Gunster attorney honored as 2015 Director of Year by minority chamber in NE Florida

The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce held its second annual business awards gala on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.

Lila A. Jaber, a shareholder in Gunster's Tallahassee office and leader of its governmental affairs law & lobbying practice, was honored as a Director of the Year at the 2015 chamber gala. She is a founding member of the chamber, and former chair of Leadership Florida, a 1,500-member statewide organization helping to build leaders for the public good.

The chamber serves minority- and women-owned businesses throughout Leon, Gadsden, Franklin, Jefferson and Wakulla counties in northeast Florida.

Honorees at Friday's gala were:

• Leaders and Legend Award — Attorney Harold Knowles, Knowles and Randolph Law Firm
• Directors of the Year — Lila Jaber of Gunster; Antonio Jefferson, manager for the city of Gretna
• Minority/Women Business Enterprise Professional of the Year — Michael Campbell, director of the North Florida Outreach Division at the Jim Moran Institute For Global Entrepreneurship
• Chairman's Award — Chris Curry, aviation director at Tallahassee International Airport
• President's Award — Jennifer Fennel, vice president at CoreMessage Inc.
• Minority/Women Business Enterprise of the Year — Kingdom First Realty, owned by Christic and Karlus Henry

Read the article: Minority, women-owned businesses spotlighted during gala (Tallahassee Democrat, 10/25/15)