The purpose of the Leadership Team is to determine the eligibility of a candidate organization and make a recommendation to the Sarasota COAD, review recommendations from staff to reduce or terminate the status of an organization, accept the voluntary termination of membership from an organization, and act on behalf of the Sarasota COAD when decisions must be made before regularly scheduled meetings or as a result of a disaster.

Slate of Sarasota COAD Officers and Leadership Team Members:

• Stewart Stearns—Chair
• Bruce Wismer—First Vice Chair
• Bill Little—Second Vice Chair
• Janet Kahn, Linda Johnson, Co-chairs (Youth and Families Strike Team Leaders)
• Miriam Lacher, (Mental Health and Substance Abuse Strike Team Leader)
• Erin McLeod (Elder Care Strike Team Leader)
• Justin Vibbard, Chair, James DuPlantier, Vice-chair (Volunteer and Donations Strike Teams Leaders)
• Ed McCrane - Sarasota County Emergency Management
• Nicole Double (At-large member)
• Inaki Rezola (At-large member)
• Wendy Hopkins (At-large member)