Standing Committees
Leadership Academy Committee
The Mission of the Academy is to enhance the skills of a diverse and inclusive group of lawyers selected from across the state that will enable them to become effective leaders throughout the Bar, our profession, and the greater community. Thus, the goals of the Academy include:
- To enhance leadership skills of a diverse and inclusive group of lawyers;
- To identify, nurture and inspire effective leadership within the Bar and the legal community;
- To enhance the diversity of leaders within the Bar;
- To build relationships among Bar leaders across disciplines within the profession; and
- To raise the level of awareness and engagement among lawyers regarding issues facing the legal profession through the study of ethical, professional and public service issues
| Office | City | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renée Elise Thompson | Chair | Ocala | 2016 |
| Michael John Faehner | Vice Chair | Clearwater | 2016 |
| Juliet Murphy Roulhac | Vice Chair | Fort Lauderdale | 2016 |
| Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes | West Palm Beach | 2016 | |
| Sean Timothy Desmond | Tallahassee | 2015 | |
| Matthew Wilson Dietz | Miami | 2015 | |
| Pauline Drake | Jacksonville | 2014 | |
| Cynthia A Everett | Miami | 2014 | |
| Mariano Garcia | West Palm Beach | 2015 | |
| Damon Christopher Glisson | Apollo Beach | 2014 | |
| LaShawnda K. Jackson | Orlando | 2016 | |
| Norberto Sergio Katz | Maitland | 2014 | |
| Benedict P Kuehne | Miami | 2015 | |
| Ronald J. Lebio * | Dunnellon | 2015 | |
| Christopher Carl Marquardt | Atlanta | 2015 | |
| Elizabeth Foshee McCausland | Orlando | 2016 | |
| Kevin Anthony McNeill | Gainesville | 2016 | |
| Victoria Mendez | Miami | 2016 | |
| Burnadette Norris-Weeks | Fort Lauderdale | 2016 | |
| Navin R Pasem | Tampa | 2015 | |
| Evett Louise Simmons | Port Saint Lucie | 2014 | |
| Larry Dean Smith | Orlando | 2015 | |
| * Public Member |
[Revised: 06-27-2012]



