Shelly Bradshaw, vice president of operations at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, has been named chair of the Leadership Broward Board of Directors.

Bradshaw, a Leadership Broward Class XXVIII graduate, has served in various board leadership positions previously, including vice president of special events and chair-elect.

In her role as vice president of operations at the Broward Center, Bradshaw leads the operations and guest services departments throughout the organization. She also supervises the Broward Center’s relationships with affiliated venues including those with Parker Playhouse, the City of Aventura and Nova Southeastern University. A Fort Lauderdale resident, Bradshaw holds a bachelor’s degree in theater production from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in theater production from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Bradshaw will lead Leadership Broward’s strong executive committee of:

• Gary Ruderman, Ruderman and Company, PA, Past Chair
• Matthew Korshoff, CenterState Bank, Chair-Elect
• Michael Berry, Pier 66 Hotel & Marina, VP Events
• Jeffrey Fauer, Tripp Scott, P.A., General Counsel
• Israel Gomez, Keefe McCullough CPAs, Treasurer
• Elisa Stone, Broward College, VP Programs
• Nancy Tanner, State Attorney's Office, Secretary
• Kim Vassar, PACE Center for Girls Broward, VP Engagement

Serving on the Leadership Broward board of directors are: Doug Bartel, Florida Blue; Patricia Batista, AbbVie; David Coddington, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance; Anthony Coppola, Key Electric, Inc; Sean Dannelly, CPA, Paladin Global Partners; Whitney Dutton, Dutton Real Estate Services; Jamie Edgemon, Civic Volunteer; Kelly Eppy, Covelli Enterprises; Kate Goldman, Baptist Health of South Florida; Gregg Goldstein, AdServices, Inc.; Brandon Hensler, Nova Southeastern University; Jeffrey Hirsch, Greenberg Traurig, PA; Chris Lagerbloom, City of Fort Lauderdale; Kelly Lane, Memorial Healthcare System; Michael Lessne, Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel, LLP; Ellice Martinez, Broward College; Peter Moore, Chen Moore & Associates; Haroula Protopapadakis, Memorial Regional Hospital; Erika Royal, Holland & Knight, LLP; Mary Lou Ruderman, Ruderman and Company, CPAs; Cindy Schutt, Cindy Schutt PR; Ben Sorensen, Optimum Associates; Julie Spadavecchia, Bank of America; Katie Torres, Cato Insurance Group; Kirsten Uebrig, BBX Capital Corporation; Pablo Urquilla, Broward Center for the Performing Arts; John Walsh, Walsh Financial Consultants; and Jamie Wasserman, Shutts & Bowen, LLP.

About the Leadership Broward Foundation, Inc.

The Leadership Broward Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, is Broward County's premier leadership development training organization with a 38-year history of helping emerging and established leaders to expand their leadership skills, enhance their knowledge of local and state issues, and leverage their individual passions to initiate positive change in the Broward County community.