“The CEO Council relies on its leadership to maintain its focus on relationships, ideas and solutions, providing peer-to-peer opportunities that help CEOs run their businesses more effectively,” says Eric Bailey, managing principal of CapTrust Financial Advisors and 2010 CEO Council Chairman. “We appreciate the time and skills these board members will bring to this year’s programs and activities.”  

The CEO Council of Tampa Bay’s 2010 Board of Directors includes:

Officers

·        Chairman: Eric Bailey, CapTrust Financial Advisors, Tampa 

·        Co-vice chairman, programs: Clayton Kreis, Garcia Ortiz, P.A., Tampa

·        Co-vice chairman, programs:  Rick Gallegos, Dale Carnegie of Tampa

·        Secretary/Treasurer: Steve Johnston, Xtreme Jump, Tampa 

·        Vice chairman, relationships: Miles Dierks, SuperVision Surveillance, Tampa

·        Vice chairman, member recruitment: Valeri Marks, Hire Velocity, Tampa

·        Vice chairman, member retention, David Hurley, Landmark Engineering & Surveying, Tampa

·        Co-vice chairmen, branding and communications: Suzie Boland, RFB Communications Group, Tampa; and Ray Sikorski, Verified Label, Print and Promotions, Tampa

·        Vice chairman, sponsorships: Jennifer Bakunas, Magnetic, Tampa

·        Vice chairman, roundtables:  Karen Arnold, Storr Office Environments, Tampa

·        Vice chairman, philanthropy: John Drinkard, Office Space Brokers, Tampa

·        Co-vice chairmen, succession and strategic planning: Guy King, M. E. Wilson Company, Tampa (also CEO Council founder) and Andrew Cohen, Vertical IT Solutions, Tampa

·        Immediate past chairman: Mark Anderson, eLogic Learning, Tampa 

Board Members

·        Peter Anderson, Bayshore Technologies, Tampa

·        Chris Barker, Barker, Rodems & Cook, P.A., Tampa

·        Allen Crumbley, Prudential Tropical Realty, Land o’ Lakes

·        Geoff Dyer, Lifestyle Family Fitness, St. Petersburg

·        Laura Ellis, IBM, Tampa

·        Jack Kirkland, Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp, P.A., Clearwater

·        Greg Matthews, Matthews Benefits, St. Petersburg

·        Jeff Marple, Key West Lamp Co., Tampa

·        Doug McCree, First Housing Development Corp., Tampa

·        Jane Toombs, executive director, CEO Council of Tampa Bay, Tampa

About the CEO Council of Tampa Bay:

The CEO Council of Tampa Bay, Inc. (http://www.ceotampa.com) addresses the specific business needs of today’s chief executive officers and provides insight, education, networking and peer mentorship to take advantage of current and future opportunities unique to the CEO entrepreneur. The Council is open to CEOs of Tampa Bay companies with $3M+ in revenue and a minimum of 25 employees. For more information, contact the CEO Council office at info@ceotampa.com or 813.258.5999.