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The Able Trust Selects Delegates for the Eighth Annual Youth Leadership Forum

(May 1, 2007)

The Able Trust is proud to announce that the 2007 Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) delegates have been selected. The Able Trust has selected over 50 delegates to attend the eighth annual YLF, scheduled July 19-22, 2007 in Tallahassee. Selected delegates reflect a diverse group of disabilities, genders, geographical locations and ethnicities.

The YLF, co-sponsored by The Able Trust and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is an exclusive career and leadership enrichment forum for students with disabilities throughout the state of Florida. This four-day conference will feature interactive workshops focused on career development, community and individual leadership, disability awareness and self advocacy. Students will also have the opportunity to meet community leaders with disabilities, business professionals and government dignitaries from various cities and counties throughout the state of Florida.

The eighth annual YLF will also feature The Able Trust Ambassador, Dr. Sheila Buchbinder as the keynote speaker for the ever-popular, Mentor's Luncheon. As a board certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist and recipient of the American Woman's Medical Association and Lang Medical Publication awards for outstanding achievement in the medical industry, Dr. Buchbinder will offer students an empowering message of achieving success despite the odds. After a disabling accident, Dr. Buchbinder persevered to successfully teach and publish articles focused on laparoscopic surgery. In addition, Dr. Buchbinder has established a medical technologies company, which has promoted new medical devices for the last 20 years.

Congratulations to the 2007 Florida Youth Leadership Forum Delegates!

• Rebecca Arrants, Malone High School, Graceville FL
• Brandi Baker, Florida Virtual School, Apopka, FL
• Leah Barger, Ava Maria Prep School, Sarasota, FL
• Earl Biggs, Bridges Academy, Orlando, FL
• Juan Bonalde, Florida School for Deaf and Blind, Port St. Lucie, FL
• Christopher Bowman, Terry Parker High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Michael Carlisle, Plant City High School, Plant City, FL
• Alexa Cocker, St. Petersburg High School, St. Petersburg, FL
• Jacob Dowdy, Center Academy, St. Petersburg, FL
• Melanie Drew, Cooper City High School, Cooper City, FL
• Christian Eldred, Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Lauren Gagnon, Navarre High School, Navarre, FL
• Cameron Gardner, Florida School for Deaf & Blind, Alachua, FL
• Juana "Alex" Gaucin, Moore Haven Junior-Senior High School, Okeechobee, FL
• Shane Gilson, Florida School for Deaf & Blind, Starke, FL
• Sara Goldman, Wharton High School, Tampa, FL
• Traci Goodrich, Florida School for Deaf & Blind, Palm Coast, FL
• Brittany Harris, Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Whitney Harris, Gulf Breeze High School, Gulf Breeze, FL
• Latasha Hendershot, Umatilla High School, Paisley, FL
• Summer Hovaldt, Port St. Lucie High School, Port St. Lucie, FL
• Kenyatta Huff, William H. Turner Tech, Miami, FL
• McKenzie Kizer, Bartram Trail High School, St. Augustine, FL
• James Loggins, Lakewood Ranch High School, Bradenton, FL
• Benjamin McMann, Royal Palm Beach High School, West Palm Beach, FL
• Ciera Mathos, Durant High School. Plant City, FL
• Bridget Miller, Pensacola High School, Pensacola, FL
• Arsenio Monds, South Dade Adult Education Center, Florida City, FL
• Chris Navain, South Dade Adult Education Center, Miami, FL
• Robert Noren, St. Lucie West Centennial High School, Ft. Pierce, FL
• Shelby Nurse, Countryside High School, Clearwater, FL
• Juliet Ochs, Bartram Trail High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Cristin Palmer, Melbourne High School, Indian Harbour Beach, FL
• Jessica Peck, Gulf High School, Holiday, FL
• Craig Pierson, Barron G. Collier High School, Naples, FL
• Charles Pipkin, Bay High School, Panama City, FL
• Ebony Phipps, F. W. Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL
• James Poland, Marathon High School, Big Pine Key, FL
• Erinn Powell, Florida School for Deaf and Blind, Tallahassee, FL
• Ben Randall, Lincoln High School Tallahassee, FL
• Andrew Ray, Fleming Island High School, Orange Park, FL
• Meredith Raymond, Boca Raton Community High School, Boca Raton, FL
• Danielle Roe, Oak Park School, Sarasota, FL
• Graciela Rogel, Durant High School, Valrico, FL
• Sara Romine, Harrison School for Visual & Performing Arts, Lakeland, FL
• Franco Saldivar, Pionciana High School, Kissimmee, FL
• Henry Sanchez, Port St. Lucie High School, Port St. Lucie, FL
• Stuart Schneider, Port St. Lucie High School, Port St. Lucie, FL
• James Seitz, Pine Forest High School, Pensacola, FL
• Erica Serrano, Sandalwood High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Destin Sloan, Lincoln High School Tallahassee, FL
• Alexandria Strange, Navarre High School, Navarre, FL
• Matthew Turner, Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, FL
• Brian Walters, Coral Shores High School, Key Largo, FL
• Jordan Whatley, Treasure Coast High School, Port St. Lucie, FL