Submitted by Maria Pierson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. – The community came together to recognize exceptional visionaries and changemakers whose leadership, service and dedication strengthen the fabric of Broward County during Leadership Broward’s annual Fun Lunch at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Recognized this year among the honorees was Ella Phillips, Chief Executive Operations Officer of the Law Office of the Public Defender and a member of Leadership Broward Class XLI. She is heavily involved in the community, creating the Office of the Public Defender Summer Justice Program, chaired Fort Lauderdale’s first-ever Sealing and Expungement Workshop and has served on the Sistrunk Historical Festival Board of Directors, Broward County Community Action Board, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, City of Fort Lauderdale Redevelopment Advisory Board, Taskforce for the Broward County Elimination of Schoolhouse to Jail House, and the Executive Committee of the NAACP Fort Lauderdale Branch.
Also honored this year were Brett Atkinson, Moss Construction; Kathleen Cannon, United Way of Broward County; Shira Kastan Goldstein, ADG Strategy Group, Harley Miller, Miller Construction; Stephanie J. Toothaker, ESQ., Toothaker.org; and Giancarlo Zuniga, Truist.
Guests enjoyed a luncheon, raffles, surprises and more.
Leadership Broward is Broward County’s premier leadership development training organization that helps emerging and established leaders expand their leadership skills, enhance their knowledge of local and state issues, and leverage their individual passions to initiate positive change in the Broward County community. The mission, “to develop and inspire individuals to serve our community,” is accomplished through a range of programs starting with the Leadership Broward, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at issues affecting Broward County in the areas of government, education, business, media, transportation, criminal justice, history, environment, culture, arts, recreation, and health and community services. Youth Leadership Broward, Follow the Leader in You and Women Leading Broward round out the program’s offerings. For more information, visit www.LeadershipBroward.org or call (954) 767-8866.