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Achieving Our Community's 'Preferred Future'
 Our community's process for achieving our 'preferred future' since 2001, Brevard Tomorrow went through an in-depth evaluation and update at the end of 2006.
The 2007 Report to the Community and Brevard Tomorrow Community Agenda summarizes the judgment of community leaders representing the community's broad spectrum of interests. Accomplishments, action updates and emerging issues are all included in these two reports.
 Young Professionals of BrevardTM
Brevard County's Premier Young Professionals Group
Launched in 2005, Young Professionals of BrevardTM (ypB) is Brevard's largest initiative dedicated to young, career-minded adults who want to connect to their community.
ypB provides its members with opportunities for professional and personal development, community service, cultural enrichment and social networking.
Individual membership is $50.00 per year and includes admission to ypB's monthly networking events, special rates for ypB events and "members only" events. For more information, visit www.ypBrevard.com or call LEAD Brevard at 321-632-8222.
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Meet the recipients of the 4th Annual 4 Under 40!
2008 4 Under 40 Award recipients from left to right: Erik Eavenson, Jermaine Curry, Shannon Meyer, and Travis Proctor (Photo courtesy of Events To Go Entertainment) |
LEAD Brevard recognized four Brevard County young professionals and a local high school senior for their leadership and community service at its fourth annual 4 Under 40 – Celebrating the Next Generation of Leaders gala on February 15, at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto Hotel.
Selected from a field of twelve finalists, this year’s recipients were: Eric Eavenson, President of Strategic Insurance Management, LLC; Jermaine Curry, Program Specialist with Cuyler Community Learning Center; Shannon Meyer, President and CEO of the Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce; and Travis Proctor, President of Artemis International Technologies, Inc. The student recognition was presented to Taylor Williams of Holy Trinity High School, in Melbourne.
From over 40 nominations, finalists were chosen by a group of independent community leaders including Roger Dobson, President, Ocean Partners; Pam Gatto, President, Gatto Tires and Auto; Howard Lance, President and CEO, Harris Corp.; Al Neuharth, Founder of USA Today and FLRODIA TODAY newspapers; and Dr. Joe Lee Smith, Provost, Brevard Community College – Palm Bay Campus. Judges individually made their selections based on the information provided within the nominees’ questionnaires, without knowledge of the person whose name was attached to the submission.
Those in attendance were treated to a news-style video produced by Central Florida News 13, highlighting the finalists and featuring past award winners. The evening’s host was Central Florida News 13 anchor Scott Harris.
Presenting sponsors of the event included FLORIDA TODAY, Harris Corporation, Parrish Medical Center, and a consortium of higher education institutions, including Brevard Community College, Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Central Florida. Event sponsors included Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc. and Brevard Job-Link, as well as United Space Alliance.
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