Tampa, Fla. – Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the members of the 2017 Leadership Tampa Class. Established by the Chamber in 1970, Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and strives to identify, guide and enhance the skills and opportunities of current leaders in Tampa and Hillsborough County. The Class Chair is Susan Maurer, BBVA Compass Bank.
The members of Leadership Tampa 2017 include:
| Daniel Abou-Jaoude, Skanska USA Building, Inc. |
| Charlesetta Amos-Coles, Amica Mutual Insurance Company |
| John Astrab, PNC Bank |
| Lee Bercaw, City of Tampa Police Department |
| Josh Bomstein, Creative Contractors, Inc. |
| Kristy Chase-Tozer, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo |
| Brenden Chiaramonte, Hillsborough County Tax Collector |
| Andrea Cichon, Tampa General Hospital |
| Karen Cowan, USAA |
| Casey Coy, The Florida Aquarium |
| Chris Farkas, Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Michael Ferrone, Cigna |
| Jose Fourquet, Merrill Lynch |
| Meredith Freeman, Shutts and Bowen, LLP |
| Ryan Garlow, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB |
| Bibiana Gomez, Regions Bank |
| Matthew Gomez, Gerdau |
| Todd Gregory, GTE Financial |
| Jason Grinstead, Tonic Consulting Group |
| Nicole Hawker, Vistra Communications |
| David Hendrix, GrayRobinson, P.A. |
| Miray Holmes, City of Tampa |
| Jamie Johnson, Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay |
| Derek Kantaskas, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA |
| Man Le, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority |
| Nicole Leontsinis, Sypris Electronics, LLC |
| Connor Lewis, Ryan Companies US, Inc. |
| Dennis Eugene Manelli, Hendry Marine Industries, Inc. |
| Maggie McCleland, Academy Prep Center of Tampa |
| Edward Norstrem, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation |
| Penny Parks, Links Financial, LLC |
| Travis Pelleymounter, Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Maria Porto-Duarte, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Inc. |
| Christopher Rogers, Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated |
| Julia Ruddock, The University of Tampa |
| Dean Rustin, Bisk Education, Inc. |
| Meredith Seeley, 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB |
| Maribel Serocki, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB |
| Ethen R. Shapiro, Hill Ward Henderson, PA |
| Erica M. Shea, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP |
| John Thompson, Wilder Architecture, Inc. |
| Shelley Thornton, Mosaic |
| Maria Vaca, Cristo Rey Tampa High School |
| Scott Walden, VetCor, LLC |
| Toi Walker, BayCare Health System |
| Kelly Warhola, AACSB International |
| Calvin Williams, University of South Florida |
| Ray A. Wong, Gresham, Smith and Partners |
| Randall Woods, Florida Blue |
| Glenn Zimmerman, Mad Bear Productions |
Members of Leadership Tampa are business/professional people who hold leadership positions within their companies or organizations. Additionally, they have demonstrated a concern for community issues and volunteered their time with service and professional organizations. The selection process is rigorous and competitive for each of the 50 seats available in each class.
The Leadership Tampa year begins in September and runs through May with members meeting every other week for briefings, seminars and hands-on experiences. 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 MaryBeth Williams at (813) 276-9445 or at mwilliams@tampachamber.com.
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