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Argus Foundation celebrates annual meeting

Florida Senator Bill Galvano was the speaker for the event.


  • By Amelia Hanks
  • | 12:32 p.m. January 15, 2019
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Florida State Sen. Bill Galvano was the guest of honor and speaker at the annual 2019 Argus Foundation at the Hyatt Regency on Jan. 15.

Guests and Argus Foundation members enjoyed a bit of social networking followed by a lunch. During the lunch, 2019 president Keith Mercier thanked past president Jack Cox. After the lunch,  Galvano spoke.

Also on hand was Anita Holec, the first female member of the Argus Foundation.

"This was back in the 1980s," Holec said. "There are a lot more women in the room now."

 

Rhonda Leiberick, the program director for Habitat for Humanity of Sarasota, Barbara Beck, Habitat for Humanity of Florida President and CEO and Renee Snyder, Habitat for Humanity of Sarasota
Rhonda Leiberick, the program director for Habitat for Humanity of Sarasota, Barbara Beck, Habitat for Humanity of Florida President and CEO and Renee Snyder, Habitat for Humanity of Sarasota
Kelly Caldwell of Caldwell Trust Company and Christine Robinson
Kelly Caldwell of Caldwell Trust Company and Christine Robinson
Jay Riley, Director of Business Outreach and Engagement at USF-SM, Virginia Haley, the president of Visit Sarasota and Casey Welch, Assistant Vice President for External Affairs and Government Relation at USF-SM
Jay Riley, Director of Business Outreach and Engagement at USF-SM, Virginia Haley, the president of Visit Sarasota and Casey Welch, Assistant Vice President for External Affairs and Government Relation at USF-SM
Pam Truitt of Truitt Consulting and Tom Dabney, a member of the board of directors of the Argus Foundation
Pam Truitt of Truitt Consulting and Tom Dabney, a member of the board of directors of the Argus Foundation
Iberia Bank's Rich Hopper and Brad Severson
Iberia Bank's Rich Hopper and Brad Severson
Attendees were served salad with chicken, as well as tea and chocolate cake.
Attendees were served salad with chicken, as well as tea and chocolate cake.
CBIZ's Matt Mercier with Hill Barth & King's Craig Steinhoff and Anthony Giacalone
CBIZ's Matt Mercier with Hill Barth & King's Craig Steinhoff and Anthony Giacalone
Marjorie Floyd and Graci McGillicuddy
Marjorie Floyd and Graci McGillicuddy
Anita Holec and Sidney Holec
Anita Holec and Sidney Holec
Dr. Byron Masterson and Jeff Jamison
Dr. Byron Masterson and Jeff Jamison
President of the Argus Foundation, Keith Mercier thanks Jack Cox, a past Argus Foundation president, for his service.
President of the Argus Foundation, Keith Mercier thanks Jack Cox, a past Argus Foundation president, for his service.

 

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