General Manager at Lemon Tree Inn Selected for Leadership Collier Program

July 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Rob de Castro, the general manager of Lemon Tree Inn of Naples, Florida was selected to join the Leadership Collier Program, which develops a network of leaders to address community-wide challenges and identify viable alternatives. The nine-month program, developed by The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, begins in September and includes training and educational insight into societal and economic issues facing the Greater Naples area.  

“As a small independently owned hotel, we understand many of the issues facing the community and we want to be part of the solution,” said Sid Kalmans, managing partner of Lemon Tree Inn, “From our employees and our guests to the vendors we work with and the issues a small business faces, Rob is an excellent choice for the program as he deals directly with critical issues in our community every day.”

With the belief that knowledge is a key element and prime motivator of leadership, The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce developed the Leadership Collier Program to educate community leaders on a host of issues facing Collier County from Education to Growth Management, Health Care to the Arts. The program builds a network of community leaders who will utilize their diverse talents, skills and unique perspectives to address community-wide challenges and identify viable alternatives. For more information visit www.napleschamber.org.

“Being selected as part of Leadership Collier is a great honor and privilege,” stated Rob de Castro, general manager of Lemon Tree Inn, “I look forward to having a increasingly positive impact on the community.” Educated at Columbia Union College in Tacoma Park, Maryland, de Castro, who has a degree in business administration, has traveled the globe working in Tobago, Micronesia, Japan, Switzerland, England, Guam and beyond.

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Lemon Tree Inn, locally owned and operated by the Freedman and Kalmans families, is a boutique hotel with a Caribbean spirit. Each hotel room is unique from the bed style (four poster mahogany to wicker sleigh beds) to the artwork. The hotel has a tropical theme including brightly colored Adirondack chairs facing the lush courtyard garden. Continental breakfast is served poolside and lemonade is served all day. Lemon Tree Inn is walking distance to Cambrier Park and tennis center, von Liebig Art Center, shops, galleries and restaurants. For more information or to book a reservation, call 888-800-LEMO or visit www.LemonTreeInn.com.