When President Trump visited the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center to sign an executive order strengthening Medicare on Thursday, a virtual who’s who of The Villages and the tri-county area awaited him.
Some of those in attendance were:
- Villages Developers Mark Morse and Jennifer Parr
- Citizens First Bank President Lindsey Blaise and her husband Brynn
- Gary Lester, Villages vice president of community relations
- David Gee, founder of Villagers for Trump
- Diana Hammond, vice president of Villagers for Trump
- Sid Bowdidge, executive director of Villagers for Trump
- Sumter County Sheriff Bill Farmer
- Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods
- Lady Lake Commissioner Ruth Kussard
- Lady Lake Commissioner Paul Hannan
- Wildwood Mayor Ed Wolf
- Wildwood Commissioner Joe Elliott
- Wildwood Elementary Principal John Temple
- Community Development District 1 Supervisor Ellen Cora
- Community Development District 5 Supervisor Chuck Wildzunas
- Fruitland Park Mayor Chris Cheshire and his wife, Meredith
- District Manager Richard Baier
- Dr. Elliot Sussman, The Villages Health
- Dr. Jeffrey Lowenkron, The Villages Health
- Pat Francis
- Ellen Hoffman
- Sumter County Commissioner Don Burgess
- Sumter County Commissioner Doug Gilpin
- Daily Sun Publisher Phil Markward and his wife Mary
- Sumter County Tax Collector Randy Mask
- Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Bill Keen
- Sumter County School Board member Jennifer Boyett
- Congressman Daniel Webster
- Former State Rep. Marlene O’Toole
- Lee Clymer of Farner Barley & Associates
- Fred Karimipour, operator of restaurants and country clubs in The Villages
- Republican Party leader Rich Cole
In August, prior to Trump’s planned visit that was postponed following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, The Villages Developer submitted a list of attendees for the event. Some of those on that list included:
- Jay Bartholomew, Citizens First Bank
- Andrew Bilardello, The Villages Republican Club and Community Development District 12 supervisor
- Josh Blake, Lake County commissioner
- Pastor John Blake, Good News Church and Josh Blake’s father
- Contractor Jimmy Cichielo
- Rich Cole, Amputee Coalition
- Dean Carter, Dean Carter Construction
- Al Butler, Sumter County Commission
- Tim Creely, Villages Golf Division
- Brian Dees, real estate agent
- Joe Elliott, Wildwood Commission
- Attorney Fred Goller
- Ted Graham, Graham Brothers Construction
- District 33 Rep. Brett Hage
- Pamala Harrison-Bivins, Wildwood Commission
- Jody Harter, Villages Insurance
- Don Henderson, president and CEO of Central Florida Health
- Ron Hess, Hess Construction
- Bobby Hoopfer, Commercial Property Management
- Joey Hooten, Sumter County property appraiser
- Kimberly Ireland, medical director of St. Luke’s Cataract & Laser Institute
- Steve Kurtz, Citizens First Bank and chairman of the Village Center Community Development District
- Dr. Jeffrey Lowenkron, chief medical officer of The Villages Health
- Phil Markward, director of The Villages Media
- Jim Sprung, associate publisher of The Villages Daily Sun
- Mackie McCabe, director of hospitality for The Villages
- Sally Moss, Sumter County School Board
- Brian Munz, Munz Design in Oxford
- Tina Munz, Munz Design in Oxford
- Steve Munz, Galaxy Home Solutions
- Russell Pike, Pike’s Electric Inc.
- Jerry Prince, president of The Villages Republican Club
- Steve Printz, Sumter County Commission
- Doug Gilpin, Sumter County Commission
- John Rohan, director of recreation for The Villages
- Richard Shirley, superintendent of Sumter County Schools
- Dennis Stradinger, Villages Home Warranty Department
- Dr. Elliot Sussman, chair of The Villages Health
- John Temple, Sumter County Republican Executive Committee chairman and
- principal of Wildwood Elementary School
- Randy Thompson, Age Wave Solutions
- Bob Trihn, chief executive officer of The Villages Health
- Stephanie Vaughn, Farner Barley & Associates
- Pete Wahl, retired District manager and longtime Rotarian
- David Williams, Sumter County School board and golf pro at Cane Gardens Country Club
- Jeff Zimmerman, Properties of The Villages
