Press Release Dr. Jessica Graham Graduates from Leadership NWFL Class II

*For Immediate Release

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St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program

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FLORIDA’S GREAT NORTHWEST FOUNDATION HONORS GRADUATE, DR. JESSICA GRAHAM OF LEADERSHIP NORTHWEST FLORIDA CLASS II

PANAMA CITY, FL – The St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program is proud to announce that Dr. Jessica Graham graduated from the Leadership Northwest Florida Class II on May 17, 2024. Twenty-two leaders were selected by Florida’s Great Northwest (FGNW) Foundation to participate in Class II of the program focused on regional collaboration through community, content, and connection.

Class II participants were immersed in a seven-month educational program and met other leaders from a variety of backgrounds who represent Northwest Florida’s diverse composition. It offered participants a holistic view of the conditions, challenges and opportunities that are shared throughout the region focusing on the areas of Business Vitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Infrastructure, Talent, and Quality of Place.

“The FGNW Foundation Board selected individuals most likely to utilize their leadership abilities for the long-term benefit and betterment of Northwest Florida,” said Jennifer Conoley, President and CEO of Florida’s Great Northwest & FGNW Foundation. “Dr. Graham was selected for demonstrating the ideal characteristics sought after in program participants.”

For more information on the program, visit https://www.floridasgreatnorthwest.com/lnwf.

For applications, please visit FloridasGreatNorthwest.com/LNWFL. The deadline to receive applications for the Class of 2024-2025 will be September 4, 2024. For more information, please contact Kasey Killebrew, 334-790-4557 or [email protected].

About Leadership Northwest Florida

For Northwest Florida to continue to compete, diversify and thrive, it will take informed, dedicated leaders who understand the complex and competitive environment of economic transformation. Leadership Northwest Florida is designed to be an educational program offered for professionals in all industry sectors desiring to grow their knowledgebase, network, and skillset in the 13-county region of Florida’s Great Northwest footprint. This experience will ultimately result in long-term influence of the leadership graduates for the betterment of Northwest Florida

About Florida’s Great Northwest

Florida’s Great Northwest is the regional economic development organization for the Florida Panhandle. The organization was created to promote Northwest Florida for economic growth and diversification, advocate for economic development issues that affect the region, and collaborate to improve regional competitiveness. The organization accomplishes this in partnership with the state and local economic development organizations, rural regional economic development organization, utility partners, private sector businesses, local government, higher education institutions, workforce boards, and community leaders.