Past Presidents of Leadership Palm Beach County

Kimberly Lea
Dean of Workforce Education & Development, Palm Beach State College
2024-2025

Keely Gideon-Taylor
The Palm Beach Post
2023-2024

Mike Bauer
General Manager, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
2022-2023

Thomas Bean
Director of Development, NextEra Energy Resources
2021-2022

Vicki Chouris
Former President/CEO, South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc.
2020-2021

Robi Jurney
CEO, Quantum House
2019-2020

Lisa Johnson
CEO, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida
2018-2019

Charles Frazier
Executive Director, Rock Region Metro
2017-2018

Nancy Proffitt
President, Proffitt Management Solutions
2016-2017

Kim Jones
Celedinas Insurance
2015-2016

Tammy Clarke
Director, BDO
2014-2015

David Greene
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
2013-2014

Monte Resnick
Managing Director, Matrix Private Capital Group
2012-2013

Tom Jensen *
Vice President, ARCADIS
2011-2012

Ron Harbison *
Managing Principal, Valuation Analysts, LLC
2010-2011

Laura Deck Cunningham *
VP Marketing/PR, Charlotte Pelton & Associates, Inc.
2009-2010

Brian Edwards
SVP Development, United Way of Palm Beach County
2008-2009

Marty Rogol
President, Marketing Concepts, Inc.
2007-2008

Dorothy Bradshaw
Procurement Bureau Chief, South Florida  Water Management District
2006-2007

Michele Gurto
Owner, Michele L. Gurto CPA
2005-2006

Tony Lofaso *
Financial Planner, Palm Planning Group*
2004-2005

John Fumero
Owner, John J. Fumero P.A.
2003-2004

Robert Boike *
Senior Consultant, All Hands Consulting
2002-2003

Dave Luhrsen *
Ph.D., Chairman, American Business Leadership
2001-2002

Kahart Pinder
2000-2001

Robert Bertisch
Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
1999-2000

Jim Sugarman
Executive Director, West Palm Beach Library Foundation
1998-1999

Deborah Stewart
Public Affairs/ Multicultural Specialist, PBC School District
1997-1998

Diane Carlino *
President, Achievement Dynamics, Inc.
1996-1997

Dari Bowman
Director, Children's Services Council
1995-1996

Sally D. Chester, R.N.
Community Volunteer, Team Chester
1994-1995

Bill Pfeifer *
1993-1994

Jonathon Frost
President, Commerce Consulting, Inc.
1992-1993

Gary Frechette
Public Safety Director, The Gardens Mall
1991-1992

David Baker
Attorney, Alley Maass Rogers & Lindsay
1990-1992

Dan Shorter
VP Digital, New York Times Regional Media
1990-1991

Carole Cleveland *
1989-1990

Gale Howden
1988-1990

Jerry Flanders
1988-1989

James Crews *
1987-1988

Anne Byerlein
1986-1988

Stormet Norem
President, Boynton Memorial Chapel
1985-1986

Barry Berg
Wealth Manager, First Republic Investment Management
1984-1987

*Indicates deceased