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Leadership Tampa Bay News Summer 2014 Edition
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From the Desk of the ED
Congratulations to the 2014 graduating class of Leadership Tampa Bay! The class graduated under the leadership of Chairman Brian Richeson, Vice President of Sales & Service, Tampa Bay Rays and Vice-Chairman Danny Jackson, Principal, Cherry Bekaert.
Great job to all,
Alice Bessette
- Jonathan Arellano, PNC
- Kimberly Berfield, WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
- Ellen Boczarski, Children's Home Society of Florida
- David Brickhouse, Broad and Cassel
- Eric Caisse, Csenge Advisory Group
- Jeff Cowley, SunTrust Bank
- Lisa Davidson, Saint Leo University
- Eric Doi, 927th Air Refueling Wing
- Jordan Dorsch, Jordan Nicholas Elliott Inc.
- Greg Dougherty, Crowe Horwath LLP
- Kirsten Fisher, Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- Djuan Fox, St. Petersburg College
- Josh Helms, Laser Spine Institute
- Larry Hipp, 352
- Tom Hunt, Fowler White Boggs PA
- Mark Johnson, The Beck Group
- Michael Johnson, BrightHouse Networks
- Caitlin Kennedy, SunTrust
- Eric Koenig, Trenam Kemker
- Rick Lamphier, Busch Gardens
- Ty Lindsey, NorthStar Bank
- Summer Lott, Directions for Living
- Suleman Makhani, SunTrust Bank
- Alyson Mandeville, Gresham Smith & Partners
- Jodi Marshall, Florida Virtual School
- Richard Martin, Akerman Senterfitt
- Kyle Matthews, Because of Ezra
- Demond McKinley, Lazy Days
- Corey McLaughlin, TD Bank
- Maribel Medina, Tampa Bay Water
- Ana Mendez, The Florida Aquarium
- Skip Miller, SunTrust Bank
- Kelly Miller, Miller Clinic for Optimal Health
- Jennifer Moore, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- Heather Mosier, Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC
- Dan Newhart, Tampa Bay Rays
- Will Newton, Avesta Communities
- Jenn Noel, Bay Cities Bank
- Ed Peachey, WorkNet Pinellas/TB Workforce Alliance
- Tom Procopio, American Victory Ship
- Derek Pupello, FORE, Inc.
- Mike Santiago, ECS Florida LLC
- John Sarmanian, Taylor White
- Kyle Schroeder, Skyway Capital Partners
- Dipa Shah, Shah Law Group PLLC
- C.J. Steadman, UBS Financial Services
- Michael Tolba, Tolba Real Estate
- Miriam Valkenburg, Valkenburg & Velez, PA
- Eric Vogt, BBVA Compass
- Angel Williams, Davin Joseph Foundation
- David Williams, Levo Group
- Diane Williams, Huthwaite, Inc.
- Donna Wolski, Hillsborough Community College Foundation
- Adam Woodruff, Shutts and Bowen LLP
- Samir Yajnik, Blue Lotus Ventures
- Waldo Zayas, Premier Financial Partners
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Calling the Class of 2015
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2014 Class Project
The 2014 class voted and has officially decided on their class project. Their project will benefit the MacDonald Training Center, an organization providing an innovative life and job skills training curriculum, community based residential support, and competitive employment placement services to help empower people with disabilities lead the lives they choose. Today, from 9:30AM-3:30PM the class will embark on a painting project at the James Ranch MacDonald Training Center facility.
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Alumni News
Great things have been happening within the Leadership Tampa Bay family this summer! For more news and happenings, visit the LTB website. If you have an announcement for yourself or fellow alum, email it to [email protected].
Julie Wills ('13), Executive Director, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Jackie Buckler ('05), Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County Florida, are finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Business Woman of the Year in the Non-Profit/Social Services Category.
P.J. Ostberg ('12) accepted a new position at Sun Trust Bank as Commercial Banking Relationship Specialist Team Lead, VP.
Monica Varner ('12), Partner, Big City Events, was selected to produce Ybor event, Guavaween, for the next three years.
Tara Carroll ('12), Shareholder, Trenam Kemker, has been named the "Woman to Watch" for the St. Petersburg Chamber's 15th Annual Iconic Women of St. Petersburg.
Vinny Tafuro ('12), President, Conscious Capitalism Florida, launched his line of corporate empathy attire.
Sarah Lindemuth ('12), Senior Research Director, HCP Associates, was named semi-finalist in the 2014 Small Business of the Year Award.
Aakash M. Patel ('11) President, Elevate, Inc., has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to serve as Chair of the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County through April 30, 2017.
Jamie Klingman ('11), Entrepreneur, will be a speaker at the upcoming TedxPoynter on August 19.
Mary Lynn Ulrey ('10), Executive Director, DACCO, is a finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's HealthCare Hero Awards.
Danny Jackson ('07), Principal, Cherry Bekaert LLP, has been nominated to the Tampa General Board of Directors.
Sean Coniglio ('04), Senior Strategist/Partner, HCP Associates, was appointed chair of the Tampa/Hillsborough Film & Digital Media Commission Advisory Committee.
Renee Vaughn ('94), President, Williams Consulting Group, is a finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Business Woman of the Year in the Business Services Category.
Congratulations to Larry Wilder ('94), President; John Thompson ('00), Partner; and Eric Rice ('07), Partner at Wilder Architecture. The company was recognized with the AIA Florida 'Object' Award for the design of the World Trade Center Memorial located on Bayshore Boulevard at Bay to Bay Boulevard for its demonstrated invention, creativity and craftsmanship beyond the constraints of space or cost restrictions, as well as excellence in design.
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