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Jim Daly is regional president for the West Florida Region at Truist Financial Corp. He assumed his current position in December 2019, upon the closing of the merger of equals between BB&T Corp. and SunTrust Banks. In this role, Daly is the company’s senior leader in the market responsible for delivering the full complement of

Sarah Combs is the chief executive officer of the University Area Community Development Corp. She joined the organization in 2010, and under her leadership the organization has more than tripled the number of children and adults it reaches with education, health, workforce, cultural arts and other programs. With more than 16 years’ experience in the

James “Jim” Eisch joined Pinch A Penny in 1992 as chief financial officer and executive vice president. In 2001, he became chief operating officer. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate from the University of Minnesota. Prior to working with Pinch A Penny, Eisch worked for KPMG Peat Marwick as an audit senior

Ron Christaldi is president and CEO of Shumaker Advisors Florida. He is a board certified health lawyer and chair of Shumaker’s Health Care Practice group in Florida. Christaldi gives back to the community by serving in a variety of organizations in a leadership capacity, including serving as the past chair of the Greater Tampa Chamber

Porter Smith serves as Tampa Bay market president for American Momentum Bank, a community bank with total assets of more than $1.7 billion. With more than  15 years’ experience in commercial banking, Smith leads the growth of the bank in the Tampa Bay area. He serves commercial business clients and real estate developers out of

Brian A. Ford Jr. joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006 and in his role, oversees all aspects of the organization’s day-to-day business operations and community involvement. He works directly with team ownership to ensure that Buccaneers fans, season pass members and corporate sponsors receive a first- in-class experience. Under Ford’s leadership, the Buccaneers have

Julian Mackenzie is president and CEO of the Museum Of Science and Industry, or MOSI. He originally joined MOSI in October 2016 , as chief financial officer, after more than 30 years in a range of business leadership roles in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy. Mackenzie has developed and

Lynda Remund serves as the president and CEO for the Tampa Downtown Partnership. She manages and coordinates its daily operations including organizational structure, management and vision, company policies and supporting the organization’s strategic initiatives, as well as efforts to expand the special assessment district. In her tenure, Remund has orchestrated two public art projects, developed

Larry Richey is the managing principal and market leader for Cushman & Wakefield’s Florida offices. Since taking on the statewide leadership responsibility four years ago, he has grown the firm’s Florida operation to No. 1 in the state, in terms of market share, for the commercial real estate services industry. Richey is the past chairman

Arlene DiBenigno has been a trusted adviser on political campaigns, policy development and implementation and ballot initiatives for more than two decades. She’s been an aide to politicians such as Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and John McCain. At Conversa, a Tampa public affairs firm, her work transcends beyond the political into the nonprofit, traditional and

As CEO of Clearwater-based Vology, Barry Shevlin leads the managed information technology, cloud and security services company on sales growth and product expansion. Shevlin has anchored himself in the business and technology communities as a visionary who has capitalized on emerging trends and a proven innovator of solutions to help businesses grow. Vology delivers professional

Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport, has worked 37 years in the aviation industry. Prior to accepting the CEO position in Tampa, he worked at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport for 14 years as its executive vice president for marketing and terminal management. His experience also encompasses 19 years in the airline industry, including serving