Congratulations to these  25 community members, who were selected to participate in the Spring 2008 Class of Gulf Coast Community Foundation's Gulf Coast Leadership Institute:

• Donna Blem, Executive Director, InStride Therapy
• John Boyle, Trust Officer, Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
• Erin Bryce, Community Outreach Manager, City of North Port
• Grace Carlson, Partner/Co-Owner, Aspire
• Lee-En Chung, President, Ivy Ventures
• Van Deist, Senior Associate, Abraham, Paiss & Associates
• Richard Emch, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Englewood Bank
• Valerie Gilchrist, Volunteer Coordinator and Community Relations Coordinator, TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care
• Cecy Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Charlotte County
• Trevor Harvey, Community Liaison, School Board of Sarasota County
• Michelle Hazeltine, Vice President, Hazeltine Nurseries
• Roxanne Joffe, President, CAP
• Thomas Jones, Carpenter Contractor
• Jeffrey Kin, Artistic Director, The Players Theatre
• Bogie Korszen, Senior Vice President, Investments, Raymond James & Associates
• Kenneth Kwiatkowski, Controller, Sarasota Opera Association
• Carolyn Mason, Director of Recruitment, Habitat for Humanity Sarasota
• Andrea Messina, School Board Member, Charlotte County Public Schools
• Christina Pfahler, President, Pfahler Properties
• Michelle Ryan, Visitor Information Director, Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
• Laura Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Tervis Tumbler Company
• Andrew Stultz, Project Manager, Halfacre Construction
• Gina Taylor, Community Volunteer
• Rick Torrington, President, Edward Kennedy Mason Financial
• Thomas Trammell, Self-employed