Leadership Florida Names 2025-2026 Board of Directors

LEADERSHIP FLORIDA NAMES 2025-2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Leadership Florida announced its Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 program year at their Annual Meeting in Tampa last month. The Board of Directors’ primary responsibility is to ensure that Leadership Florida can pursue its mission of convening leaders from across the state to recharge their leadership skills and to educate and inspire them to build a better Florida.  

The 2025-2026 Leadership Florida Board of Directors includes:

• Chair: Michael Wynn, President, Sunshine Ace Hardware
• Chair-Elect: Aundra Wallace, President, JAXUSA Partnership
• Past Chair: Ron Christaldi, Partner and President/CEO, Shumaker Advisors Florida
• Finance Chair: Deborah Curry, Executive Director, Kidney Donor Athletes
• Development Chair: Tom McAlpin, Chairman, Board of Directors, Virgin Voyages
• Audit Chair: Fred Karlinsky, Shareholder & Global Co-Chair, Insurance Regulatory & Transactions, Greenberg Traurig
• Connect Class Chair: Casey Hall, Community Relations Manager, Orlando Health
• Cornerstone Class Chair: Noel Martinez, President and CEO, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce
• Education Class Chair: Moneek McTier, Instructional Superintendent, School District of Palm Beach County
• Region Chair Rep.: Melissa McKinlay, VP, Government Relations, WGI
• Region Chair Rep.: Elisha Gonzalez Bonnewitz, Senior Vice President, Public Engagement & Executive Director, FAIRWINDS Foundation 
• Region Chair Rep.: Jeanette Yaeger, VP, Greatness, Inc.
• Connect Class President: Christina Volpicelli, Senior Manager, Leadership Programs, National Center for Healthcare Leadership
• Cornerstone Class President: RC Holmes, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, University of Miami
• Education Class President: Stacia Werner, Principal, Lake County School District
• Governance Chair: Kam Patton, Superintendent, Alachua County Public Schools
• FL Chamber of Commerce Rep.: Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce
• FL Chamber of Commerce Rep.: Karen Moore, CEO & Founder, The Moore Agency
• At-Large Member: Tammy Gustafson, VP Sales Integration, Universal Orlando
• At-Large Member: Mark Bennett, Region Executive, Bank of America
• At-Large Member: George Forman, COO, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
• General Counsel: Don Slesnick, Managing Partner, Law Offices of Slesnick & Casey
• President and CEO (ex-officio): Wendy Spencer, President and CEO, Leadership Florida