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Winkie La Force

2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala Brings Regional Honors, Hall of Fame and Changing of Guard

  • Andrea Osborne
  • December 16, 2016
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2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force wishes her successor, Jes Averhart, well at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.

The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala saw a President retire, a new alum take the helm, several Triangle individuals and groups receive honors and a potential future anchor team for WRAL-TV.  The annual event took place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday evening, December 7.

La Force came to Leadership Triangle in 2002, transforming it into one of the region’s premiere coaching and engagement platforms for emerging and established business and community leaders.  She passed the baton to Jesica Averhart, who gave up her post as Community Engagement Director at American Underground and has worked on the American Tobacco Campus since 2011.

“I will be celebrating that leadership but want to challenge it,” said Averhart of her new role.

The evening included accolades for La Force and ATC Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon, who is the Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, surprised her with induction into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame.  Goodmon also announced the establishment of a scholarship in her name, which will be given annually to help two Triangle citizens take a Leadership Triangle course.

2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Young actors from Wall Town Children’s Theatre are mini-me’s for WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith, emcees for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.

Two young actors stole the show early on when they took the stage as mini-me versions of WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith, who emceed the program.

“Can you believe we got this gig”? mini Debra stage-whispered to mini Ken.  Then the anchors joined them on stage with smiles and laughter.

Morgan and Smith introduced CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon, Chair Emeritus of Leadership Triangle’s Board, for a few comments before the awards presentations.

“I love to think through systems and how things work,” said Goodmon as he addressed the crowd.  “I have two mottos:  Keep It Simple and Commit to Telling the Truth.”

He challenged the attendees, asking, “What is it we have to recommit to?  Pay attention.  What have you got that’s yours?  Your time.  Pay attention to your time.  Decide you’re going to spend some time every day helping someone.”

Morgan then announced the 2016 Goodmon Award winners as Averhart and Goodmon made the presentations.  The 2016 winners are:

  • Community Service – Ernie & Gail Mills, Durham Rescue Mission
  • Arts & Entertainment – Jonathan McCarter, The NC Theatre’s Outreach Initiative – Stage2School
  • Economic Development – Steve Burriss, UNC REX Healthcare
  • Strategic Partner – Faith ID Durham & Orange Counties
  • Goodmon Fellow – Kelly Witter

The annual event serves at Leadership Triangle’s cornerstone fundraiser for the year, with a live auction.  Col. Ben Farrell once again called the bidding.  And the Angus Barn catered the event.

SLIDESHOW:  The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala

2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala took place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Tom Stevens & Winkie La Force
Winkie La Force celebrates her retirement as Leadership Triangle President with Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens, an LT Alum, at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Jazz musicians provide a backdrop for the opening reception at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Bee Downtown offered one of the big auction items at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala took place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7
Phillipe Charles & Meredith Burgess
ATC’s Phillipe Charles & ATC’s Meredith Burgess have fun at the pre-dinner reception for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Phillipe Charles & Doug Dickman
ATC’s Phillipe Charles (left) catches up with LT Alum Doug Dickman at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Wool E. Bull & David Levey
DBBC’s David Levey has fun with Wool E. Bull during the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala takes place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.
Ken Smith & Debra Morgan
WRAL-TV Anchors Ken Smith & Debra Morgan serve as emcees for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Jes Averhart (center, with Doug Dickman & Gina Upchurch) officially takes the helm as President of Leadership Triangle at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala on Wednesday, December 7.
Jim Goodmon & Ben Hitchings
Corp’s Jim Goodmon (left) chats with LT alum Ben Hitchings at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The Lucky Strike Tower, aglow for the holidays, watches over the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Steve Thanhauser & Valerie Ward
ATC’s Valerie Ward and the Angus Barn’s Steve Thanhauser attend the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Capitol Broadcasting is a proud sponsor of the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Marian Bell
WRAL-Tv’s Marian Bell, a Leadership Triangle Alum, attends the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Young actors from Wall Town Children’s Theatre are mini-me’s for WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith, emcees for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Young actors from Wall Town Children’s Theatre are mini-me’s for WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith, emcees for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Young actors from Wall Town Children’s Theatre are mini-me’s for WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith, emcees for the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
WRAL-TV’s Steve Hammel gets a kick out of the mini-me’s for WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan & Ken Smith at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala.
Debra Morgan
WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan emcees the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
WRAL-TV’s Debra Morgan & Ken Smith welcome Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force to the stage. La Force officially retired at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Winkie La Force
Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force t officially retires at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Winkie La Force
Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force welcomes the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force (right) hands over the reigns to Jesica Averhart at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force (right) hands over the reigns to Jesica Averhart at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force (right) hands over the reigns to Jesica Averhart at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Jesica Averhart
Jesica Averhart steps into her new role as Leadership Triangle President at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Jesica Averhart steps into her new role as Leadership Triangle President at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Valerie Ward & Jim Rothschild
WRAL-TV’s Jim Rothschild & ATC’s Valerie Ward chat at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Jim Goodmon
Corp’s Jim Goodmon enjoys an Angus Barn dinner at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Benjamin Farrell
Col Benjamin Farrell conducts the live auction at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
WRAL-TV staffers Steve Hammel, Marian Bell (center) & Phyllis Parish applaud the auction bids at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Tim Rogers & Fernanda Araujo
ATC’s Tim Rogers & ATC’s Fernanda Araujo attend the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Debra Morgan
WRAL-TV’s Debra Morgan co-emcees the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Jim Goodmon
Corp’s Jim Goodmon speaks about the importance of keeping things simple at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Jim Goodmon
Corp’s Jim Goodmon speaks about the importance of keeping things simple at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Corp’s Jim Goodmon speaks about the importance of keeping things simple at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Corp’s Jim Goodmon & LT’s Jes Averhart congratulate Ernie and Gail Mills of Durham Rescue Mission on receiving the 2016 Leadership Triangle Goodmon Award for Community Service.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
LT’s Jesica Averhart & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with the Goodmon Award winners for Community Service Gail & Ernie Mills of the Durham Rescue Mission at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
LT’s Jesica Averhart & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with the Goodmon Award winner for Arts & Entertainment Jonathan McCarter of The NC Theatre’s Outreach Initiative – Stage2School at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
LT’s Jesica Averhart & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with the Goodmon Award winner for Economic Development Steve Burriss of UNC REX Healthcare at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan co-emcees the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Corp’s Jim Goodmon & LT’s Jes Averhart congratulate the team from Faith ID of Orange and Wake Counties on receiving the 2016 Leadership Triangle Goodmon Award for Strategic Partner.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
LT’s Jesica Averhart & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with the Goodmon Award winners for Strategic Partner – Faith ID Durham & Orange Counties – at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
LT’s Jesica Averhart (left) & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with the Goodmon Award winner for Goodmon Fellow kelly Witter at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Michael Goodmon
ATC’s Michael Goodmon, Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, makes a special presentation at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
Winkie La Force
Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force listens as she is feted on her retirement at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The crowd gives a standing ovation for Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force on her retirement.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
ATC’s Michael Goodmon, Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, announces that retiring LT President Winkie La Force will be inducted into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
ATC’s Michael Goodmon, Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, announces that retiring LT President Winkie La Force will be inducted into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
ATC’s Michael Goodmon, Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, inducts retiring LT President Winkie La Force into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
ATC’s Michael Goodmon, Chair of the Leadership Triangle Board, inducts retiring LT President Winkie La Force into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Corp’s Jim Goodmon congratulates retiring LT President Winkie La Force on her induction into the Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
ATC’s Michael Goodmon (left) & Corp’s Jim Goodmon with new Leadership Triangle Hall of Fame inductee Winkie La Force. She retired as President of LT at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force shares a laugh with the new President Jes Averhart & WRAL-TV Anchor Ken Smith.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force sings to her successor, Jes Averhart, at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force wishes her successor, Jes Averhart, well at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The crowd applauds retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force at the 2016 Retiring Leadership Triangle President Winkie La Force sings to her successor, Jes Averhart, at the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
WRAL-TV Anchor Ken Smith announces the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala will close with the singing of Feliz Navidad led by the Wall Town Children’s Theatre.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The Wall Town Children’s Theatre leads the crowd in ‘Feliz Navidad’ to close the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala
The Wall Town Children’s Theatre leads the crowd in ‘Feliz Navidad’ to close the 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday, December 7.

 

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