Great Tampa Chamber of Commerce

Maryann Ferenc

Mise en Place

This is an exciting time to be a member of the Chamber and be involved in creating an environment for business to flourish.

Jamie Harden

Creative Sign Designs

“As the owner of a fast growing small business, the Greater Tampa of Chamber of Commerce is my advocate."

Julius Davis

VoltAir

Being actively involved with the Chamber really boosted my exposure to the community and allowed my company to grow.

Brian Adcock

Adcock Financial

Our involvement in the Chamber has helped us grow our business and provides a way to give back to the community and help guide the direction of Tampa's future.
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Board of Directors

Executive Committee | Directors | Advisory Board | Partner Members | Ex-Officio Members | Past Chairs

 

Executive Committee & Directors

Chair Gregory Celestan Celestar Corporation
Chair-Elect Robin DeLaVergne Tampa General Hospital
Treasurer Ronald Christaldi, Esq. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Finance Sandra W. Callahan
Susan Stackhouse		 TECO Energy, Inc.
Stellar Partners
Community Development Mike Griffin
T. Corey Neil		 Vertical Integration, Inc.
The Bank of Tampa
Innovation Leadership Wendy Bowman
Bill Carlson		 Florida Blue
Tucker/Hall, Inc.
Marketing Bruce Faulmann Tampa Bay Times
Membership Development Guy King, III
Joseph G. Meterchick		 M.E. Wilson Co., Inc.
PNC Bank
Military Jon Bayless
Chase Stockon		 Tandel Systems
Panther International, LLC
Public Policy Vincent J. Cassidy
Lee Nelson		 Majesty Title Services, LLC
Shutts & Bowen
Programs Peter Anderson
Doug Pace		 Vology, Inc.
Bayshore Solutions
Legal Counsel Steven Bernstein Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Directors

Stephanie Agliano Agliano Utility Solutions
Bill Barker The Tampa Tribune
Patrick Baskette Mercury Public Affairs, LLC
Neil Bosland The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Stuart Brown Accenture
Evan Brownstein Schifino Lee
Chris Butler Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.
John Byczek Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Hugh Campbell AC4S
Robert Clark Tampa Steel Erecting Co.
Joseph Conrod All Children’s Hospital
Juan Davis Fast Lane Clothing Company
Julius Davis VoltAir Consulting Engineers
Jim Dean Busch Gardens/Adventure Island
Kimberlee DeBosier Bayside Engineering, Inc.
Carlos del Castillo Bright House Networks, LLC
Doug Dieck Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Peter Diniaco Aetna
Thomas Feindt Grow Financial Federal Credit Union
Maryann Ferenc Mise en Place
Ryan Freking Studley, Inc.
Phil Garcia Laser Spine Institute
Bill Goede Bank of America
Steve Griggs Tampa Bay Lightning
Jamie Harden Creative Sign Designs
Marilyn Mullen Healy Adams and Reese, LLP
Greg Hoerbelt Regions Bank
Robert Hoyland USAA
Mariela Hurst SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Lauren Key Florida Hospital
Arthur Kirk, Ph.D. Saint Leo University
Edgel Lester, Esq. Carlton Fields, P.A.
Joseph W. Lopano Tampa International Airport
Orlando Lopez-Isa Gresham, Smith & Partners
Dana Ludwig Brown & Brown Insurance
Debbie Lundberg Presenting Powerfully by Debbie Lundberg
Lorraine Lutton St. Joseph's Hospital
Mark MacMillan ProShred
Andrew McIntosh Fowler White Boggs P.A.
Page McKee Hardin Construction Company, LLC
Jeff Mount Wright’s Gourmet House
Rick Nafe Tampa Bay Rays
Scott Radway Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Scott Riley Financial Information Technology, Inc. (Fintech)
Janine Salmon JP Morgan Chase
Renee Scott State Farm Insurance Company
Alyson Seeger AVI-SPL
Deborah Sheridan Florida Bank
Kevin Shukur BBVA Compass Bank
Bemetra Simmons BB&T
Paige Simpson Simpson Air
G.Troy Simpson T-Cellular, Inc.
Kareem Spratling Bryant Miller Olive P.A.
Roger Stephan SKANSKA USA Building, Inc.
Roger Swinford Calhoun International
Holly Tomlin Tomlin Tested Staffing
David Townsend Mosaic
Yvette Tremonti H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute, Inc.
Ron Weaver Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A.
Jim Weiss Fifth Third Bank
Rebecca White The University of Tampa
Shomari Williams Verizon Communications
Enrique Woodroffe Woodroffe Corporation Architects

Military Advisor to the Board

Col. Scott DeThomas MacDill Air Force Base

Advisory Board Members/Past Chairs 2008-2011

Judy Genshaft, Ph.D. University of South Florida
Henry Gonzalez, III Firm Solutions
Chuck Sykes Sykes Enterprises Incorporated

Partner Members

Bill Barker The Tampa Tribune
Neil Bosland AACSB International
Wendy Bowman Florida Blue
Stuart Brown Accenture
Sandra W. Callahan TECO Energy, Inc.
Ronald Christaldi, Esq. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Joseph Conrod Sr. All Children’s Hospital
Jim Dean Busch Gardens/Adventure Island
Robin DeLaVergne Tampa General Hospital
Carlos del Castillo Bright House Networks, LLC
Peter Diniaco Aetna
Bruce Faulmann Tampa Bay Times
Thomas Feindt Grow Financial Federal Credit Union
Phil Garcia Laser Spine Institute
Bill Goede Bank of America
Steve Griggs Tampa Bay Lightning
Greg Hoerbelt Regions Bank
Robert Hoyland USAA
Mariela Hurst SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Lauren Key Florida Hospital
Arthur Kirk, Ph.D. Saint Leo University
Edgel Lester, Esq. Carlton Fields, P.A.
Joseph W. Lopano Tampa International Airport
Lorraine Lutton St. Joseph's Hospital
Page W. McKee Hardin Construction Company, LLC
Joseph G. Meterchick PNC Bank
Rick Nafe Tampa Bay Rays
T. Corey Neil The Bank of Tampa
Lee Nelson Shutts & Bowen LLP
Scott Radway Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Janine Salmon JP Morgan Chase
Bemetra Simmons BB&T
G.Troy Simpson T-Cellular, Inc.
Susan Stackhouse Stellar Partners, Inc.
Chuck Sykes Sykes Enterprises Incorporated
Yvette Tremonti Moffitt Cancer Center
David Townsend Mosaic
Jim Weiss Fifth Third Bank
Shomari Williams Verizon Communications

Ex-Officio Members

Paul Anderson Tampa Port Authority
Ron Barton Hillsborough County Economic Development
Mayor Bob Buckhorn City of Tampa
Christine Burdick Tampa Downtown Partnership
MaryEllen Elia Hillsborough County Public Schools
Mark House The Beck Group
Rick Homans Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp.
Santiago Corrada Tampa Bay & Company
Stuart Rogel Tampa Bay Partnership
Ron Rotella The Westshore Alliance
Randi Ruble Panther International, LLC
Brian Seel The Beck Group
Renee Vaughn Williams Consulting Group
Ron Vaughn, Ph.D. The University of Tampa
Rob Wolf Hillsborough Community College

Past Chairs

Chuck Black 2012 Black & Black Consulting Services, LLC
Chuck Sykes 2010-11 Sykes Enterprises Incorporated
Henry Gonzalez, III 2009 Platinum Bank
Judy Genshaft, Ph.D. 2008 University of South Florida
Fredrick H.L. McClure 2007 DLA Piper LLP
Jose E. Valiente 2006 CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
C. Samuel Ellison 2005 Beck International
John Ramil 2004 TECO Energy, Inc.
Deanne Roberts 2003  
A.D. "Sandy" MacKinnon 2002 Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia
Bob Martinez 2001 Holland & Knight LLP
Bill McBride, Esq. 2000 Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride
Rhea Law, Esq. 1999 Fowler White Boggs PA
Richard Dobkin 1998  
Israel Tribble, Jr. 1997  
Jack Wilson 1996  
Joe House 1995 The Beck Group
Timothy L. Guzzle 1994  
Gay Culverhouse 1993  
James L. Ferman, Jr. 1992 Ferman Motor Car Company, Inc.
James W. Apthorp 1990-91  
William Starkey 1989-90  
Stella Thayer, Esq. 1988-89 MacFarlane Ferguson & McMullen
James Urbanski 1987-88  
Wm. Reece Smith, Esq. 1986-87  
Mandell "Hinks" Shimberg 1985-86 Shimberg-Cross Co.
G. Robert Blanchard 1984-85  
T. Terrell Sessums 1983-84  
Hugo Schmidt 1982-83  
Frank W. Harvey 1981-82  
Donald L. Whittemore, Jr. 1980-81  
G. Pierce Wood 1979-80  
David C.G. Kerr 1978-79  
Harry E. Hurst 1977-78  
Louis Benito 1976-77  
Bruce M. Robbins, Jr. 1975-76  
George H. Gage, Jr. 1974-75  
Lee M. Bentley 1973-74  
H.L. Culbreath, Jr. 1972-73  
Charles M. Davis 1971-72  
Parke Wright 1970-71  
Eugene B. Dodson 1969-70  
William A. Gillen 1968-69  
J.H. Williams, Jr. 1967-68  
Fred D. Leary 1966-67  
Michael G. Emmanuel 1965-66  
A Clewis Howell 1964-65  
James H. Couey, Jr. 1963-64  
Fischer S. Black 1962-63  
Ellwood W. Johnson 1961-62  
W.J. Barritt, Jr. 1960-61  
Paul H. Smith 1959-60  
H.L. "Dusty" Crowder 1958-59  
William C. MacInnes 1957-58  
T. Paine Kelley, Jr. 1956-57  
J. Arthur Turner 1955-56  
Frank M. Frankland 1954-55  
J.D. Peters 1953-54  
David A. Falk 1952-53  
Eugene R. Elkes 1951-52  
John H. Dolcater 1949-51  
L.N. Dantzler, Jr. 1948-49  
W.L. Waring, Jr. 1947-48  
Richard D. Jackson 1946-47  
Truman Green 1944-46  
T.G. Mixson 1943-44  
R. Ambler Liggett 1941-43  
Ray B. Cralle 1940-41  
W. Howard Frankland 1939-40  
Joseph A. Sweeney 1938-39  
Frank J. Gannon 1937-38  
E.P. Taliaferro 1935-37  
Frank M. Traynor 1932-35  
A.L. Cuesta, Jr. 1931-32  
Carl D. Brorein 1930-31  
James T. Swann 1928-30  
D.B. McKay 1927-28  
Albert Thornton 1926-27  
Frank D. Jackson 1925-26  
T.M. Shackleford, Jr. 1924-25  
W.F. Miller 1923-24  
A.W. Perkins 1922-23  
H.E. Snow 1921-22  
G.H. Brown 1920-21  
T. Ed Bryan 1919-20  
W.G. Brorein 1917-19  
D.C. Gillett 1916-17  
F.C. Bowyer 1908-15  
W.R. Fuller 1903-08  
J.B. Anderson 1899-1903  
J.H. Fessenden 1896-99  
John Trice 1895-96  
Silas A. Jones 1892-95  
G.B. Sparkman 1890-91  
J.H. Fessenden 1888-89  
W.N. Conoley 1887-88  
Dr. John P. Wall 1885-87