08/11/2026
Congratulations to our very own, CEO Joshua Borem for being inducted into Leadership Lakeland!
The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Leadership Lakeland Class XLIII (43), led by Chair Jennifer Adams, Senior Vice President, Client Experience Officer at Bank of Central Florida, and Chair-Elect Scott Bowne, National Mortgage Banker at Plains Commerce Mortgage, Compass Team.
• Raymond Allen, Executive Director of Partnerships, One More Child
• Jennifer Beakley, AVP/Chief Nursing Officer, Orlando Health
• Leila Blacking, Director of Corporate Compliance & Records Management, Publix Super Market, Inc.
• Joshua Borem, President/CEO/Owner, Borem Fire Protection
• Angela Bowne, Marketing/Community Impact Liaison, Bowne & Co at Plains Commerce Mortgage
• Anna Britt, Senior Associate, Furr, Wegman & Banks Architects, P.A.
• Ryan Coffers, Executive Vice President, Brown & Brown. Inc
• Monica DiNicolantonio, Director of Membership, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
• Mason Elmore, Business Insurance Advisor, Stahl & Associates Insurance A Higginbotham Partner
• Bethany Fife, Senior Director, La-Z-Boy West Florida
• Dr. Leonard Gitter, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist, Watson Clinic, LLP
• James Hampton, Director of Professional Development, S&D Real Estate Services, LLC
• Kirsten Hein, Vice President of Engagement, Bonnet Springs Park
• D. Jason Holm, Commercial Bank, VP, Hancock Whitney Bank
• Kelsey Jaffer, Director, Grant Resources, United Way of Central Florida
• Larry Little, Communications Director, City of Lakeland
• Ashley Lloyd, Executive Director, Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida
• Joseph Madigan, Director of Recruitment Outreach and Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Florida Southern College
• Andrew Mason, Chief Financial Officer, ChastainSkillman | DCCM
• Da’Lecia McDougal, Director, Deposit Services, Publix Employees Federal Credit Union
• Hunter McTaggart, Wealth Manager, Allen & Company of Florida
• Ashleigh Mills, Communications Manager, Polk County Tax Collector’s Office
• Catherine Neslund, President/CEO, GiveWell Community Foundation
• Lily Rappeport, Attorney, Law Office of Peddy, P.A.
• Andrew Reed, Managing Attorney, Reed Mawhinney & Link
• Darceé Roberts, Executive Director of Development & Corporate Partnerships, Southeastern University
• Lauren Springfield, Associate Vice President, Community Health, Lakeland Regional Health
• Sarah Vespa, General Counsel, GMF Steel Group
• Jordan Webster, Vice President, The Strong Stitch
Read more about Class 43 here: https://bit.ly/4wtUSXm
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