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LEADERSHIP
LGAA is governed by the 2007-2008 Board of Directors. The nominating committee considers nominations for the Board of Directors for an annual term in July of each year, with the term beginning September 1. Leadership opportunities exist year round by serving on committees. 

2007-2008 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President.............................Kim Tesch-Vaught, LG 24

President Elect.....................Terri Lowery, LG 31

Vice President......................Kim Mitrook, LG 31

Secretary............................Candy Taylor, LG 31

Treasurer.............................David Welch, LG 31

Registered Agent...................Larry Christian, LG 19

Immediate Past President........Margaret Fields, LG 30

BOARD MEMBERS


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Bill Evans

Bill Evans is the Senior Account Executive for WGFL-CBS TV. He is the former Director of Marketing for Group 5 Advertising and Regional Sales Manager for WCJB-TV.

Bill served two terms as president of the Gainesville Advertising Federation and is a past president of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association. He was also named the 2000 United Way of Alachua County Volunteer of the Year and is a two-time graduate of the University of Florida. In 1989 he was awarded the American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award for service to his community and the advertising profession. His favorite colors are Orange & Blue!

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Margaret Fields

Margaret U. Fields, LG Class 30, yellow, is an Assistant Dean in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida. She holds a PhD in Higher Education Administration from UF as well as EdS, MBA and BS degrees in management. Her primary interests are in community leadership as demonstrated by her current or recent service as Chairman of the Boards of the following: North Central Florida American Red Cross, Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, Agricultural Women, and Association of Psychological Type International. She enjoys working with people and especially embraces the diversity of strengths and interests in our community.

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Peter Lars Johnson

Peter Lars Johnson has had over 30 years of experience in management and leadership positions in a wide variety of industries. Peter's business experience spans GAF in their film manufacturing business, and then Dean Witter/E.F. Hutton as a branch manager in their brokerage division where he gained extensive experience in brokerage, investment banking and company valuation. He has run several companies including Prometa AB, a Swedish based computer development firm where he was CEO; Heat Pipe Technology, an energy saving company in the HVAC industry where he was Chief Operating Officer; Acappella Spring Water Company, where he was Chairman and President and later successfully sold the company; and TropicKool Engineering in Largo, FL where he occupied the position of President and Chairman before selling the company. Peter is currently President of Goalmasters, a business consulting firm. In 2004 Governor Jeb Bush appointed Peter to serve on the Gainesville Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) and reappointed him in 2006. Recently GACRAA members elected Peter to serve as Chairman for the year 2006-2007. Peter has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Florida (UF) majoring in Finance and is married to UF nutrition professor Dr. Gail Kauwell.

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Terri R. Lowery

Terri R. Lowery, LG Class 31, Blue, is a Vice President with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., Engineers-Architects-Scientists, where she has worked since 1989. Terri has a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida and remains an avid Gator Fan. She is a member of the Gainesville Energy Advisory Committee and represents Jones Edmunds as a Corporate Partner with the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida Chamber, and the Florida League of Cities. Terri also volunteers in several capacities at Grace United Methodist Church. She and her husband Tom, an energy efficiency engineer, have three boys, Brad, Blake and Trent.

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Kenneth K. Lowman

Kenneth K. Lowman, Ph.D. is past president of the Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association and the recipient of the 2005 Leader of the Year award. Dr. Lowman has also been recognized with the Alachua County Volunteer of the Year distinction and the J.C. Penny Golden Rule Award for Alachua County. Dr. Lowman earned his academic degrees from the University of Florida where he also received an Athletic Letter in football. Dr. Lowman is founder and president of an academic and research consulting company based in Gainesville, Florida.

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Kim Mitrook

Kim Mitrook, Assistant Vice President at AmSouth Bank. Kim is in charge of community relations for over 18 branches in the Gainesville and Ocala area. She is a public relations professional with over 10 years experience in the field. She moved to Gainesville from Orlando, FL in 2003 with a transfer from AmSouth in Orlando. She also serves as the Communications Chair for the Small Business Counsel, as a committee member for the Community Relations committee for the Florida Public Relations Association, and as President for Alachua County Emerging Leaders (ACEL). Her husband is Michael Mitrook, Ph.D at the University of Florida and they have two daughters, Ava and Kate.

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Liz Reyes

Liz Reyes, LG class 29, yellow, is president of Focused Communications, a public relations, marketing and graphic design agency, and recently served as LGAA board president. Reyes is passionate about wise economic development, urban and regioanl planning and early childhood developement issues. She has a BS in Public Relations and earned a Certified Public Relations Counselor designation from the Florida Public Relations Association in 2006. Board service for 2006-2007 includes: Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, The Gainesville area Camber of Commerce, United Way of North Central Florida, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Florida and the League of Women Voters.

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Candy Taylor

Candace “Candy’ Taylor is the Business Manager for Group 5 Advertising and a member of the Gainesville Advertising Federation. She is a graduate of Leadership Gainesville XXXI – go yellow!! Candy was an integral part of the Heart of Florida Mentoring Initiative Fundraiser hosted by LGXXXI. She also volunteers with Junior Achievement and has taught The Economics of Staying in School and bowls in the annual bowl-a-thon which helps raise funds for the program. She also served as a Head Coach for the Gainesville Youth Bowling League for five years.

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Kim Tesch-Vaught

Kim Tesch-Vaught, IOM, LG Class 24, Yellow, is Senior Director of Workforce with the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Kim has a BS degree in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the US Chamber of Commerce Institute Program. She served as director of Leadership Gainesville for classes 29, 30 and 31. She currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for LifeSouth. Previously served on the boards of Gainesville Area Innovation Network (GAIN) and Keep Alachua County Beautiful (KACB).


COMMITTEES
Following is a list of all LGAA Committees with contact information for the committee's board liaison. 

Programs Committee
The Programs Committee is responsible for coordinating networking, professional development and fundraising events for the LGAA membership. Programs falling under this umbrella include, but are not limited to KidStart, LGAATigerBay, Heart of Florida Mentoring Initiative, and the LGAA Reunion.

Board Liaison: Terri Lowery
Phone: (352) 377-5821 x 4110
E-mail: TLOWERY@jea.net

Communications Committee
The Communications Committee is responsible for performing public relations functions. The committee writes or approves all press releases and coordinates dissemination of releases to the media
and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter.

Board Liaison:
Phone:
E-mail:

Electronic Media Committee
The Electronic Media Committee is responsible for collecting information and designing, updating and coordinating the chapter Web site. As the site is updated, this committee sends a monthly e-mail to the membership alerting them to the latest news. This committee is constantly seeking new ways to make the chapter Web site a more effective and useful tool.

Board Liaison: 
Phone: 
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Member Services Committee
The Member Services Committee is responsible for the recruitment of new members and the retention and general service to the LGAA membership. This committee's responsibilities include keeping a current member database with contact information and continuously updating it throughout the year, developing nametags and coordinating chapter luncheons. The committee is also responsible for developing and maintaining the electronic member directory (available only to LGAA members).

Board Liaison:
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Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee is responsible for planning and organizing an educational seminar for the membership each year.

Board Liaison:
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Bylaws

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, Inc., is to foster and maintain communication among members; to increase knowledge on important issues, and to encourage active leadership with a goal of influencing positive changes in the Alachua County/Gainesville Community.

ARTICLE I - NAME

The Corporation shall be known as Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, Inc., a non-profit Florida Corporation.

ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP

All persons who have successfully completed the Leadership Gainesville (LG) program shall be eligible for membership in Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, Inc (LGAA).  The membership for each annual period beginning January 1st of each year shall consist of all those eligible for membership who have paid the annual membership fee on or before the date set by the Board of Directors.  New members from the most recent class shall receive a membership which would expire on the second December 31st after the year of their LG class.  The membership fee shall be established from time to time by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE III – HONARY MEMBERS

The Board may assign honorary membership status to an individual as it chooses by a majority vote.

ARTICLE IV – MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.  Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of the members of the corporation shall be held on or before June 30th of each year at such time and place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors and designated in the Notice of Meeting.

Section 2.  Special Meetings.  Special meetings may be held at the call of the President, or by written request of one-third of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.  Notice.  At least seven (7) days notice of each meeting shall be given to each member of the corporation.

Section 4.  Order of Business.  The agenda of each meeting shall be determined by the President.

ARTICLE V – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1.  Directors.  There shall be a Board of no less than 10 and no more than 30 members.

(a)        One director shall be the President of the Corporation.

(b)        The immediate past President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer will serve as directors of the corporation.

(c)        A minimum of five directors shall be selected from the most recent Leadership Gainesville Class.  These directors shall have a term of one year.

(d)                 As many classes as possible will be represented among the officers and directors of the Board.

Section 2.  Quorum.  The presence of 1/3 of the board directors shall be necessary at any meeting of the Board of Directors to constitute a quorum to transact business.  The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting when a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.  All officers and board members present may vote on corporation business and the majority vote shall be of those board members present.

Section 3.  Meetings.  Regular meetings of the Board shall be held monthly in Gainesville, Florida, and on such dates and at such times as the President may designate.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called from time to time by order of the President or by one-third of the Board of Directors.

Section 4.  Nominating Committee.  The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee to report to the Board of Directors with recommendations regarding officers and directors for the coming year.

Section 5.  Power to Elect Officers.  The Officers of the corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at their annual meeting.

Section 6.  Removal of Directors, Officers, or Employees.  Any director, officer or employee may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in the judgement of the Board, the best interest of the corporation will be served thereby.

Section 7.  Vacancies.  In case of any vacancy on the Board of Directors through death, resignation, disqualification, or any other cause, the majority of the remaining directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present may elect a director to fill the vacancy until the election and/or qualification of a successor pursuant to Article II.  A vacancy shall exist if any director shall fail to attend three consecutive meetings or four annually, whether annual, regular, or special.

ARTICLE VI – OFFICERS

Section 1.  Officers.  The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, a President-Elect, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, all of whom shall hold office for the period of one (1) year and until their successors are elected.

Section 2.  President.  The President shall:

1)         preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors

2)         Perform such duties as are generally incident to the office of President, or as may be required by the Board of Directors; and

3)         assure that the activities of the corporation are in compliance with these bylaws.

Section 3.  President Elect.  The President-Elect shall:

1)         preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the President;

2)         be vested with all the power and shall perform all of the duties of the President in case of his or her absence or inability to act, and

3)         perform such other duties as are generally incident to the office of the President-Elect, or as may be required by the Board of Directors or the President.

4)         perform the duties as chairperson of the fundraising committee and oversee that the objectives and duties assigned the fundraising committee by the President are obtained.

Section 4.  Vice President.  The Vice President shall:

1)         preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the President and President-Elect;

2)         perform the duties of chairperson of the Membership Committee and report to the President on a regular basis the number of paid members and the paid status of its Board of Directors

3)         perform such other duties as are generally incident to the office of the Vice President or as may be required by the Board of Directors or the President

Section 5.  Secretary.  The Secretary shall:

1)         coordinate preparation of the record of the minutes of all meetings;

2)         coordinate custody of any seal of the corporation;

3)         give notices of all meetings required by statutes, bylaws, or resolutions;

4)         take attendance records at meetings, and

5)         perform such other duties as are generally incident to the Office of Secretary, or as may be required by the Board of Directors or President.

Section 6.  Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall:

1)         be custodian of all funds and securities of the corporation and collect interest thereon;

2)         keep a record of the accounts of the corporation and report thereon at each monthly meeting of the Board of Directors;

3)         make a report at annual meetings and special reports when requested;

4)         deposit all monies of the corporation in a bank or banks selected and designated by the Board of Directors, subject to withdrawal for authorized purposes, upon or obtaining such signatures as may be required by the Board of Directors;

5)         arrange for the preparation and filing of all reports and returns required by all governmental agencies and secure the president’s signature on all reports dealing with finances; and

6)         perform such other duties as are generally incident to the office of Treasurer or as may be required by the Board of Directors or the President.

The Treasurer’s accounts and bookkeeper’s records shall be maintained at the discretion of the Board of Directors and may be audited by an independent certified public accountant at the expense of the corporation if deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

Section 7.  Vacancies.  In the case of a vacancy in the office of the President, The President-Elect shall assume the office of President.  In the case of a vacancy in any other elected office, such office may be filled by election by a majority of directors present at a meeting duly called and conveyed at which a quorum is present.  Any person elected to fill a vacancy in an elected office shall hold office during the unexpired portion of the term thereof until a successor has been elected at the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII – FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin January 1st of each year, and end on December 31st of the same year.

ARTICLE VIII – CORPORATE SEAL

The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal containing the name of the corporation and the words “corporation not for profit” which may be facsimile, engraved, printed or an impression seal.  The seal, if any, shall be in the charge of the Secretary.  The seal of this corporation may be affixed to all documents, contracts and papers as the Board of Directors may prescribe.

ARTICLE IX

The Board of Directors may amend, revise, add to, repeal or rescind these bylaws and/or adopt new bylaws at pleasure by majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, at which a quorum is present; provided that if the meeting is other than the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, seven (7) day’s notice in writing of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting shall be given to each director unless such notice shall be waived in writing.

ARTICLE X

Meetings will be conducted by Roberts Rules of Order, etc.
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