Collin Anglin - 2010 YCLA recipient

During Saturday night's live Cayman27 telecast of the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards, Mr. Collin Anglin was announced as the 2010 recipient.

A member of the selection committee comments to all five of the finalists honoured this year, "You are undoutedly charting the course for the future success of generations to come and if ever for a moment we should lose faith in the ability of our Island to find capable leaders, we need only to look to you and those of your calibre to take us where we need to go"

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The 2010 Live Telecast Event

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Collin Anglin graciously accepts his award as this year's Young Caymanian Leader.

Ritz-Carlton Chefs Team Together for 2010 YCLA

In preparation for this Saturday Night's Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA), the chefs of The Ritz-Carlton have demonstrated their culinary leadership.

The live telecast for YCLA begins at 7pm this Saturday night on Cayman27. After the broadcast, guests in the live audience will be dazzled with a unique and lively celebration highlighting leadership, excellence and Cayman talent.

"Producing an event which combines a one hour live TV broadcast and an impressive black tie gala requires a great deal of support, in particular we would like to thank our Major Sponsors: Cox Lumber, Dart Foundation, Fosters Food Fairs, PricewaterhouseCoopers and WestStar TV Ltd.", comments Melissa Wolfe of the YCLA Foundation. "In addition, our community has shown continuous support with nominating the young Caymanians that we honour and reward. From year to year, the Foundation strives to produce an event that showcases excellence, with a theme that generates action".

The 2010 theme for YCLA, "Dare 2 be...", opens the door of suggestion and challenges people of all ages to strive to be respectful, trustworthy, courageous, involved, memorable, a rolemodel, etc.... Dare 2 be the best.

Keeping with the theme, chefs from Blue, 7 Prime, Periwinkle, Taikun and banquets have created a tour of culinary talent by presenting signature dishes from the various Ritz restaurants.

Tune into Cayman27 at 7pm on Saturday, February 20th for the 2010 YCLA. The nation will celebrate excellence in young leadership by honouring Collin Anglin, Tammy Ebanks Bishop, Felix Manzanares, Melanie McLaughlin and Krishan Welcome.

For more information on the 2010 YCLA, email ycla@candw.ky or call Melissa Wolfe at 916-8335.

From left to right:
Frederic Morineau executive chef

Richard Brower executive sous chef
Anthony Le Pape seven prime restaurant chef
Eric Duchene Periwinkle restaurant sous chef
Guntomi Wibowo Banquet chef
Rolf Runkel executive pastry chef
Saravanan Appadurai Garde manger chef in charge of Taikun.

YCLA 2010 - presenting Keynote Miles McPherson

YCLA 2010 Keynote Speaker - Miles McPherson

Down to earth, bold and funny, Miles McPherson is known for challenging people to make life-changing decisions.

Whether sharing the stage with a former U.S. president or or addressing a prison yard full of inmates, whether appearing on “Larry King Live” or talking to a women’s club down the street, Miles McPherson has a gift for communicating to just about anyone.

McPherson, a former defensive back for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers turned megachurch pastor, has a track record of appealing to a diverse audience, large and small, American and international. His humorous, yet bold, down-to-earth style has become his trademark.

He is comfortable before a television camera, and has been a guest on “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Larry King Live,” and “Good Morning America.” He was asked to lead prayer at the Republican National Convention in 2008. He has led events in Africa, Jamaica, Belize, and Canada.

Miles’ latest book, DO Something! Make Your Life Count promotes that “The Time to Act Is Now - The world needs you. It's broken. Your neighbors are in desperate need of a helping hand. If you're not content to cruise through life, it's up to you to DO Something!”

YCLA 2010 - Saturday Night at the Ritz

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YCLA 2010 will be televised live on Cayman27 beginning at 7:00 pm on Saturday, February 20th. Five Finalist for 2010, from left to right, are Felix Manzanares, Tammy Ebanks Bishop, Krishan Welcome, Melanie McLaughlin and Collin Anglin.

For over eleven years the YCLA has worked to keep the island’s youth on track by providing them with excellent role models in which to identify with. This has been accomplished by involving the community who have partnered with the Foundation by way of identifying and helping to celebrate the lives of those young persons who instinctively “walk the walk and talk the talk”. By showcasing these wonderful young people, the point is made and the finalist will continue the dialogue via public appearances throughout the year.

"Many thanks always to the community for recommending all of the nominees this year, we have received incredible feedback about these five finalists. The entire group is very enthusiastic and dedicated", comments Melissa Wolfe from the Foundation. "More than ever our younger generation needs positive examples to emulate. We are surrounded by great young leaders everyday and the Foundation is proud to recognize and reward them for their contributions to the Cayman Islands".

For the year 2010 the Foundation has chosen to playfully pass the baton of challenge on to our youth, daring them to become all that they are destined to be. The 2010 Theme: “Dare to Be…” will be unveiled the night of the black-tie celebration and will literally spell out the characteristics most often associated with great leaders. These Be adjectives will be presented in a visually stimulating and compelling way and their definition will be emphasized by the example demonstrated by our five remarkable finalists.

These messages will target everyone island wide but will pay special attention to Caymans’ emerging adults and potential leaders. Young people, says… deserve our undivided attention; they are Caymans’ greatest assets and the hope for a better tomorrow.

YCLA 2010 Five Finalists Announced

2010 YCLA Finalists (left to right) Felix Manzanares, Melanie McLaughlin, Krishan Welcome, Tammy Ebanks Bishop and Collin Anglin

The honorary board of the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) is proud to announce the five finalists for the 2010 YCLA.

In no particular order, the five finalists are:
Felix Manzanares
Melanie McLaughlin
Krishan Welcome
Tammy Ebanks Bishop
Collin Anglin

"Meeting them all for the first time was a great occasion for the five to share in the excitement of becoming a finalist", comments Melissa Wolfe of the YCLA. "Appreciation goes to all those who took the time to nominate and honour a young Caymanian, since all candidates come from these nominations".

Being nominated is the first step to the process. The next step is becoming one of the five finalists. In order to become a finalist, a panel of judges from the honorary board reviews and assesses each nomination received and make their recommendations for the top five. A difficult task because of the quality and calibre of the nominations.

The next step is a judging interview for each finalist taped on video for further scoring. Each honorary board member views the judging video and scores based on various criteria. Each score card is individually sealed in envelopes and calculated by a third party, accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, to keep the name of the recipient a well-guarded secret.

Not until the night of Saturday, February 20th does that name get revealed to a live audience during the broadcast. Cayman27 is gearing up for another live telecast, which will begin at 7pm.

With only three weeks until the big event, the five finalists are already receiving messages and good wishes of congratulations for this new achievement.

"Our five finalists for 2010 are impressive and very diverse. We have various backgrounds, professions and passions. What they share is a combined and sincere dedication to Cayman's youth and the future of the Cayman Islands. Every single finalist is a rolemodel on many levels", adds Melissa Wolfe.

Complete biographies and questionnaires to get to know the finalists will be published in the coming weeks.

For more information on how you can participate in the 2010 YCLA, contact Melissa Wolfe at ycla@candw.ky

The History of YCLA

For ten years, the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) has been presented to sell-out live audience, with high viewership from the Cayman27 live telecast that continues to grow every year and receive rave reviews.

The first YCLA, in 2000 was presented at the largest available indoor venue in Cayman, the event tent at the previous Hyatt Regency hotel. The 2001 YCLA was also held at the Hyatt tent, which many residents will remember being located just off the Britannia golf course. During those years, YCLA honoured recipients Mr. Olivaire Watler in 2000 and Mr. Dax Foster in 2001.

In 2002, the YCLA moved to a larger venue when the Governor’s ballroom was build at the Westin Casuarina Resort. The event continued to grow in popularity and attract an enthusiastic sell-out audience for three years at the Westin location. Recipients of the YCLA were Sara Collins in 2002, Steve Blair in 2003 and Cindy Scotland in 2004.

In 2005, following Hurricane Ivan, the YCLA honorary board made the decision to postpone the event for the year in respect for the needs of hurricane relief. Many young leaders were founded during that year and were celebrated, recognized and rewarded during the much-anticipated 2006 YCLA, at yet another new and larger venue.

The YCLA moved over to The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman for the 2006 awards ceremony and has remained at that location for the past four years. The live audience has increased from the maximum capacity of the Hyatt at 270 guests to a packed Ritz-Carlton ballroom filled with 520 guests.