Real estate, development and business across Tampa Bay
Veronica Cintron joined the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority in April 2020. Before joining TIA, she anchored Spectrum Bay News 9’s weekday evening newscasts for 10 years. WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED IN YOUR CAREER? HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THOSE CHALLENGES? I left Puerto Rico and moved to the United States, alone at 17 years old, … Read more
Rebekah Nault is an IT professional of over 20 years and has worked for KUDUCOM for 16 years. She was honored as 2020 Member of the Year and is currently the chairwoman of the board for the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the Military Support Council at MacDill Air Force … Read more
In 2013, Proforma became a certified woman-owned business, as recognized by the National Women Business Owners Corporation. In 2015, Vera Muzzillo led the technology initiative that propelled Proforma to the top of the print and promotional product industry. HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND GROW AS A LEADER? My greatest growth comes from my … Read more
In her role, Tracy West leads the strategic and overall management efforts for this official PGA TOUR professional golf tournament, played at Innisbrook Golf Resort. The event raises over $2 million, annually, for 80 regional charities. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL MOMENT? Over my career, the tournaments I’ve been involved with and/or managed have … Read more
Carolynn Smith-Jones is a sales, marketing and public relations professional with more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality, health care, sports, entertainment and franchise industries. She started her career as an on-air radio personality, for NFL Fox Sports, where she covered NFL preseason camps and sideline reporting, interviewing NFL players and coaches. HOW … Read more
Penny Parks leads an organization that has completed a combined total of $2 billion in debt financings and capital raises for small to midsize companies, as well as restructured more than $700 million in debt during the last recession. Along with her husband, Class-A PGA professional Scott Yates, Parks formed Links Golf, in 2022, to … Read more
At Feeding Tampa Bay, Kelley Sims leads philanthropy, donor and volunteer relations and brand strategy for the organization, which serves more than 1 million people and provides 95 million meals a year. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL MOMENT? When Thomas Mantz approached me, five years ago, to join the team at Feeding Tampa Bay, … Read more
Madeline Robinson founded Wheelchairs 4 Kids, in 2011, when she saw a gap in the system that was not being filled. HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND GROW AS A LEADER? I believe I have become a better listener and have become braver in my choices, and decisions. I do believe that anything is … Read more
Mindy Murphy has been president and chief executive officer of The Spring of Tampa Bay since 2012. She has chaired the Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Task Force and serves on the domestic violence fatality review team and the child abuse death review team. WHO HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST MENTOR, AND WHAT HAVE THEY TAUGHT YOU? … Read more
Jessica Muroff joined the United Way Suncoast in November 2019 following her tenure as the chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of West Central Florida and, before that, the CEO of Frameworks of Tampa Bay. In her four years at the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, Muroff led a nonprofit organization that served nearly … Read more
