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FOUR CORNERS SUMMIT
Photography: Keith Ronan of Positively Osceola and Christina Pilkington of the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce
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Four Corners Area Council 2021 Chairman Steve Silcock (Bardell Real Estate), 2019-2020 Chairman Allison Beeman (CEMEX), Osceola County Manager Don Fisher, Polk County Manager Bill Beasley, Lake County Manager Alan Rosen, Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks, 2020-2021 Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber Board Chair Adrianna Sekula (Walt Disney Parks & Resorts) and Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber President/CEO John Newstreet Osceola County Manager Don Fisher, Polk County Manager Bill Beasley, Lake County Manager Alan Rosen and Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks
Florida State Representative (District 41) Sam Killebrew, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Florida State Representative (District 43) Kristen Arrington, Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington, Polk County Commissioner Martha Santiago, Osceola County Commissioner Peggy Choudhry, Orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson and Lake County Commissioner Doug Shields
Lake County Manager Alan Rosen and Elevate Lake Executive Director Brandon Matulka Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks and Orange County Director of Government Relations Chris Testerman
About 120 people gathered at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate on May 6 for a Four Corners Summit, where representatives from the four counties that make up a fast-growing part of Central Florida reported on the progress of the Four Corners, One Vision initiative aimed at creating a cohesive look and a sense of place for the region. Four Corners is named for the intersection of Lake, Polk, Osceola and Orange counties. The event was hosted by the Four Corners Area Council Board of Directors.
Osceola County Manager Don Fisher
Tom Kohler of GAI Consultants moderates a panel of experts, left to right: Osceola County Manager Don Fisher, Assistant Polk County Manager Chandra Frederick, Polk County Manager Bill Beasley, Orange County Administrator Byron Brooks, Orange County Director of Government Relations Chris Testerman, Lake County Manager Alan Rosen and Elevate Lake Executive Director Brandon Matulka
Tables at the event are set up for social distancing Four Corners, One Vision Presentation by Rafael Montalvo with the University of Central Florida Consensus Center
Guests network at their tables
WEST ORANGE CHAMBER ECONOMIC UPDATE LUNCHEON
Photography: Cannonfire Photography
Dr. Sean Snaith, director of the UCF Institute for Economic Forecasting, entertains attendees with economic forecasting mixed with humor
Left to right: Former District 1 Orange County Commissioner Betsy VanderLey of OHL Building; Jemma Emerson of CEMEX; and Oakland Commissioner Sal Ramos with Empire Finish Systems
Left to right: Dawn Willis, Brian Wetzel, Amy DeYoung and Tonja Mosley, all with Orlando Health; West Orange Chamber of Commerce Chair Camille Evans with Virtus LLP; Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson; West Orange Chamber of Commerce President Stina D’Uva; Dr. Alexander Cartwright, president of the University of Central Florida; Dr. Sean Snaith, director of the UCF Institute for Economic Forecasting; and Heather Easterling with Boyd Development and the community of Hamlin
Members and guests of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center on May 4 for the chamber’s Economic Update and Forecast Luncheon. Keynote speaker Dr. Sean Snaith, a nationally acclaimed economist and the director of the University of Central Florida Institute for Economic Forecasting, discussed the effects of the pandemic on the U.S. and global economies and what they mean for Florida and the Greater Orlando area.
Camille Evans, chair of the West Orange Chamber board of directors
Left to right: West Orange Healthcare District board members Rod Talbot, Tracy Swanson (president), Mark Griffith and Ken Harker; and Foundation for a Healthier West Orange Director Lesa Boettcher and Controller Pat Brown
Left to right: Krista Carter, West Orange Chamber vice president; Amy DeYoung, COO and assistant vice president of Orlando Health’s Health Central Hospital; Tonja Mosley, CFO of Health Central Hospital; and Brian Wetzel, COO and assistant vice president of Orlando Health’s Horizon West Hospital Dr. Alexander Cartwright, president of UCF
Stina D’Uva, president and CEO of the West Orange Chamber, emcees the organization’s in-person event, which asked attendees to wear masks when they were not eating
