New Leadership Installed at 126th Annual Meeting
Presents H.L. Culbreath, Jr. Profile in Leadership Award to A. Gerald Divers
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce marked its 126th anniversary at its Annual Meeting on today at the Tampa Convention Center. More than 650 attendees celebrated the Chamber's 2011 achievements. 2010/2011 Chamber Chair Chuck Sykes of Sykes Enterprises Incorporated passed the gavel to 2012 Chair Chuck Black of Black & Black Consulting Services.
Black offered a preview of the Chamber's priorities in 2012 which include focusing on MacDill Air Force Base, downtown Tampa, education, jobs and working with our partners to build a brand for the Tampa Bay region. The city for the Chamber's 2012 Benchmarking Visit was also announced - Baltimore, Maryland.
Black also introduced the Chamber's 2012 Executive Committee Members, including:
Chair-Elect:
Gregory Celestan, Celestar Corporation
Secretary/Treasurer:
Robin DeLaVergne, Tampa General Hospital
Finance Co-Chairs: Sandra W. Callahan, TECO Energy, Inc. Joseph G. Meterchick, PNC Bank
Chamber U: Vincent J. Cassidy, Majesty Title Services, LLC
Community Development Co-Chairs: Guy King, M.E. Wilson Co., Inc.
Debbie Lundberg, Debbie Lundberg Life & Business Coaching
Innovation Leadership Chair:
Bill Carlson, Tucker/Hall, Inc.
Marketing Chair: Carlos del Castillo, Bright House Networks, LLC
Membership Development Co-Chairs:
Doug Pace, Bayshore Solutions
Holly Tomlin, Tomlin Tested Staffing
Programs Co-Chairs: Wendy Bowman, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Doug Dieck, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Public Affairs Co-Chairs:
Ronald Christaldi, Esq., Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Maryann Ferenc, Mise en Place
Legal Counsel:
Sheila McDevitt, Esq., Akerman Senterfitt
The Chamber also presented the 2010 H.L. Culbreath Jr. Profile in Leadership Award to A. Gerald Divers. The award, established in 1997 by Leadership Tampa Alumni, a program of the Chamber, is presented annually by the Chamber to recognize an individual whose leadership made a positive impact within the greater Tampa community.
CEO of the Bank of Tampa, Divers co-chaired the original capital campaign for the new Tampa Museum of Art and served as its president. He served as past President of Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, past Chairman of the Southwest Florida Blood Drive and past Chairman of The Spring of Tampa Bay. Under his leadership, the Bank of Tampa has given both time and money to over 150 local organizations.
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