The Flagler Tiger Bay Club has announced their lineup of events for the Fall 2024 season. It’s sure to be a busy time for the nonpartisan political club, as they approach the general election with its swirling intrigue both at the national and local level.
A full schedule of guest speakers will be participating in Tiger Bay Club events over the next few months, and the Club will be building toward a candidate forum in Palm Coast this month featuring candidates in six local races.
Guest Speakers
The speaker lineup for the next few months brings a set of guests from government and business with a diverse set of backgrounds. There will be one luncheon per month, available for attendance at a cost of $35 for club members and $40 for non-members. The fourth monthly event, taking place in December, will be a holiday celebration dinner which will cost $60 for members and $65 for guests. The speaker lineup is as follows:
- Roger B. Handberg – United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
- “Roles and responsibilities of a U.S. Attorney within the federal system.”
- Wednesday, September 18th at 11:30 am
- Hammock Dunes Club (30 Ave Royale, Palm Coast, FL 32137)
- Roger Estrada – Senior Vice President of Truist Foundations & Endowments Specialty Practice
- “Successfully serving on a non-profit board of directors by knowing your roles and responsibilities.”
- Wednesday, October 16th at 11:30 am
- Hammock Dunes Club (30 Ave Royale, Palm Coast, FL 32137)
- Carlos M. Cruz – Government Relations, Crisis Communications & Informed Advocate
- “What it takes to be and remain an individual of influence.”
- Thursday, November 21st at 11:30 am
- Hammock Dunes Club (30 Ave Royale, Palm Coast, FL 32137)
- Jeff Hoffman – Worldwide Motivational Speaker
- “How new technologies and innovations are transforming the travel industry.”
- Wednesday, December 18th at 5:30 pm
- Hammock Dunes Club (30 Ave Royale, Palm Coast, FL 32137)
Candidate Forum
Alongside these speakers is the Flagler Tiger Bay Club’s general election candidate forum, taking place on September 25th at 5:00 pm in the Palm Coast Community Center. Here, attendees will be able to gather for free to listen to the proposal of a variety of candidates running for office at three different levels of government. The candidates invited to attend are as follows:
- State Representative, District 19
- Sam Greco
- Adam Morley
- Flagler County Commission, District 3
- Kim Carney
- Jose Fabiani
- Flagler County Commission, District 5
- Michael McElroy
- Pam Richardson
- Palm Coast Mayor
- Cornelia Downing Manfre
- Mike Norris
- Palm Coast City Council, District 1
- Ty Miller
- Jeffery Seib
- Palm Coast City Council, District 3
- Ray Stevens
- Andrew Werner
Those who wish to take part in the process of questioning their local candidates are given the opportunity to submit questions for consideration at the forum by email to flaglertigerbay@gmail.com by September 18th. Further information about these and other events on the Tiger Bay Club’s schedule is available on the club’s website.
Chris Gollon is a Flagler County resident since 2004, as well as a staple of the local independent music scene and avid observer of Central Florida politics, arts, and recreation.