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

Mariah Hayden joined the New Life Village team, in 2016, after being introduced to the charity as a volunteer. She is currently the executive director. Familiar with the effects of childhood trauma from her graduate work, and personal experiences, as well as with the impact that mental health challenges have on a family, Hayden found … Read more

Toni Roach has worked at the sheriff’s office for over 22 years. She currently oversees the behavioral health intervention team, which works to identify individuals who are high users of emergency services because of a mental health, or substance-use, disorder and connect them to community-based services. She oversees the community’s Crisis Intervention Team training program … Read more

Valerie Lavin is a retired Army first sergeant and the founder of Luminary Global. The company’s mission is to help citizens, government, first responders and military protect their families and save lives of citizens in their communities, at home and abroad, by ensuring they have access to supplies needed to sustain life. Lavin is devoted … Read more

McKnight-Goelz has held senior executive positions for both public and private, organizations in the medical device, health/wellness, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and consumer packaged goods industries. Until December 2015, she was the chief executive officer in Ascension and a corporate officer for Unilens Corp. USA, a Tampa-based public medical device organization that was acquired. McKnight-Goelz is a … Read more

Deborah Duffey is president, co-founder and chief product development officer of Dermazone Solutions. Duffey is also chief operating officer of NuVessl, a biotech and licensing company focused on enhancing the quality of life through encapsulation science. She is also president of the skincare company Kara Vita. She began her professional career, over 30 years ago, … Read more