Board of Directors

The Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay board is composed of local community leaders with a strong and balanced blend of skills and experience, providing guidance and support to Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay’s staff and volunteers as we strive to uphold our mission.

The board of directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs, and direction of Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay, while also providing advice and counsel on a broad range of operation protocols.

The diversity of the board is chosen to reflect a multitude of expertise offerings. All members have a strong and demonstrated commitment to our three pillars: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

Executive Committee

Nelson Castellano
Board Chair
Trenam Law
Robert Shimberg
Chair Elect
HillWardHenderson
Patrick O'Connor
Immediate Past Chair
Raymond James
David Jordan
Treasurer
TD Synnex
Suzanne Diaz
Secretary
Fifth Third Bank
Joseph Cannella
Vice Chair - Audit Committee
Kim Hill
Vice Chair - Learning Experiences
ReliaQuest
Robert Mossbacher
Pam Muma
Scott Price
A-LIGN
Jack Rybicki
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Yvette Segura
Bemetra Simmons
Vice Chair - Government Affairs
Tampa Bay Partnership
John Tomlin
Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services

Members

Brian Adamski
West Point Underwriters
Ian Anderson
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Melissa Ansell
Amgen
Jonathan Arellano
Bank of America
Dr. Ken Atwater
Hillsborough College
Van Ayres
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Alan Bertsch
Qypsys
Brian Best
GTE Financial
Steve Blair
USF Foundation
David Blackwell
University of South Florida Muma College of Business
Tyler Cathey
Ally Capital Group
Jeff Chronister
Tampa Electric
Lisa Faller
FKQ Advertising
Jamie Granese
MetLife
Dr. Michael Grego
Dr. Stacy Hahn
Hillsborough County Public School Board
Tim Holcomb
Embarc Collective
Stephie Holmquist Johnson
Holmquist Educational Consultants, Inc.
David Kelley
The Preferred Group of Tampa
Brendon Kingsbury
Capital One
Keidrian Kunkel
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
Jim Lang
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Joe Lowry Jr.
Lowry Financial Advisors
Phil Malcolm
AAA
Janice Matson
Bloomin’ Brands
C.J Mintrone
PNC
Sandra Murman
Shumaker Advisors Florida LLC
Michael P. Quackenbush, Jr.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Rafael Renno
Jabil
Doug Rich
KFORCE, Inc.
Dr. Melody Rider
ConnectED Polk
Scott Riley
Riley Education Foundation
Michael Robertson
Steve Salzer
Velera
Steve Schultz
Ken Singh
New Oceans, LLC
Alex Sink
Mike Tascher
KPMG
Joe Teague
Teague Financial Services
Marlene Velez
MVPartners Group
Chia Yuan Wang
Gerdau

Connections

Dr. Sandy Weiss
Connections Board Chair
University of South Florida
Steven Bricker
First Horizon Bank
Dean Brooks
Creative Sign Designs
Amanda Brown
Bank OZK
Maddie Box
Tampa Electric
Ryan Coffers
Brown & Brown Inc. - Tampa Bay Divison
Daniel Driscoll
Synovus Bank
Cameron Diehl
Raymond James
Victor Gamarra
Ernst & Young
Chris Garlinghouse
Valley National Bank
Matthew Giba
RTX
Nick Guaglardi
Bernstein
Jacob Halusic
TROFEO
Jennifer Hamway
BDO USA
Paul C. Hayman
Bank of Central Florida
Chris Horan
Wellcare
Kyle Huber
The Abelson Group | Morgan Stanley
Jerry Johnson
Frazier & Deeter
Kayla Jordan
Ernst & Young
John W. Licht
Florida Blue
Joe Magyar
Crowe LLP
Aaron Malarick
City National Bank
Paul McDermott
Holland and Knight LLP
Sean McHale
Hancock Whitney Bank
Sandra Misciasci
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Chris Morton
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Damien Munnings
Ferreri Search, LLC
Martin Nash
Protiviti Inc
Ian A. Norkin
BankUnited
Danielle Oliva
Slide Insurance
Benjamin Prescott
Prescott Financial
Brian Rockwood
KLS Martin L.P.
Aaron Santosus
HCA Healthcare
Peter Seriano
ProVise
Ken Singh
Kevin Sweeney
American Momentum Bank
Ralph Urena
Raymond James
Kira Warnock
Grant Thornton
John Weatherford
Weatherford Insurance

Trustees

The “JA Trustees” is an advisory committee who advocates for Junior Achievement Tampa Bay through giving, awareness and support through events and programs. This group is comprised of former board members and passionate volunteers and partners, who remain connected to JA Tampa Bay.

Mike Attinella
Integrated Supply Network
Betsy Bennett
The Florida CFO Group
Timothy Bogott
Tradewinds Island Resorts Retired
Dee Brown
Bill Cammarata
MetLife Retired
Brian Cone
Ernst & Young LLP
Craig Cuffe
Kablelink Communications
Emily Duty
Northern Trust Retired
Jeffrey Fishman
Investors Tile & Settlement Services
Elizabeth Frazier
Lightning Foundation, Inc.
Gloria Giunta
Irene Guy
Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate
Dan Howat
United Community Bank
Merrie Jiordano
Marketing Development Director - NOW CFO
Pete Kirtland
Aspire Financial Services
Robin A. Lester
Florida Growth Partners
Alex Lewis IV
Citi Realty Services
Michelle Maingot
Ernst & Young
Denise Palmer
Tampa Tribune Retired
Pete Peterson
ISN (Integrated Supply Network)
Bill Poe
WFP Consulting
Bill Protz
Catalina Marketing Retired
Ann Shaler
Bank of America
Dennis Sheaffer
Wireless Business Consultants
Marlene M. Spalten
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Ellen Stavros
The Stavros Family
WIlliam G. Tapp
CBIZ MHM, LLC
Jose Valiente
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Retired
Kathy Werner
Moffit Cancer Center
David H. Wilbanks
Northwestern Mutual Retired
Lisa Yob
Yob Family Foundation
Fred Zielinski
Busch Gardens Retired

Generation JA

Generation JA is the young professional affiliate group of Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay. As a member, you can make a difference in our community while building relationships with other like-minded professionals. This is an amazing opportunity for those who are passionate about youth success, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work readiness education; and for those who are looking to gain experience serving with a community organization.

2023 -2024 Leadership Board

Evan Erickson
Chair
Director, Events and Partnerships | Embarc Collective
Alec Chaney
Volunteer Engagement Chair
Benefits Advisor | The Baldwin Group
Michael Manno
Membership Chair
Commercial Banker | Truist
Samira Otero
Events Manager
Senior Branch Manager | Wells Fargo
Tyvan Sunday Jr.
Administrative Chair
Banker | Bank of America
Charles Vaccaro
Advocacy Chair
Commercial Risk Advisor | The Baldwin Group

Interested in becoming a member?

Visit the Generation JA Membership Form to see how you can make a difference in our community.