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Professional Description: responsible for planning, organizing, directing and marketing
all of alliance for Independence’s external relations and fundraising endeavors including
the major gis program, annual fund, planned giving, community outreach, and special
events such as the Wine festival of central florida and community recognition dinners.
Experience & Qualifications: twenty-five years of experience in the nonprofit sector
with a strong background in fundraising, supervision, programming, event management,
planning, grant management, team building, board development, community relations,
and interfaith relations.
D ANIEL J AY B ERMAN
Director of Development and Marketing
Alliance for Independence
1038 Sunshine Dr E
Lakeland, FL 33801
[email protected]
Phone: (863) 665-3846, Ext. 222
Fax: (863) 665-2330
Education & Training: master of public administration, School of public administration,
University of Southern california, los angeles, ca (1993); master of arts in Jewish
communal Service, hebrew Union college, los angeles, ca (1993); bachelor of arts
in political Science, rutgers University, newark, nJ (1989).
Community Service: treasurer, association of fund raising professionals, greater polk
county chapter (2017-2019); United Way of central florida Speakers bureau; Volunteer,
lakeland pigfest; member, congregation kol ami-tampa.
Interests: traveling, nature photography, and snorkeling.
Professional Description: manages the practice, laser hair removal, laser Skin
treatments, marketing, and networking.
Experience & Qualifications: birket is a medical aesthetician. She served on the Scmhr
board (e Society for clinical and medical hair removal), and was the liaison for the
medical board hearings in florida for Scmhr.
Education & Training: cce, cme, and cmt.
L ISA K. B IRKET
Practice Manager, CME, Partner
True MD
3627 S Florida Ave
Lakeland, FL 33803
[email protected]
Phone: (863) 646-3376
Fax: (863) 646-7464
L EADERSHIP L AKELAND
Community Service: board member, central florida Speech & hearing center (also
participated in the organization’s Women of central florida Spring fashion Show
and raised $21,700); fundraising committee, kidspack; member, the lakeland
rotary club; leads group member, lakeland chamber of commerce; member and
Sponsor, abWa; member, emerge lakeland; member and Sponsor, lakeland
business leaders; Volunteer, grace city church.
Awards: Small business of the month award, lakeland chamber of commerce
(January 2017); Star award, abWa; and paul harris fellow, e lakeland rotary club.
Interests: diving, fishing, dancing, and fitness.