Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Host Committee for the 2009 Leadership Conference

Paula Gavin, is pleased to announce the appointments of Broad and Cassel Managing Partner Gabriel L. Imperato and Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Floyd Johnson as co-chairs of the Fort Lauderdale Host Committee for the organization’s 2009 national leadership conference. Gavin also announced the names of the 28-member committee.

The conference, New Wave: Leaders Changing America, which will be held January 11-16, 2009, at the Gallery One Fort Lauderdale, is expected to attract former graduates of the program, mentors of the organization and the current class of Fellows. Imperato and Johnson are heading a host committee made up of Broward County business and community leaders who are volunteering their time to help plan and host the event.

Imperato, who heads the Fort Lauderdale office of the statewide law firm, says Broad and Cassel has a long-standing commitment to supporting leadership opportunities for men and women of all ethnic and racial backgrounds. “It is an honor and a pleasure to be part of such an important event for Broward County,” he said. “My partners and I at Broad and Cassel believe in creating greater diversity in all segments of our community and are proud to be supporting National Urban Fellows.” To read more, click here...