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Leadership North Port
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Leadership North Port is a series of city-wide programs designed to enhance participants' awareness of our community and its needs by examining how leadership in the historical, geographical, educational, economic, governmental and cultural segments work together to perpetuate and advance the North Port community and its citizens.
The program is also designed to nurture and engage the leadership skills of potential and current leaders by providing an atmosphere that stimulates and fosters diverse viewpoints, resulting in innovative answers to the critical questions facing our community. The program strives to create awareness and to connect leaders with issues; however, it is not an academic leadership training program.
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Selection of Leadership North Port participants is based solely upon the answers to the questions on the application, so please be thoughtful and sincere. Course requirements for graduation include mandatory attendance at Orientation, as well as expected attendance to each of the monthly sessions – generally the second Friday of each month.
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2026 Leadership Day Sponsors
No Sponsor needed for Breakfast Networking
Opening Retreat & Orientation - The Hadley and Soleil Dental Studio
Nonprofit & Community Services Day - The Venice Golf & Country Club
Education Day - The Hadley and Maronda Homes
Healthcare Day - Encompass Health and Soleil Dental Studio
Government & Economic Development Day -
Environment & Tourism Day - Mattamy Homes and Suncoast One Title & Closings
Arts & Culture / Manufacturing Day -
Media Day -
Justice Day - Frohlich, Gordon, & Beason Law Firm
​Graduation - No Sponsor Needed
Refreshments - Gale West, Your Health Consultant
Transportation - The Gallery at North Port and Discovery Commons South Biscayne
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Leadership Schedule 2026:
January 7, 2026 - Class participants will be introduced at the Breakfast Networking
January 7, 2026 - Opening Retreat & Orientation (mandatory)
January 9, 2026 - Nonprofit & Community Services Day
February 13, 2026 - Education Day
March 13, 2026 - Healthcare Day
April 10, 2026 - Government & Economic Development Day
May 8, 2026 - Environment & Tourism Day
June 12, 2026 - Arts & Culture/Manufacturing Day
July 10, 2026 - Media Day
August 14, 2026 - Justice Day
September 11, 2026 - Graduation
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Upcoming Events
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Leadership Class of 2026
Nicholas Anderson - Tailored Inspections
Sean Burroughs - Compass Health Consultants
Catherine Campbell - Best Version Media - North Port Living
Jennifer Dolgetta - Visit Sarasota County
Kelsey House - House of Hormones
Jeff Mangrum - Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Carol Estrada - City of North Port
Emerson Schoonover - Achieva Credit Union
Andrew Sias -Comcast
Robin Snider - Infinity Air Conditioning
Katya Sutherland - City of North Port
Melissa Sweeney - Elite Inspections & Pest Solutions
Melissa Tanguay - Hoover Pressure Cleaning
Brenda VanSalisbury - H2O-4 Life Aquatic and Balance Rehab, LLC
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