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The Foundation Makes Good on its Tag Line
The Florida Bar Foundation
Leadership & Funding for Justice in Florida: heady words, no question. But when combined with decisive and thoughtful action, their promise is fulfilled. Such was the case last month when a group of seasoned legal aid attorneys met in Orlando to begin The Florida Bar Foundation’s Leadership Development Institute. In participation with the Center for Legal Aid Education, the Foundation has called together 15 experienced advocates to act as mentors for up-and-coming staff at programs around the state. The Leadership Development Initiative was conceived based on needs discovered in the course of a 2007 study by Kelly Carmody. It is endorsed and supported by the Florida Project Directors Association.
The Florida Leadership Development Institute supports fellows in developing their leadership skills and becoming recognized leaders in the legal aid community. The Florida Leadership Development Institute will not only encourage fellows to continue in their careers as legal aid attorneys, but also assist them in developing the skills and confidence necessary to become the future leaders of the Florida legal services delivery system.
The 2009 class of fellows will meet in Orlando later this month. In addition to in-person meetings, participants in the Institute are also using cutting-edge technology to interact on the internet through software provided by the Center for Legal Aid Education. Throughout the year, we will bring you profiles and information concerning the projects being undertaken by the fellows.
The 2009 Fellows are: Kim Banister of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Dawn Bates-Buchanan of Gulfcoast Legal Services, Viletta Combs of Florida Legal Services, Roberto Cruz of the Legal Advocacy Center of Central Florida, Cara Dobrev of the Legal Aid Society of the OCBA, Jennifer Hill of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Jamie Ibrahim of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Lizzie Johnson of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Lissette Labrousse of Legal Services of Greater Miami, Jacina Parson of Legal Services of North Florida, Ariel Patterson of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Laura Pichardo of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Deborah Rivera of Three Rivers Legal Services, Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson of Legal Services of Greater Miami, and Tim Stevens of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.
The Institute’s mentors are: Rose-Marie Archibald of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Tess Arrington of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Lisa Carmona of the Florida Equal Justice Center, Andrea Costello of Florida Institutional Legal Services, Amy Guinan of Florida Legal Services, Mary Haberland of Bay Area Legal Services, Chris Larson of Florida Rural Legal Services, Jimmy Midyette of Florida Legal Services, Carol Miller of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Tequisha Myles of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Leslie Powell of Legal Services of North Florida, Gabriela Ruiz of Southern Legal Counsel, Sue Selsky of the Seminole County Legal Aid Scoiety, and Larri Thatcher of the Legal Aid Society of the OCBA.