Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY BY FOCUSING ON THE ATTRACTION, EXPANSION AND RETENTION OF HIGH WAGE JOBS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH HIGH WAGE JOBS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
THE TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BEGAN USING THE DBA TAMPA BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (TBEDC) ON OCTOBER 29, 2019. THE ORGANIZATION WILL HENCEFORTH BE REFERENCED AS THE LATTER IN THIS NARRATIVE.THE TAMPA BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (TBEDC)'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM CLOSED 20 PROJECTS THAT ADDED A TOTAL OF 2,620 NEW JOBS AND $595 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THIRTEEN EXISTING BUSINESSES EXPANDED THEIR OPERATIONS, ADDING 1,732 NEW JOBS AND INVESTING $570 MILLION LOCALLY. SEVEN NEW COMPANIES WERE RECRUITED TO TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FY2020, INCLUDING DRIFT, FISHER INVESTMENTS, DELLASIERA, AN IO ASSOCIATES. THESE RECRUITMENT PROJECTS CONTRIBUTED 888 NEW JOBS AND NEARLY $25 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO OUR MARKET.THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM ADAPTED TO THE PANDEMIC BY CONDUCTING 200 LOCAL BUSINESS VISITS IN FY2020, MOST OF THEM VIRTUAL. THEY ALSO CONDUCTED A VIRTUAL MATCHMAKING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL COMPANIES TO ENGAGE PROSPECTS OVERSEAS. COVID-19 PREVENTED ANY OVERSEAS TRAVEL AND COMPELLED US TO CANCEL OUR PLANNED EXPORT MISSION TRIPS.
IN FY2020, THE TBEDC HAD ANOTHER STRONG YEAR OF PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING AT $2,425,323.00. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO RECEIVE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM ITS PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE CITY OF TAMPA, THE CITY OF PLANT CITY AND THE CITY OF TEMPLE TERRACE. THE TBEDC WELCOMED ELEVEN NEW INVESTORS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING COCA COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA AS OUR NEWEST CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS INVESTOR. DESPITE THE ECONOMIC DEVASTATION MANY BUSINESSES SUFFERED THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE TBEDC RETAINED 85% OF ITS INVESTORS AND REACHED ITS BUDGET GOALS FOR THE YEAR. CASH RESERVES WERE LEFT UNTOUCHED. THE EDC EARNED NINE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS THIS YEAR, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR AGENCY OF RECORD TRICKEY JENNUS, INVESTORS DIAMOND VIEW STUDIOS AND HANEKE DESIGN, AND PARTNERS AT VISIT TAMPA BAY.
BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESSFUL MAKE IT TAMPA BAY TALENT ATTRACTION CAMPAIGN, THE TBEDC'S MARKETING TEAM, ENHANCED THE JOB SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MAKEITTAMPABAY.COM WEB SITE TO MAKE JOB SEARCHING MORE SPECIFIC AND USEFUL FOR JOB SEEKERS. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MARKETING AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN NORTHEASTERN MARKETS COMPELLED THE TEAM TO SHIFT TO A PURELY ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOCAL DISLOCATED WORKERS SECURE NEW EMPLOYMENT.THE TBEDC'S MAKE IT TAMPA BAY CAMPAIGN EFFORTS FOR FY2020 GENERATED 52,692 WEB SITE HITS, SECURED 4,695 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS, AND GENERATED 598,327 IMPRESSIONS. THE MARKETING TEAM MADE SURE TO GET TAMPA'S BUSINESS MESSAGE OUT TO BUSINESS LEADERS AND SITE SELECTORS ACROSS THE NATION WITH ADS THAT HIGHLIGHT KEY INDUSTRIES INCLUDING CYBERSECURITY, LIFE SCIENCES, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS FLORIDA TREND, TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL, TAMPA BAY TIMES, SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE AND OTHERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Craig Richard | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $360,491 |
| Michelle Bauer | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $174,586 |
| Stephen Morey | SR. VICE PRESIDENT - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $164,144 |
| Beatriz Bare | SR. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE | 40 | $112,871 |
| J Nealy Wheat | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $112,775 |
| Yvette Segura Cpcu | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vin Marchetti | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Bruno | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Jennus | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Schar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Moore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Curall Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven C Pratico | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Mckeel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Seng Sun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Vaughn Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Ciganek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Germann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roberto Torres | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Lott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rhea Law Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Simmons | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Luna | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Haines | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Tower | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Clare Codd Sior | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Mignone | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Richey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Hagan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Atwater Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julius Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julio Esquivel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Tomlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Flanagan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Couris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Lopano | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Haneke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Themides | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Fowden | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Senese Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Vinik | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Castor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Lawless | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Kolosky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Isabel Dewey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ian Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Kadet | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Waters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Harvey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Meagher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edwin Narain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Pace | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Pizzo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Denor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Woodward | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Rodriguez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Colleen Chappell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Sykes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Faulmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Best | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Rohrlack Cce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Martinez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Pratt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Newell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Marie Lapczynski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Angel Gonzalez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anddrikk Frazier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Genshaft Phd | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| David Weinstein | GENERAL COUNSEL | 1 | $0 |
| James Nozar | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Weiss | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Chinnici-Everitt | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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