- April 1, 2025
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Douglas Sahr, Premier Practice Solutions, and Anita Grant, WOCC executive liaison manager, greeted guests and directed them to their assigned tables.
Lauren Nadeau represented Orlando Health by handing out pamphlets and answering questions at the organization’s booth.
WOCC representatives enjoyed a light salad at their assigned table before the afternoon’s events.
Town of Windermere Mayor Jim O’Brien, Town Manager Robert Smith and Police Chief David Ogden attended the annual luncheon.
Tracy Solly, WOCC vice president, kicked off the event by welcoming attendees to the luncheon.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, city of Winter Garden Mayor John Rees, town of Windermere Mayor Jim O’Brien, city of Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson and town of Oakland Mayor Kathy Stark answered questions as a guest panel.
Michelle Meachem, We Are Winter Garden, and Austin Arthur, West Orange on the Go, stopped for a quick photo.
Members from event sponsors Orlando Health, AdventHealth and the University of Central Florida.
Amy Pryor, WOCC events manager, Michelle Strenth, senior director of government affairs and public policy at Orlando Health, and Tracy Solly, WOCC vice president, were some of the main faces behind the event’s organization.
Austin Arthur from the West Orange on the Go podcast smiled with city of Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson.
The West Orange Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2022 State of West Orange Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Event Center.
The annual luncheon, hosted in conjunction with the West Orange Foundation, featured an open conversation with local elected officials regarding the municipalities, the county and information on the upcoming Orange County Transportation Sales Tax Referendum.
Panel speakers included Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, city of Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson, city of Winter Garden Mayor John Rees, town of Oakland Mayor Kathy Stark and town of Windermere Mayor Jim O’Brien.
Tracy Solly, WOCC vice president, J.T. McWalters, WOCC chairman from the Orlando Magic, and Jason Levine, from Harry Levine Insurance, welcomed attendees before presenting event sponsors Fred Kittinger, director of state and local government affairs at the University of Florida, and Oscar Santalo, pharmacy director at AdventHealth, who both shared a few words on their organization.
In addition to serving as series sponsor, Orlando Health also presented Michelle Strenth, senior director of government affairs and public policy at the healthcare organization, who served as the special guest moderator for the event.
Strenth asked the elected officials prepared questions on topics such as what the individual municipalities are currently working on, what their economic drivers are in the area and their most proud accomplishments, before reading off several audience questions.
