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Statewide Members

The statewide Advisory Council is made up of Florida’s top business leaders and experts in the fields of logistics, distribution, and global supply chain management, and will meet on a regular basis as determined by the Council to cultivate curricula, communications, and talent. These steps are essential to establishing Florida as a place where excellence in supply chain builds careers, companies, and markets.

Florida is America’s gateway to global markets, and the primary access point for international commerce for Florida’s businesses. Recent Banner Center research reveals that there is a serious interest in connecting regional initiatives and cultivating a robust talent base that understands the up and down-stream relationships that build markets and wealth.

Information regarding Advisory Council Meetings, Focus Groups, and Industry Reports are available at the bottom of this page.

Note: The next meeting is September 25, 2008 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Employ Florida Banner Center of Excellence for Logistics & Distribution statewide Advisory Council membership list:

Mr. Bob Barnes
Distribution Center Manager
General Dollar
Alachua, FL

Ms. Sandra Beck
Dean of Workforce Education
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Stacy Campbell-Domineck
Executive Director
Workforce Florida Region 17-Polk County
Workforce 2020
Winter Haven, FL

Mr. Frank Cascante *
General Manager
Maersk Line
Miami, FL

Mr. Brent Christensen
President and CEO
Gainesville Chamber & Council for Economic Outreach
Gainesville, FL

Mr. Rob Clancey
Director, Corporate College
Polk County Community College
Winter Haven, FL

Ms. Kayla Davis Thomas
Safety Manager
Davis-Express
Starke, FL

Mr. Jeff Day
Distribution Manager
Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, FL

Mr. Terry Dicks
President
Dicks Enterprises
Lake City, FL

Mr. Andrew Duffell
Senior Vice President of Business Development
BDB of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL

Mr. Bruce Ferguson
Board Chair
Workforce Florida Region 8 Worksource (WFDB)
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Frank Fuller
Chief Officer
Choice Institutes
Tallahassee, FL

Dr. Joseph Geunes
Associate Professor/Co-Director, SCALE Center
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Mr. Joel Haas
Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Mr. Terry Haber
Director Sales and Marketing
CEVA Logistics - North America
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Lucy Hadi
Chancellor for Workforce Education
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL

Ms. Katherine Haight
Human Resources
Target, Inc.
Lake City, FL

Ms. Lynn Hamilton
Project Manager
Workforce Florida Region 7 (FCWDB)
Lake City, FL

Ms. Belinda Hess
Director of Marketing & Logistics
CSX/TRANSFLO
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Tracy Hickman*
Dean of Occupational Programs
Lake City Community College
Lake City, FL

Mr. Lewis Hunt*
Director/President CSCMP North Florida Roundtable
CSX-Transflo
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Joanne Kazmierski
Manager of Community Outreach & Environmental Advocacy
Port of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Lynda Keever
Publisher
Florida Trend
St. Petersburg, FL

Mr. Wayne Kline
Director, Supply Chain Institute
PCC Corporate College
Winter Haven, FL

Mr. Scott Lane
Vice President
Penser SC
Jacksonville, FL 322254

Mr. Richard Leuner/President CSCMP Central Florida Roundtable
Associate
NAI RealVest
Maitland, FL

Mr. Greg Lovelace
Director of Cargo & Cruise Marketing
Tampa Port Authority
Tampa, FL

Ms. Deborah McDowell
Director of Sales/Marketing-Marine Division & Transportation
Global Stevedoring/ICS Global
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Tom Ming
Director of International Operations
Landstar Global Logistics
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Craig Moore
Regional Vice President
Family Dollar
Marianna, FL

Mr. Greg Munnich
General Manager
United States Cold Storage, Inc
Lake City, FL

Mr. Michael O’Leary
President
Grimes Company
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Serena Peeler
Resource Specialist/Trainer
Workforce Education
Bartow, FL

Mr. Jim Poole
President, NCRACEC
Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Lake City, FL

Ms. Mary Lou Rajchel
President and CEO
Florida Trucking Association
Tallahassee, FL

Mr. Darryl Register
Executive Director
Baker County Chamber of Commerce
Macclenny, FL

Mr. J.B. Renninger *
Director
Aviation Center of Excellence
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Claude Revels, Jr.
Director of Corporate Safety & Workers Compensation
JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Chris Sass
Associate – Industrial Brokerage
Cushman Wakefield
Tampa, FL

Mr. Jeff Scroggins
Director
CHOICE Institutes
Ft. Walton Beach, FL

Mr. Mike Sellers
General Manager
BlueLinx Corp
Lake City, FL

Mr. Tom Shiner
Director of Special Projects
Workforce Florida, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL

Mr. Jim Simmons
Vice President of Operations
Sysco, Inc.
Riviera Beach, FL

Ms. Pascale Spears
Manager
Nordstrom, Inc.
Gainesville, FL

Mr. Andy Stansfield
President
Revolutionary Marketing, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Bobby Steele
General Manager
Wal-mart
Macclenny, FL

Mr. Jay Steele *
Director for Career Education
Saint John’s Count School District
St. Augustine, FL

Ms. Melinda Stein
Associate Dean of Career and Technical Education
Okaloosa-Walton College
Niceville, FL

Mr. Chris Steinocher
Chief Operating Officer
Tampa Bay Partnership
Tampa, FL

Ms. Rebecca Torres
Tampa Bay Region Field Manager
Enterprise Florida
Tampa, FL

Ms. Linda S. Watson
Chief Executive Officer
LYNX Orlando
Orlando, FL

Ms. Kathy Wentworth
Human Resources Director
ICS Logistics
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Richard Williams
Executive Director
Workforce Florida Region 3
Marianna, FL

Mr. Don Wood
Consultant
3SM, Inc.
Satellite Beach, FL

Mr. Bob Wood
Dean of Continuing Education
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Ms. Mary Young
Business Development Executive
Telecommunications Industry-IBM Corporation
Coral Gables, FL

 
         

Meetings and Industry Reports

Polk Community College Corporate College - A Preferred PartnerSpring 2008

Polk Corporate College Hosts Spring 2008 Supply Chain Session

The Spring 2008 Advisory Council meeting of the Florida Banner Center for Logistics and Distribution will be May 20th at the Polk Community College from 10:00am until 2:00pm, in Lakeland, Florida.

Advisory Council Spring Session 2008 Report (PDF)

Meeting Presentation (PDF)

Invitation Letter (PDF)


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LYNXFall 2007

LYNX Transportation Hosts Fall 2007 Supply Chain Session

The fall Advisory Council meeting for Florida’s Banner Center for Logistics & Distribution was held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at LYNX – Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority in downtown Orlando, Florida.

Special thanks to Linda Watson, CEO, LYNX, for hosting the fall session of the Advisory Council.

Advisory Council Session Fall Session 2007 Report (PDF)

Meeting Presentation (PDF)
 

Florida TrendSummer 2007

Florida Trend Magazine Hosts Key Supply Chain Session

Florida's Banner Center for Logistics and
Distribution Statewide Advisory Council

Advisory Council Launch Session Report (PDF)

Florida Trend partnered with Employ Florida Banner Center of Excellence for Logistics & Distribution to host the launch session of the new Statewide Advisory Council. The Statewide Advisory Council is made up of Florida's top business leaders and experts in the fields of logistics and distribution, and will meet on a regular basis as determined by the Council to cultivate curricula, communications, and talent. These steps are essential to establishing Florida as a place where excellence in supply chain builds careers, companies, and markets.

The Council team met in the 6th floor large conference room in the St. Pete Times Building in St. Petersburg, Florida on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The agenda for this important four hour launch session included:

  • Introduction to Council members
  • Profile of the Banner Process
  • Findings and Concepts for Logistics and Distribution Firms
  • Regional Perspectives
  • Establishing a Flexible Communications Protocol for Council Participants

Summary Notes from this launch session will be provided to all partner agencies and delivered to the pertinent committees of Florida's House and Senate.

Special thanks in advance to Advisory Council members for investing your valuable time with this team of leaders.

Focus Groups

The focus groups led by the Employ Florida Banner Center of Excellence for Logistics & Distribution at Lake City Community College are by invitation only, in order to solicit feedback from the logistics & distribution industry. The complete 2007/08 Annotated Needs Assessment Report for education and workforce trends in the Logistics and Distribution industry is available by clicking here. Reports for 2007 Focus Groups are available by each date for review. Please see below.

#1: March 16th - to read the report click here.
University of North Florida
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645
www.unf.edu

#2: March 22nd - to read the report click here.
The CHOICE Institutes at
The University of West Florida/
Okaloosa Schools Common Camps
(Okaloosa Applied Technology Center)
1976 Lewis Turner Blvd.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
www.choiceinstitutes.com

#3: March 27th - to read the report click here.
Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
301 East Pine Street, Suite 900
Orlando, FL 32801
407.422.7159 x217
www.orlandoedc.com

#4: March 29th - to read the report click here.
Hilton Palm Beach Airport
150 Australian Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
561.684.9400
www.palmbeachhilton.com


Polk Community College Corporate College - A Preferred Partner

Spring 2008 Meeting
The Spring 2008 Advisory Council meeting of the Florida Banner Center for Logistics and Distribution will be May 20th at the Polk Community College from 10:00am until 2:00pm, in Lakeland, Florida.

Invitation Letter (PDF)

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LYNX

Fall 2007 Meeting
The Fall 2007 Advisory Council meeting for the Employ Florida Banner Center of Excellence for Logistics & Distribution at LYNX – Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority in downtown Orlando...

Advisory Council Session Report Fall 2007 Report (PDF)

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Florida Trend

Summer 2007 Meeting

 Florida Trend partnered with the Employ Florida Banner Center of Excellence for Logistics & Distribution to host the launch session of the new Statewide Advisory Council...

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