Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the members of the 2014 Leadership Tampa Class. Established by the Chamber in 1970, Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and strives to identify and develop future leaders in Tampa and Hillsborough County. The Class Chair is Renée Vaughn, Williams Consulting Group.
The members of the Leadership Tampa 2014 include:
Schezy Barbas, Director of Major Gifts, The University of Tampa Tammy Briant, Director for Student Life, Stetson University College of Law Jonathan Brill, Director of State Legislative Affairs, SOE Software Corporation Frank Busot, Director, Bayside Station, Tampa Electric Company Charles Callahan, Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson, PA David Capece, CEO and Founder, Sparxoo Agency Brian Carson, Community Relations Officer, US SOCOM Martyn Clay, President, Plant City Campus, Hillsborough Community College Linda Cox, CEO, Cox Fire Protection, Inc. Brian Craft, Wing Readiness Officer, 927th Air Refueling Wing, U.S. Air Force, MacDill AFB Brian Cummings, Attorney, Arnstein & Lehr LLP Dana Davies, Associate VP, Enrollment Management, Saint Leo University Debra Delise, VP Engineering, Sypris Electronics, LLC Stacey Efaw, Executive Director, Emergency Care Help Organization Bret Feldman, Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP Lauren Fernandez, Vice President, Bank of Tampa Kerri-Lyn Francis, Owner, South Tampa KLynergy Massage & Wellness Jaret Fuente, Shareholder, Carlton Fields, P.A. David Hahn, Sales Manager, Sheraton Sand Key Resort Brian Hanrahan, Senior Associate, Mercer Health & Benefits Lynne Hildreth, Department Administrator, Moffitt Cancer Center Richard Houston, Senior Account Executive, Creative Sign Designs Mark Kiser, Shareholder/Attorney, Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, P.A. Bryan Lawson, Office Manager, KCI Technologies, Inc. Fred Lay, President, Construction Services, Inc of Tampa JoLynn Lokey, Vice President of Administration, Visit Tampa Bay Margaret Susan Maurer, Vice President, Client Manager, C1 Bank Charlotte Meyer, Regional Sales Director, Paycor, Inc. Suzanne Mintz, Sr. Manager, Accreditation & Member Services, AACSB International Gretchen Mitchell, Vice President, Private Banker, Cadence Bank Jonathan Moore, Manager, InVision Advisors John Newman, Assistant Chief of Police, Tampa Police Department Patrick Owings, Principal, Account Services, ChappellRoberts Christopher Papp, Vice President - Commercial Banker, Hancock Bank Lisa Patterson, Communications Manager, St. Joseph's Hospital Jamie Patterson, Manager, Community Relations, Tampa Bay Rays Dawn Philips, Senior Advertising Manager, Tampa Bay Times Linda Porter, Diversity Manager, Skanska USA Building Inc. Santino Provenzano, Sr. Environmental Specialist, Mosaic Darrin Quam, Attorney, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Randall Reid, Senior Director, The Beck Group Mindi Richter, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP David Robbins, Vice President, Tampa General Hospital Dennis Rogero, Chief of Staff, City of Tampa Mark Rose, VP Design and Engineering, Busch Gardens & Adventure Island Scott Rose, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Florida Aquarium Wendy Ross, Realtor, Florida Executive Realty Julianne Serovich, Dean and Professor, University of South Florida Edward Spenceley, Senior Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Eileen Sweeney, Director of Community Relations, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Robert Teachey, Business Development Manager, Workscapes Inc. Natalie Thomas, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP Larry Thompson, Vice President, Capture Management, EKS Group, LLC Jay Vietas, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Medical Support Squadron, U.S. Air Force, MacDill AFB Alexander Walter, Owner, Walson LLC Chris Wandembergh, President, First Heritage Insurance Services, Inc. Jill Witecki, Director of Marketing & Community Relations, Tampa Theatre Jason Woody, President/CEO, Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research Foundation, Inc. Kim Woollard, SVP/Human Resources & PDG, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union
Members of Leadership Tampa are business professionals who hold mid- to upper-level management positions. In addition, they have demonstrated concern for community issues and have been active volunteers in service organizations. The selection process is rigorous and requires review by an appointed selection committee. Many graduates of the program have gone on to take expanded leadership roles in the community as well as in their own organizations. The Leadership Tampa year begins in September and runs through May with members meeting every other week for briefings and seminars. Each Leadership Tampa program brings in top-level business, civic and government leaders for panel discussions and question and answer sessions. Topics covered include healthcare, education, law enforcement, the environment, economic development, government and other important community issues. For more information on Leadership Tampa, please contact Lorrie Hero, director of leadership programs at (813) 276-9445 or at [email protected].