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Chamber Leadership

2024 Executive Committee

2024 Chair of the Board
Tara Moody
Synergy Technology Solutions

Chair-Elect
Tanya Cielo
Sky Strategic Marketing 

Immediate Past Chair
Shane Smith
Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship

Treasurer
Heather DeGrave
Walters Levine & DeGrave

Consulting Attorney
Chase Carpenter
Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, P.A.

President & CEO
Kelly Flannery, FCCP
South Tampa Chamber

2024 Board of Directors

Blake Guthrie (2022-2024)
ReliaQuest Bowl

Chris Chambers (2023-2025)
The Paratus Group

Opal Hudson (2023-2025)
Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office

Zahira Lehri (2023-2025)
Yaqeen LLC, DBA Planet Smoothie

Elizabeth Montante (2023-2025)
Zips Cleaners & Qdoba Mexican Eats 

Jason Baker (2023-2024)
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine

Greg Slater (2023 - 2024)
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

Angel Acosta (2024-2026)
SouthState Bank

Dean Akers (2024-2026)
Adjunct.CEO

Elan Melamed (2024-2026)
Tampa General Hospital 

Michael Abraham (2024-2026)
Nove Southeastern University 

Roxanne Bartley (2024)
TRAK America

South Tampa Chamber Board Chairs

Sam Young 1968-69

Willard Staples 1969-71

Charles Springer 1971-72

Charles Campbell 1972-74

John Rumbough 1974-76

Doris Crosby 1976-77

Ed Worley 1977-78

Richard Brown 1978-79

James Wisner 1979-80

Bob Hatton 1982-83

Larry Smith 1987-88

Sally Harris 1988-89

Bill Strickland 1989-90

Bob Alexander 1990-91

Anita Ramirez 1991-93

Debra Palmer 1993-94

Bill Wadsworth 1994-95

Cindy Maxie 1995-96

David Dowers 1996-97

Ron Gauszka 1997-98

Gail Moore 1998-99

Dave Gutcher 1999-00

Robert Rowen 2000-01

Leigh Humes 2001-02

Jerry Clark 2002-03

Joe Dascola 2003-04

David Jones 2004-05

Anita Ramirez 2005-06

Bob Graham 2006-07

Ron Sweet 2007-08

Dave Varrieur 2008-09

Dave Gutcher 2009-10

James Quinlan 2010-11

Dennis Meyers 2011-12

Carson Burke Bomar 2012-13

Starr Tyrka 2014

Samantha Dammer 2015

Bill Yanger 2016

Mike Jenkins 2017

Ed Siler 2018

Bill Yanger 2016

Connie Gage 2019-20

Chris Bentley 2021

Rebekah Nault 2022

Shane Smith 2023

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