The Central Florida Urban League (CFUL) recently led a delegation of prominent African American community, city and business leaders in a meeting with the Governor of Florida, Rick Scott. 

Spearheaded by Glenton Gilzean Jr., President and C.E.O. of the CFUL, the delegation included: Wesley Harris, Chairman, CFUL Board of Directors; Terry Prather, CEO, Seaworld (Retired); Larry Mills, Past President, African–American Christian Clergy Coalition; Kevin Edmunds;, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Orlando and Leonard Spencer.   

“We truly appreciated the warm reception from Governor Scott, who demonstrated his concern for the issues affecting Central Floridians,” said Glenton Gilzean Jr. “Our discussion was focused on economic development and implementing concrete solutions to help low income individuals obtain jobs." 

The priority for both Governor Scott and the CFUL is to ensure low income individuals have a pathway to escape poverty via employment. Both parties plan to work together to tackle this issue by providing job training for individuals to meet the advanced needs of today’s employers.