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Board of Trustees

Officers

Mike Blount

Mike Blount

Chair; Executive Committee Chair; Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Ellery Linder

Ellery Linder

Vice Chair; Governance Committee Chair; Board of Directors, Conservation Florida
Mark Woodard

Mark Woodard

Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair; Collections Committee Chair; Pinellas County Administrator (Ret.)
Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins

Secretary; Marketing and Visitor Services Committee Chair; Vice President, Tucker/Hall
Duncan Belser

Duncan Belser III

Assistant Secretary; Advancement Committee Chair; Senior Vice President, Financial Recovery Group, Inc.

Trustees

Chris Alvarez

Chris Alvarez

Trustee; Past Chair
Blake Bell

Blake Bell

Trustee; Vice President Government Relations at Gainwell Technologies
Michael Berson Trustee; Professor of social science and elementary education at the University of South Florida

Michael Berson, Ph.D.

Trustee; Professor of social science and elementary education at the University of South Florida
Portrait of Audrey Chapuis president and CEO of the Tampa Bay History Center

Audrey Chapuis

President and CEO; Tampa Bay History Center

Abbye Feeley

Trustee; Administrator for Development and Economic Opportunity, City of Tampa
Gordon Hill

S. Gordon Hill

Trustee; Education & Programs Committee Chair; Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson

Matthew Holtsinger

Trustee; Partner, Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo & Guyton, P.A.
Angela Lanza

Angela Lanza

Trustee; Director of Event Marketing, Vinik Sports Group

Charlisa Odom

Trustee; Attorney at Law, Carlton Fields

Penelope Rusk

Trustee; Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Teco Electric
Barbara Ryals

Barbara Ryals

Trustee; President, Harvey Real Estate Holdings LLC and O. J. Harvey, Inc.
Edward Szczepanik

Edward Szczepanik

Trustee; Commander, 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Photo of Lincoln Tamayo, Chief Operating Officer, Academy Prep Foundation and Head of School, Academy Prep Center of Lakeland

Lincoln Tamayo

Trustee; Chief Operating Officer, Academy Prep Foundation and Head of School, Academy Prep Center of Lakeland
Corliss Taylor

Corliss Taylor

Trustee; Senior Vice President, Trust Strategist, Baird Trust
Bonnie Wise

Bonnie Wise

Trustee; Audit Committe Chair; County Administrator Representative, Hillsborough County Administrator

Trustees Emeriti

Henry Gonzalez

Henry Gonzalez III

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; Partner, SI Private Capital
George Howell

George Howell III

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; Retired Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Janet Nichols

Janet Nichols

Trustee Emeritus; USF Committee Chair; Past Chair; Managing Director, Senior VP, Investments Raymond James
Steven Raney

Steven "Steve" Raney

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; President and CEO, Raymond James Bank
James Robbins

R. James Robbins Jr.

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; Shareholder and President, Hill Ward Henderson

Marsha Rydberg

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; Attorney, The Rydberg Law Firm
Curtis Stokes

Curtis Stokes

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; President, Searchwell Advisors
Tom Touchton

J. Thomas "Tom" Touchton

Trustee Emeritus; Founding Chair; Chairman, The Witt-Touchton Company LLC
Paul Whiting Jr.

Paul Whiting Jr.

Trustee Emeritus; Past Chair; Principal, AGW Capital Advisors

Foundation Board of Trustees

Foundation Officers

Corliss Taylor

Corliss Taylor

President; Senior Vice President, Trust Strategist, Baird Trust
Janet Nichols

Janet Nichols

Vice President; USF Committee Chair; Past Chair; Managing Director, Senior VP, Investments Raymond James
Cameron Cassedy

Cameron Cassedy

Secretary and Treasurer; Vice President, Cassedy Financial Group

Foundation Trustees

Mike Blount

Mike Blount

Trustee; Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Lucas DeVicente

Lucas DiVicente

Trustee; Managing Principal, Sabal Trust
Bet Snyder

Bet Snyder

Trustee; Director, The Lowry Murphey Family Foundation

Legal Counsel, Non-Trustee

Frank J. "Sandy" Rief, III

Frank J. “Sandy” Rief III

Shareholder, Allen Dell

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