Victoria San Pedro Madani and Damien K. Reynolds, attorneys with Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Miami office, recently completed the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Miami Program.
Now in its 43rd year, Leadership Miami is a program designed to develop the future leaders of South Florida. The program provides opportunities to meet Miami’s leaders, share learning experiences that focus on community issues, and create leadership skills through a planned process of seminars, lectures, small group discussions, leadership skills exercises, and team-driven community service projects. The program has worked to prepare the next generation of Miamians to address vital issues affecting Miami-Dade County.
Among all of the initiatives undertaken during the spring session (February through June 2022), Victoria’s and Damien’s community service project for Leadership Miami—which was awarded the Chamber’s “Project of the Year” distinction—benefitted the Linda Ray Intervention Center. The Center, opened in 1993, provides social services, medical care, and other assistance to young children at risk of disabilities and developmental delays due to prenatal drug exposure, maltreatment, or parents with limited parenting skills.
Through the efforts of Victoria, Damien, and their "Evolv3” Leadership Miami Team, they raised more than $80,000 in total funds, an amount that allowed Evolv3 to transform the Center’s outdoor and indoor spaces—new electrical fixtures, baseboards, furniture, playground equipment, privacy screens, paint, and more. The renewed Center, which held its ribbon cutting ceremony in recent weeks, is now poised to build upon its great work and increase its development of these infants’ and toddlers’ motor skills, learning opportunities, and educational enhancement.
About Victoria San Pedro Madani
Victoria San Pedro Madani is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Class Action & Mass Litigation Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, Victoria was an associate at a regional firm where her practice encompassed all aspects of civil litigation. Victoria represented airlines in complex litigation, with representative experience in cases involving international transportation treaties. She also has experience defending corporations in wrongful death, personal injury, and premises liability matters.
About Damien K. Reynolds
Damien K. Reynolds is an attorney in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Insurance practice group. Prior to joining Shutts, Damien served as an intern for the Department of Justice and as a legal intern for the Community Justice Project.