The Plant City Family YMCA has named Karen Kerr as the recipient of the Strong Leader Award for 2016. Kerr, the president of South Florida Baptist Hospital, will be honored at a dinner Tuesday, Aug. 23.
As hospital president, Kerr is responsible for overseeing the hospital's day-to-day operations. She has expanded the hospital's facility with state-of-the-art technology and centers.
Kerr is membership chair of the Plant City Economic Development Corp.'s Executive Committee. In addition, she serves as a board member of the Plant City Chamber of Commerce and South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation. She has served as past chair of the Plant City Family YMCA, president of the Tampa Bay Organization of Nurse Executives and president and multiple Paul Harris Fellow of the Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club. In the past, she has performed in Plant City's dinner mystery theater production, and has directed many gymnastics competitions in Orlando.
She holds a nursing degree from the University of South Florida and a master's of business administration from Nova Southeastern University. She lives in Plant City with her husband, Wade, and daughter, Ashley.
Table sponsorships for the Strong Leader dinner are available for $1,000 and include a table of eight. Individual tickets are $75 per person. All proceeds benefit children and families in Plant City through YMCA programs and services.
Contact Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com.