Featured Guest Speaker — Landra Wormack| Community Relations Specialist
Leading with Heart: The Power of Servant Leadership
Topic:
Servant leadership is a people-centric approach emphasizing a leader’s commitment to serving others. It prioritizes empathy, collaboration, and the personal growth of others, aiming to create a positive impact on individuals and organizations. This leadership style encourages a culture of trust, empowerment, and shared success. Servant leadership is a people-centric approach that emphasizes the leader’s commitment to serving others without the expectation of gaining something in return.
Purpose:
By understanding and embracing servant leadership, FEW members will gain valuable insights into building stronger, more empathetic relationships with their teams and colleagues. We will learn how prioritizing the growth and well-being of others can lead to a more collaborative and fulfilling work environment, ultimately fostering a culture of trust and empowerment.
Bio:
Landra Wormack is a proud Native Orlando resident who has served and worked in the Central Florida community for over 30 years. She credits her career of over ten years as a flight attendant for mastering her interpersonal and communication skills. Her travels also cultivated her appreciation of different cultures and ethnicities. Landra spent 14 years in the private sector in various management roles, where she excelled in sales positions that included call center management, banking, staffing, and recruitment. In one of her former roles, she earned the title of Assistant Vice-President in two years.
Landra served as a Legislative Aide in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate for Senator Geraldine Thompson for three years. She was the first recipient of the University of Central Florida Legislative Scholar Mentor Award for her work mentoring the students who worked with her through UCF’s internship program. She currently works for the Orange County Tax Collector, Scott Randolph, as a Community Relations Specialist, where she has built countless relationships within the business and civic community.
Landra currently serves on the Board of the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association, “Heart Walk, and the Greater American Haitian Chamber of Commerce as the Governmental Affairs Liaison. She also serves as a Board Member with the Aeras Foundation and Central Florida Vocal Arts, the Governmental Affairs Committees of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, and the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce. Landra is a current Leader of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce Tuesday Networking Group. She is a current Women’s Executive Council of Orlando and a Women in Communication member.
A long-time proponent of volunteering at the companies where she works, Landra has received accolades from Junior Achievement, March of Dimes, The American Heart Association, the West Orange Chamber, The Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Orlando for the work that she has done with mutual collaboration with the communities served by the Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph.
Landra enjoys cycling and recently completed a 28-mile 5-city bike ride. She also enjoys traveling, gardening, exercising, mentoring, and volunteering. Her favorite quote is from the movie Shawshank Redemption, where the character “Red” says, “You either get busy living or get busy dying.” Landra completed her education at Valencia College and the University of Florida, where she studied Public Relations. Landra has one son, Tyler, of whom she is extremely proud.