Southwest Florida Most Influential Diversity Achievers is a celebration of influencers and community builders committed to developing a stronger, more prosperous communities across the region.
Honorees of the 2018 Southwest Florida Most Influential Diversity Achievers:
- Veronica Barber, Mentoring Programs Coordinator & Co-Founder of the Community Press and AFCAAM Center-Catholic Charities
- Dr. Martha Bireda, Executive Director, Blanchard House Museum
- Carl Burnside, Principal, Dunbar Senior High School
- Jaha Cummings, City Councilman, City of Punta Gorda
- Derrick Diggs, Police Chief, City of Fort Myers
- Javier Fuller, Vice President of Web Development, CONRIC PR & Marketing
- Dr. William Glover, Senior Pastor, Mount Herman Ministries
- Edgar Harris, Owner, Red Wing Shoes
- Larry Hart, Lee County Tax Collector
- Dr. Peter Lewis, Family Practice and Internal Medicine, Primary Care of Southwest FL
- Barbara Melvin, Vice President, First Florida Integrity Bank
- James Middlebrooks, Educator, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Community Press
- Juan A. Gonzalez, Business Owner, Consultant and Founder of Effective Growth Management
- Abdul Haq Muhammed, Founder and Executive Director, Quality Life Center
- Joseph North, Attorney, The North Law Firm, P.A
- Tasheekia Perry, Founder, Crowning Daughters For Success
- Lee Pitts, Host and Executive Producer, Lee Pitts Live on Fox 4
- Karen Putman-Watson, Executive Director, Our Mother’s Home of Southwest FL
- Janeth Ramirez, Chair of Board of Directors, Hispanic Chamber of Southwest Florida
- Diana Riley, Founder, Swinging with Purpose
- Antranette Forbes, Founder, Lee County Economic Development
- Diane Spears, Director of Medical/Infectious Disease, Lee Health
- Johnny Streets, City Councilman, City of Fort Myers
- John Tobler, Owner, Tobler Construction
- Gail Williams, Chief Diversity Officer, Hodges University
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