Class VI ENGAGE Serves Day

Class VI of ENGAGE Serves to be held January 9, 2026

ENGAGE Serves Day will be held at A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure Training Center on January 9th from 8 AM to 6 PM. Lunch will be provided.

ENGAGE Serves is a program developed by what was formerly known as Baylis & Co. and is now CPS Group CPAs. It is designed to provide comprehensive training for young professionals interested in community service through board participation.

The program is free to ENGAGE members. To those that are not ENGAGE members the program has a cost of $50.00.

The previously six week program has been redesigned into ENGAGE Serves Day. This full-day program will cover the fundamentals of effective board service, led by well-respected community leaders and nonprofit agency directors representing a wide variety of backgrounds and professions.

Topics of Discussion:
Board Structure – Bonnie Parker, Citizens Bank & Trust
Fund Development – Tracy Porter, Polk Education Foundation
Governance – Brian Hass, State Attorney Office
Nominating – Tracy Kimbrough, CPS Group CPAs and Tanya Tucker, Polk County BoCC and Bartow City Commissioner
Marketing – Amy Sumerlin, Bartow Ford Company
Programs – Geraldine Williiams, Liberty Link Foundation 360
Running the Board – Jennifer Hall, Semco Construction
Finance – Stacy Butterfield, Polk County Clerk of Courts
Technology – Kon Champavannarath, PalletOne Inc.
Planning – Tracy Kimbrough, CPS Group CPAs

DEADLINE: The Deadline to apply for ENGAGE Serves is December 15, 2025.