Leadership Tampa Bay has announced its Class of 2027, bringing together 59 business, government, nonprofit, health care, military and civic leaders from across the region.
The incoming class includes executives and professionals from organizations including the Tampa Bay Rays, Port Tampa Bay, Tampa Electric, Tampa General Hospital, MacDill Air Force Base, the FBI, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority and the University of South Florida.
Leadership Tampa Bay is a nonprofit, nonpartisan program founded in 1988 that brings together professionals from across the region to examine the issues shaping its future. Through class days, retreats and discussions with civic, business and government leaders, participants explore topics including transportation, economic growth, education, water, human services and government.
Gilbert Broco, president of CI Group, will serve as Leadership Tampa Bay chair. Dan Pfeffer, senior vice president and Tampa regional manager for MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, will serve as vice chair.
The Leadership Tampa Bay Class of 2027 includes:
- Matthew Adcock, financial associate, Adcock Financial Group
- Corey Anderson, architect, Long & Associates
- Jodi Avery, real estate broker associate, Keller Williams South Tampa
- Rachael Becker, director of corporate relations, American Cancer Society
- Michael Bucalo, president, Friedrich Watkins of Tampa
- Kelsey Burgess, attorney, Trenam Law
- Misty Carson, founder and CEO, The Unbreakable Advantage Institute
- Cooper Chesebro, director of preconstruction, PCL Construction
- Frank Cole, deputy director of development, Operation Healing Forces
- Roxana Colorado, CEO of business transformation, Kandula International
- Jessica Coy, public relations officer, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue
- Harold Craw, senior vice president of social responsibility and community engagement, Tampa Bay Rays
- Steven Didik, Ph.D. candidate, University of South Florida
- William Dobbins, principal, CLA
- Becky Elliott, CEO, Frameworks of Tampa Bay
- Shanna Ford, broker partner, S&R Services
- Natalia Goldenberg, director of development, Ryan Companies
- William Hale, founder, Active Compass
- Andrew Hausmann, senior designer, Gensler
- Brett Jackson, COO, Tactical LabX
- Amy Jaramillo, director of patient services, St. Joseph’s Hospital-BayCare Health System
- Shannon Kalahar, senior director of strategic communications, Tampa Bay Partnership
- Dr. Nicole King-Smith, CEO and founder, NK Enterprise Consulting
- William Kurz, senior account executive, Interface
- Kimberly Lanier, director of development, Foundry Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual
- Joe Lazzarotti, principal, Jackson Lewis
- Debbie Mann, director of human resources operations, Tampa Electric
- Robert McGlynn, partner, Hunter Law
- Payton McGuirk, senior project manager, Gilbane Building Company
- Kyle McNeal, attorney, Woods Law Group
- Tara Moody, vice president, Synergy Technology Solutions
- Phillip Ochoa, broker associate, BHHS Florida Properties Group
- Dacia Oglesby, director of quality assurance and risk management, Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA
- Matt Osborn, director of facilities management, Tampa General Hospital
- Chris Ottenwess, command chief, MacDill Air Force Base
- Elizabeth Palomino, accounting director, Mega Service Solutions
- Daniel Pedersen, division chief and senior operations research analyst, U.S. Central Command J5
- Timothy Peters, dean of academic affairs, USSOCOM
- Daniel Peterson, national director of catastrophe and commercial development, Legacy Restoration
- Michael Poole, CFO, Port Tampa Bay
- Francessca Randall, project manager, CSI Construction Services
- Stacy Raske, founder and CEO, Inflowential
- Kelly Renza, senior manager of the airport operations center, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
- Adriana Rojas, senior principal and director of interiors, HOK
- Johnny Santos, director of operations, Wharton-Smith
- Jeffrey Sisk, senior competitive intelligence lead, GuideWell/Florida Blue
- Gene Snyder, senior vice president and commercial team lead, SouthState Bank
- Gregory Stannard, project manager, Goodwyn Mills Cawood
- Nicole Steele, recruitment operations manager, Cell Staff
- Marsha Stevens, account executive, CI Group
- Daniel Sutton, president, Bay Harbor Private Wealth Group
- Justin Vargas, senior project manager, Ayres Associates
- Diane Ventresca, assistant special agent in charge, FBI Tampa
- Don Waggoner, director of safety and risk management, ASI Landscapes, a Yardnique company
- Kendall Walker, senior director of client services, Roger West
- Courtnei Watts, president and CEO, The Watts Group
- Christina Weldon, managing partner, Growth Financial Solutions
- Diana Wright, regional director of operations, McKinstry
