High Skill High Wage
Empower our workforce and drive long-term growth
What is HSHW?
The High-Skill initiative focuses on recruiting and retaining companies that support high-skill, high-wage employees and manufacture complex, research-oriented products. The initiative is funded and supported by 26 investor companies, separate from the LEDC budget.
High-skill, high-wage investors

Kate Wallace
Spectrum

Sara Roberts McCarley
City of Lakeland

Anastasios Kamoutsas
Polk State College

Nick Barnett

Todd Baylis
Bloomerang

Bill Beasley
Polk County Government

Wesley Beck
Aspyre Properties and Beckryger

Michael Beckham
Lakeland Electric

Mark Cabrera

Danielle Drummond

Courtney Eelman

Gregory Fancelli
Prestige Worldwide Group

David Hallock
GrayRobinson

Jason Hirsbrunner
Watson Clinic

Dr. Kent Ingle
Southeastern University

Brad Lunz
The Lunz Group

Dr. Jeremy Martin
Florida Southern College

Andy Mason
DCCM

Steve Moseley
MIDFlorida

Cory Petcoff

Chase Pilato
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Teddra Porteous
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Troy Powell
Creative Contractors Inc.

Rick Richmond
Tampa Electric

Steve Scruggs

Shawn Sherrouse
City of Lakeland

Mike Smith

Dr. Devin Stephenson
Florida Polytechnic University

N. Karen Steverson, JD, DBA
Keiser University

Becky Troutman
Polk County Government

Jennifer Wandersleben
AdventHealth
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