for Cherrylake 

        7836 Cherry Lake Rd, Groveland

1:40.pm  Tour of Cherrylake 

2:45.pm  Bus Departs for Lakeridge Winery

         19239 US-27, Clermont, FL 34715

3:00.pm  Tour of Lakeridge & Wine Tasting

4:00.pm  Bus Departs for Hickory Point/Wrap-Up for Day on Bus

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Arrival Time: 7:45am

IPS Driving and Gun Range

13000 Frankies Rd., Tavares 

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks (or jeans if you feel they will be warmer) and comfortable walking shoes

AGENDA

7:45 a.m. Class Arrives

8:00am - 9:30am The Honorable Peyton C. Grinnell, Sheriff of Lake County

9:30am - 10:45am  Static Displays-Driving Pad

10:45am - 11:00am Break

11:00am - 12:00pm SWAT, HDT and K-9 Demonstration

12:00pm - 1:00pm  Lunch (provided)

1:00pm - 1:45pm The Honorable Bill Gladson, State Attorney|Fifth Judicial Circuit

1:45pm - 2:30pm  The Honorable T. Michael Johnson, Senior Judge

2:30pm - 3:15pm The Honorable Mike Graves, Public Defender|/Fifth Judicial Circuit

3:15pm - 3:30pm Break

3:30pm - 4:15pm LCSO Therapy Dog Program featuring...

                             Corporal Robert BNedgood and K-9 Eve

                             Erica Stamborski and K-9 Jetty

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.  Wrap Up

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Arrival Time: 9am

Leesburg Center for the Arts

429 W Magnolia St, Leesburg  

Attire: Class shirt & name tag, business slacks and comfortable walking shoes

Each year during this class day, Leadership Lake donates  food and other staples to the Lake Cares Food Pantry and The Open Door.   Please note the attached shopping list for the food pantry.  For the Open Door, please bring new or lightly used men's, women's and children's socks, hats or gloves.  

Of course, you are not required to bring any or all of  the above, but together we make a huge difference.  My personal motto:  Together we can!

AGENDA

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome, Housekeeping & Set up: Maryann & the class 

• · Hot Topics, Reading Discussions

9:30am How to be of service to your community, What it means to be on the Board of a Non-profit – Maryann Krisovitch, Leadership Lake Program Director & Tandy Hammond, Executive Director, South Lake Community Ministries

9:45am  Non-profit Spotlight

• o Combat Veterans to Careers – David Booth, President & CEO
• o Lake Cares Food Pantry – Kelsey Gonzalez, Executive Director
• o The ARC Sunrise of Central Florida – Ariel Betancourt, Development Coordinator
• o Live Well Foundation of South Lake – Donna Kirtland, Executive Director
• o Leesburg Center for the Arts – Maria Stefenovic

11:00am Companions for Courage – Joanne Hart’s volunteer teams

11:45am Travel to Beacon College Student Center, 118 E. Main St, Leesburg

12:00pm  New Vision for Independence - Chantel Buck, Executive Director 

1:30pm Lunch (provided) - Leesburg Center for the Arts, 429 West Magnolia St.

2:00pm  Guardian Ad Litem – Amaryllis Ortega, Assistant Director of Recruiting & Training, 5thCircuit

2:30pm Deaf & Hearing Services of Lake & Sumter Counties - Mariah Delgado,  Executive Director

3:00pm Early Learning Coalition of Lake County – Timothy Lane, Chief Program Officer & Shelby Buford, CCRR Coordinator 

3:45pm LifeStream Behavioral Center, Child Development Center & LAKE Academy & The Open Door – Rick Hankey, Executive Vice President, Jill Baird, Sr. Vice President, Wesley Paul, Associate VP of Business Operations

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.  Special Announcement  

I hope that you found your Leadership Lake opening retreat an enjoyable  and beneficial experience!  As we discussed, following each class day,  you will receive a survey link to evaluate the day. Please take your  time filling each one out.  The Board and I review every comment and take your recommendations into consideration.   Occasionally, there is a bigger picture reason why we may not be able to  incorporate your idea into the class, but we make every effort to do  so.

Please click the link below and provide your comments NO LATER THAN 5pm  on Tuesday.  Please check with your buddy to make sure they saw this  email!!  Points point points!!!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/THKB2L2

Points as they stand today are:

Red Team - 7

Yellow Team - 7

Green Team - 6

Blue Team - 4

The Board of Regents, Alumni & I are excited to host you for this weekend's opening retreat!
 

Here's what you need to know for this weekend's retreat:

Date:  Friday, October 1 & Saturday, October 2
 

Time:  Arrive promptly at 7:45am Friday Breakfast will be provided in the Camp Challenge Dining Hall.  Your retreat will be completed around 11am on Saturday.

Location:  Camp Challenge Dining Hall -31600 Camp Challenge Rd, Sorrento (Coming from the west on SR 46, about 1 mile past the  intersection of CR 435, Camp Challenge will be on your right coming from  the west.  There is a sign pointing to Camp Challenge just before the  road you turn onto.  Once on the camp road, take your first left and make your way to the parking area near the  dining hall.) 
 

Attendance:  There is no leaving the property from Friday morning until Saturday morning when class ends.
 

NO Smoking:  There is no smoking permitted on Camp Challenge property.  It's bad for you anyway.
 

Meals:   You will be provided with breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and  breakfast on Saturday.  If you have special dietary needs, you are welcome to bring any food or drink.  We do have large  walk-in coolers in the dining hall so you can put your food in there.   If you know how to make large pots of coffee, please come a little early  Friday morning.  I'll be arriving at 7am. I have no coffee skills.  If I have to make it, you get what you get!!!
 

Dress:   Summer casual for SimSoc during the day Friday.  You will be inside and outside & it’s still HOT so wear cool clothes  and comfortable shoes, no heals please.  (Shorts are fine as long as  they are not your grubby yard work shorts!)  After SimSoc, you will be  given your Class of 2022 shirt to change into for the evening's festivities with the alumni.  You will also wear your new  shirt Saturday morning.  We will be taking your class photos between  SimSoc and dinner.
 

SimSoc: The SIMSOC activity provides participants with a new understanding of the complex dynamics taking place in our  community. Enjoy this learning experience! Don’t take it personally, but  DO take its lessons with you. Except for breaks designated by your facilitators, you are not permitted to leave your team's  area. On the break prior to lunch, you CANNOT enter the dining hall  until escorted in by an alumni!   You must read pages 1-32 prior to Friday and BRING YOUR BOOK WITH YOU! And no, you don't need to bring any money for this weekend.
 

Alumni/Class Evening Festivities: The  Class of 2020 will be your hosts for dinner and an evening packed full of fun activities!   They have asked that you bring “Active Wear” which means sneakers &  shorts for some of the events.  I would also bring a T-shirt or other  comfortable shirt in case you need to change out of your Leadership shirt.  We don’t want you to ruin it on your first  day!  Again, there is no need to bring dressy clothes or heals.
 

For the overnight: The camp provides a twin bed with a mattress.  You will need to bring your bed linens or sleeping bag and a pillow plus your usual overnight personal items,  including a towel for the showers.  Ear plugs and personal fans are also a good idea!  We will have some large box  fans to help move the A/C around as well. When you arrive on Friday  morning, bring all your stuff into the dining hall so nothing melts in  your car during the day!
 

Name Tag: Wear your name tag during the entire retreat.  (OK, you can take it off in the shower and bed, but that's it!)

Health & Safety:   Leadership Lake is not requiring you to wear a mask, you should do s at  your own discretion.  If you feel ill at any time during the retreat,  please notify me immediately and remove yourself from your group.
 

Any questions, just ask!  See you all Friday at 7:45am!

Thank you for joining Leadership Lake County, an independent 501(c)3 leadership program established in 1990 and dedicated to the development of Lake County and its community leaders. Our goal is provide a forum for participants to increase their awareness and commitment to the development of the Lake County community. The program provides a greater understanding of the complex social and economic issues that are shaping the future of Lake County and its residents. By raising the levels of awareness, knowledge, and active participation in the county as a whole, class members are better prepared to lead the county in the future.

Leadership Lake County requires a major time commitment from the participants, with full-day programs held once to twice a month for eight months

1. Wear your Leadership shirt and name tag to each class day or Leadership event. Your team will lose points for each name tag or shirt infraction.

2. If you have any dietary restrictions, please advise Maryann ASAP. We will do the best we can to accommodate you.

3. Attend all required sessions and conduct yourself in a professional manner. You will be given ample notification prior to each month’s class as to the location (with directions) and start time, dress code, etc.

4. Be on time. If you are ten minutes late, you have delayed 30 other people as well. Your team will lose points for your tardiness.

5. Participants missing more than two sessions will be immediately dismissed from the program. Upon dismissal, there is no appeal and no refund of tuition.

a. Definition of Absences constituting a Session:

i. Absence of four (4) hours or more constitutes a full day.

ii. Absence of less than four (4) hours constitutes a half day.

6. If you will be absent, arriving late or leaving early for any reason, please let Maryann and your buddy know in advance so we are not looking for you. IF something comes up the night before or day of class, don’t email Maryann, text her.

7. As a courtesy to our facilitators, cell phones, iWatch, shoe phone, etc. (voice, e-mail, and text) are not to be used during class meetings, guest presentations or while on tours. They are permissible during designated breaks only. Stepping out to take a call is not permitted. Your team will lose points for each cell phone infraction.

8. Transportation is provided during class days and you are expected to ride the bus. Self-driving is not permitted. This is your opportunity to network!

9. Complete your DISC personality insight assessment and return to Maryann by September 28 

10. Attend the MANDATORY OVERNIGHT SIMSOC session October 1 & 2 at Camp Challenge. Bring a set of twin sheets and pillow for your bed plus your overnight items including ear buds for snorers! You will receive your Leadership shirt on the first day for class photos. 

11. Arrival time is 7:45am on Friday 10/1. We expect to be finished Saturday morning by 11am (including clean up). 

12. Select two class photographers and two class enforcement officers.

13. Read pages 1-32 of your SimSoc manual prior to coming to the event.

14. Return your Easter Seals signed waiver at Orientation.

15. Complete two approved internships (different than participants own industry). Each must be at least 4 hours in length. Participants are responsible for arranging their internships. All internship paper work is due by April 15, 2022.

16. Quality of Life/Arts & Environment Day in May is a MANDATORY SESSION. This is the day you will select your officers and your class project. 

17. Graduation for the Class of 2022 is scheduled for May 19, 2022 (location TBA). 

18. Commit to participation in a class project and alumni events during second year. Fund raising event & selection of class project done by beginning of April.

19. Help us grow the program! Fill out your daily evaluation sheets honestly and include suggestions for additions to the agenda.

20. Be present and be involved! Ask questions, participate in class day activities, engage with your classmates and you will reap the benefits of the program!

21. Put Maryann’s cell number into your phones now! 352-434-5025

Welcome to Leadership Lake Class of 2022!

 The time is finally here, your Leadership Lake experience is about to begin!

Date:  Thursday, September 23, 2021

Time: 4pm - be prompt!

Location: Lakeside Lanes Meeting Room, 1950 Classique Lane, Tavares

Attire: Business casual

From  4pm to about 5pm, the Board of Regents and I will review our  expectations for your class.  You will receive your name badges which  are to be worn for ALL Leadership Lake events along with your Simsoc  book for the opening retreat on October 1&2.

You  will be given instructions for preparing for the opening retreat  however, you WILL NOT receive any information about Simsoc itself.   You  will receive a separate email closer to that event.  In the rare event  that you have participated in one before, please let me know.  There is a  strict Leadership rule all around the country, no one talks about  Simsoc!  Don't google it either!!!

Your  class buddy will be assigned this evening as well.  This is the person  who will make sure you don't get left behind as we travel around the  county.  It cannot be someone you will be likely to ride to class with  so if I accidentally assign it that way, please let me know ASAP so we  can change that.  It doesn't help if both of you are late in the same  car!

After  5pm, the alumni will start arriving and we encourage you to mingle with  them during the evening.  We have set aside five lanes for the Class  and alumni to bowl a few games as a Meet & Greet team building  exercise.  Lakeside Lanes is offering us $10/person for shoes & to  bowl 3 games. 

Leadership  Lake will provide you each with a drink ticket for your first round.  Iced tea, coffee and soda are already included.  We will also have some  appetizers available for you to snack on.  The staff will check in with  us during orientation and you can order something then if you like.   Along with the bowling fun, Lakeside also has a nice bar so stay as long  as you like!

If  you are a vegetarian or have special dietary needs due to health  issues, please let me know.  (I do not mean that you don't like  hamburger, I'm not a restaurant!)  I will make every effort to  accommodate you, but you may occasionally have to bring some food with  you depending on our day.

Finally,   since it seems I am having trouble getting my emails through to some of  your servers, I will also post my emails here on your Class page.