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20 Questions with John Flanagan

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As CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay, Flanagan works closely with business, government and educational entities to find workforce solutions for the more than 1.5 million Hillsborough County residents and businesses.

In the first year as CEO, he launched a youth summer jobs program, dubbed Summer Job Connection, which placed 560 youth into paid work experience positions with 90 Hillsborough County employers.

Flanagan is a member of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s workforce advisory committee, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, later being elected among his peers to serve on the board of trustees.

He serves on the community impact committee with the United Way of Tampa. He also sits on the Junior Achievement board of directors, the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County and One Tampa.

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20 Questions With Paul Huszar

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Paul Huszar is retired from 23 years of active duty military service, including four combat tours in Iraq, one unaccompanied tour in Korea and operational deployments to Thailand, Bolivia, Honduras, Panama and Haiti. He relocated to South Tampa upon his retirement from military service and began his tenure with VetCor, a restoration company that hires … Read more

Tonjua Williams: President of St. Petersburg College

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Tonjua Williams became St. Petersburg College’s seventh president on July 3, 2017. A St. Petersburg native, Williams began her tenure with the college in 1986, rising through a variety of academic and administrative roles to become the first woman and first African American to hold the position at the school. Previously, she was senior vice … Read more

Kelly Flannery: President and CEO, South Tampa Chamber of Commerce

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Kelly Flannery is president and chief executive officer for the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Community Support Council for MacDill Air Force Base and the City of Tampa Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee. She serves on the board of directors for the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida and is the West … Read more