New Chamber Board Gets to Work

2023-2024 Chamber Directors held their first meeting last week. Their focus this term is everything membership – recruitment, retention and recognition.

  Leading the organization are, seated left, Melody Hunter of Melody Hunter Homes; Jake Prokop of Pinellas Technical College; Chairman Mia Cloud of Cloud Law Firm and Pam Van Sant of National Aviation Academy.

   Standing, from left, Kay McKenzie of Check Before Hire; Christine Cook of Regions Bank; Danielle Noble of McManus & McManus, P.A.; Karen Gonzalez of Business & Family Insurors; Laurie Bunce of Centratel, and Chamber President Tom Morrissette.

   Also, Gail Holden of Office Services 101; Rico Ashley of Duke Energy; Joe Pilliod of GarrisonPro; Dan Flynn of Dan Flynn State Farm Insurance; Molly Arau of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo, and Nick Fiorentino of Ciarciaglino, Gell & Fiorentino, P.A.

   Missing from photo are Tricia Kane of Piper Fire Protection, Danny Lehan of Village Inn and Gamal Megherfi of First Citizens Bank.

   Please thank these dedicated volunteers for their leadership service the next time you see them at a Chamber meeting or event.

Welcome, Gold State Properties LLC

   Franco Spignesi, of Gold State Properties LLC, is presented his official Chamber membership plaque by Chamber Ambassador, Gail Holden, of Office Services 101.

    Specializing in property management and vacation rentals, Gold State Properties can be reached at 727-648-5745 or

gold.state.properties.llc@gmail.com



A New Cause for ChamberCARES

Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School was selected as this year’s ChamberCARES charity. The collection process started following the Chamber Board of Directors meeting last week. Thanks to Directors Nick Fiorentino, Chamber Chairman Mia Cloud, Karen Gonzalez and Molly Arau for their donations to help get us started. See more information below.

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Bay Care/Morton Plant Hospital

Business & Family Insurors

Check Before Hire

Cloud Law Firm PA

Duke Energy

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

HCA Florida Largo Hospital

Home Instead/Be a Santa

Jackson & Associates CPA

Melody Hunter Homes

National Aviation Academy

Pinellas Technical College

Piper Fire Protection

Platinum Information Services

Regions Bank

State Farm - Team Cocco

The Palms of Largo

Valley National Bank

Village Inn

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater

Wealth Builders