FLORIDA REGION

CONFERENCE

April 11th & 12th, 2014 Grand Hyatt,

Tampa, FL

What to look forward

Council Officers Training

Nomination Committee –

Dave Sullivan

Commence Regional Meeting – Welcome, Posting of

Colors, and Invocation

Best Practices Northeast, Central, &

South Florida Areas-Vargo, Paddock, &

Black

What’s In?Regional Member of the YearCouncil President of the Year

To discuss:

council reports

retention breakdown

commission affiliates

payment from National

expectations from P, VP, Sec. and treasurer

National , Regional, Area, and Local

Fundraising, Recognition and State Reports

REGIONALAWARDS

2013

REGIONAL AWARDS (Individuals)

Membership

Gold (10+) Skip Witunski 21, Bill Dudley 16,

June Moore 12

Silver(5+) Simone Ramos 9, Chris Paddock 7

Regional Member of the Year John Beckett

Council President of the Year Lynn Drucker

REGIONALAWARDS

2013

REGIONAL AWARDS (Councils)

Council Growth

Net Increase 13 Jacksonville

Percentage Growth 5.30% Key West

Total New Members 33 Tampa

Council of the Year Key West

Council President of the Year Lynn Drucker

Community Affiliate of the Year Konica Minolta

REGIONALAWARDS

Councils New Members

in 2013

Tampa 33

Fort Lauderdale 29

Jacksonville 27

Palm Beach 27

Key West 24

St. Augustine 21

Sarasota 20

We’re increasing in numbers!

Tampa New Mem-bers 33

Key West 5.3% age growth

Jacksonville Net Growth 13

Agenda

Friday April 11, 2014 SNOWY EGRET 2nd Floor Meeting Room 4:00 – 6:00 PM Council Officers Training (2nd Floor SNOWY EGRET 2nd Floor Meeting Room 6:00 – 7:00 PM Social Hour HERRING GULL7:00 – 9:00 PM Dinner Armani's

Saturday April 12, 2014 SNOWY EGRET 2nd Floor Meeting Room All Day8:00 AM -10:00 AM Nomination Committee –Dave Sullivan Chairman SNOWY EGRET

Continued:Meeting Break

10:15 AM Commence Regional Meeting – Welcome, Posting of Colors, and Invocation10:30 AM -11:30 AM Florida Regional Awards11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Speaker – Captain Kenneth S. Wright, Commanding Officer, Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Plank Owner and CO of Seal Team 16

Lunch SANDHILL CRANE

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Best Practices Northeast, Central, & South Florida Areas-Vargo, Paddock, & Black2:00 PM – 2:30 PM State Reports-Paddock & Witunski2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Regional Status-Witunski

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM National Status & National Convention Tampa 2015

What we’ve identified last

Recommendations

Finance

Membership

Communication

Questions for National Leadership:

Issues

Communications

Marketing &

&Membership

Challenges

Finances

Refocus to the core NLUS

missions

Timely reports

Coordinaton

What we need to address:

Recommendations:

CAPTAIN KENNETH S. WRIGHT

UNITED STATES NAVY

Captain Wright is a native of San Pedro, California and received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1988. After graduating as Class Leader for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Class 169, his first operational assignment was to SEAL Team Five where he completed two Special Operations Platoon deployments to the Western Pacific. His next assignment was to Naval Special Warfare Unit One in Guam, serving as Commander, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Belleau Wood. Transferring to Naval Special Warfare Group One in September 2001, he again deployed as Commander, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Esse x His other assignments have included Executive Officer of Special Boat Team Twelve, Commanding Officer of Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center Encino, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of Naval Special Warfare Operational Support Team Two, Chief Staff Officer for Naval Special Warfare Operational Support Group, and serving on the staff of United States Special Operations Command. He twice deployed as a member of a joint special operations task force conducting operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2008 he became the plank owner Commanding Officer of SEAL Team Eighteen, conducting Naval Special Warfare operations in support of the Central, European, and Southern Command areas of responsibility. In 2012 he deployed to central Africa, commanding a joint interagency task force conducting operations with regional partner nation forces against Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) transnational terrorist group. In his most recent assignment, he served as the Chief of Staff for Special Operations Command South.

A 2006 graduate of the U.S. Army War College, Captain Wright is a designated Joint Qualified Officer and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration/Technology Management and Strategic Studies. His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Joint Service Commendation Medal (two awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Flashback 2013

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