By Jamie Whitehurst, Class Member of LT '24 and Director of Development of Dawning Family Services. The Leadership Tampa Class of 2024 enjoyed a day of learning and great conversations during our Government & Economic Development Day. The ...
Longtime Chamber Member, the winner of the Small Business of the Year Award in 2021 - Outstanding Business Leader, and Retired Army Commander, Rolfe Arnhym is 93 years old and still serving his nation and his community. Arnhym was the keynote ...
On March 6, 2024, The Leadership Tampa Class of 2024 experienced a program day around Agriculture and Sustainability. The day started out with a trip to Fancy Farms Market in Lakeland to hear from members of the Grooms family who have owned Fancy ...
Tampa, FL – Recruitment has officially begun for the 54th class of Leadership Tampa. This morning, the nation’s third oldest leadership program of its kind went live with online interest form. The Tampa Bay Chamber will host 4 ...
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay hosted its Annual Cup of Compassion on February 29, 2024. By leap year standards, it would have been their fifth one - which makes Clara Reynolds extremely grateful no one is limiting these "cups" to only Leap Days! ...
The 6th and 927th Air Refueling Wing As a part of the best class ever of Leadership Tampa, we recently had the incredible opportunity to delve into the world of the military during a special Military Day event at MacDill Air Force Base. The day was ...
Members of the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Leadership Tampa Class of 2023 delivered hundreds of children’s books to the Tampa Police Department's District 3 Headquarters in East Tampa, making good on their class promise to the non-profit ...
When I first volunteered to write a post for one of our program days, I figured I would write about something I did not know too much about, so that I would not have any sort of preconceived notions coming into my writing. My assumption was that we ...
The Tampa Bay Business Journal revealed the list of honorees for 2024's Business Woman of the Year awards and half of them have Chamber ties! Fifteen of the thirty honorees are affiliated with member companies of the Tampa Bay Chamber, Leadership ...
“This work is a calling to serve our community.” These words from Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson showcase the passion and care that our first responders give to our community every day. On Wednesday, November 29th, Leadership Tampa class of ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber took the opportunity of its 138th Annual Meeting to look back at the moments and members who helped create milestones for our region. During a series of interviews filmed at Vū Tampa Bay, a group of Chamber Members came ...
The Fall 2023 issue of ACCE’s Magazine has just released its annual listing of 40 Under 40: Emerging Leaders Shaping the Chamber Industry and there’s a familiar face – the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Senior Director of Leadership ...
LT’24 class members navigated the dark Florida Aquarium parking lot in the early hours of a mid-October morning to make their way to their bus. Seatmates were randomly assigned via a deck of playing cards. The bus embarked on its trip, ...
To introduce this day in the words of Chloe Coney, CEO of Community Enterprise Group, LLC., and program guest speaker, “You can’t just stay in the office to make an impact – you have to get out in your community to make a ...
Tampa, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to announce the members of Leadership Tampa Class of 2024. Among the most diverse classes in LT’s 53-year history, this group of 51 professionals was selected from LT applicants across the ...
Congratulations to the Leadership Tampa Graduating Class of 2023!
Closing out our amazing series of program days, LT ‘23 visited a few of the amazing locations in Tampa that delight both visitors and locals alike as a part of Tourism Day. Florida boasts over 138 million visitors annually according to Visit ...
On April 5th, 2023, LT’23 (aka BEST CLASS EVER), had an opportunity to visit some of the institutions that truly house the best classes ever. It was a day that started with education at the college level and beyond and ended with our most ...
Tampa, Fla. – Now through May 8th, the Tampa Bay Chamber is accepting applications for Leadership Tampa, Class of 2024. The legacy program, exclusive to the Chamber, has the distinction of being among the three oldest leadership programs in ...
Tampa, FL – For the Leadership Tampa Class of 2022 it was the community service project they refused to give up on - Metropolitan Ministries’ Hope Village in Eastern Hillsborough County. The shelter for homeless families was in dire need ...
On February 8, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2023 (LT’23) had the opportunity to spend the day learning about local government and economic development in the Tampa Bay area. LT’23 was provided a thoughtfully prepared “Primer for ...
February 22, 2023 - Leadership Tampa Class of 2023 (best…class… EVER) kicked off their Transportation Day at the world famous Tampa International Airport on Wednesday February 22nd. The Airport proved to be a fantastic host, as we were ...
We started Health Care Day at St. Joseph’s Hospital North (BayCare Health System) to hear presentations on mental health. The President and CEO of Tampa Bay Thrives, Carrie Zeisse, presented on the unique model of her organization that pulls ...
By the numbers, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) funds a multibillion-dollar industry for Tampa Bay all within its own borders. There is a total of 7,608 military personnel on Base plus another 8,147 civilian officers. Collectively, MacDill AFB brings ...
On November 30, LT ’23 (aka BCE) participated in First Responders Day. We started the day with a presentation by Chief Barbara Tripp of Tampa Fire Rescue and Major Richard Mills of the Tampa Police Department (TPD). Chief Tripp detailed the ...
The Leadership Tampa 2023 class enjoyed a fantastic Arts & Culture Day on November 9. The chair of the day was Jill Witecki, Vice President and Director of Marketing & Community Relations at Tampa Theatre (LT 2014). Jill put together an ...
“No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.” Robert Kennedy There is little doubt that the news media plays an integral role ...
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Military Day for the Leadership Tampa Class of 2022 (LT22) provided a unique educational experience that helped us all better understand the role the military plays in our local community and the defense of our nation. ...
Did you know that the first week of May is National Travel and Tourism Week? From the airport to the convention center to hotels, water taxis, parks and restaurants, Tampa is using tourism to promote economic development in our region. Our first ...
LT 22’s Sports Day was quite the journey. Starting bright and early at Amalie Arena, Amanda Uliano, LT ’22 Chair, introduced our Chairs for the day: Travis Pelleymounter (LT’17), Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service with ...