2024 CEO Build

leaders working together to build homes, communities and hope

In 2022, Habitat Pinellas and West Pasco launched the CEO Build to bring awareness to the affordable housing crisis impacting our community. This year, our CEO Build Host Committee including Mindy Grossman, Bill Brand, Ryan Ross, Brett McGill, Rondé Barber, Sharon Leite, and John Couris, along with other CEOs and business leaders in the Pinellas and West Pasco County communities will join together for the 2024 Habitat CEO Build to build a family’s forever home.

2024 CEO Build Host Committee

Rondé Barber

NFL Hall of Famer; General Chairman of Copperhead Charities

Bill Brand

Board Member of Habitat for Humanity International; Former CEO of Rue21

John Couris

President & CEO of Tampa General Hospital

Mindy Grossman

Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO WW and HSNi

Sharon Leite

Former CEO of Ideal Image & Vitamin Shoppe

Brett McGill

President & CEO of MarineMax

Ryan Ross

President of Neiman Marcus

Become a Sponsor for the 2024 CEO Build

With a $10,000 donation, you will receive:

Invitation to a dedicated CEO Build day (photo opp and exclusive networking opportunity)

Invitation to a CEO Build Kick-Off Reception at the start of the build and to a Wrap-Up Reception with a Q&A Executive Forum featuring the 2024 Host Committee

Name/Logo recognition as “CEO Build Visionary Sponsor” on the signage in front of the family’s home for the duration of construction

Name recognition as a “CEO Build Visionary Sponsor” in media releases issued by Habitat

Name/Logo included on collateral and social media graphics promoting the build

Personalized toolkit of marketing assets to announce your involvement with the build, including video interview footage, social media graphics

Recognition on the Habitat website with a link to your website

With a $2,500 donation, you will receive:

Invitation to a dedicated CEO Build day (photo opp and exclusive networking opportunity)

Invitation to a CEO Build Kick-Off Reception at the start of the build and to a Wrap-Up Reception with a Q&A Executive Forum featuring the 2024 Host Committee

Name/Logo recognition on the signage in front of the family’s home for the duration of construction

Name recognition inclusion in any media releases issued by Habitat

Name/Logo included on collateral and social media graphics promoting the build

Personalized toolkit of marketing assets to announce your involvement with the build, including video interview footage, social media graphics, etc.

Recognition on the Habitat website with a link to your website

 

To reserve your spot, contact Mike Sutton at msutton@habitatpwp.org.

committed leaders include:

$10,000 LEVEL

Lee Arnold – Executive Chairman of Colliers Florida

Bill Brand – Board Member of Habitat for Humanity International; Former CEO of Rue21

Bridgette Bello – CEO & Publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

John Couris – President & CEO of Tampa General Hospital

Melissa Seixas – Florida State President of Duke Energy

$2,500 LEVEL

Marc Banning – CEO of Banning Lumber

Rondé Barber – General Chair of Copperhead Charities

David Bennett – CEO of Pinellas REALTOR® Organization & Central Pasco REALTOR® Organization

Timothy N. Brundage MD – CEO & Physician Advisor of  Brundage Group

Bob Childress – CEO of Solace Insurance

Jason Clement – Founding Partner & CEO of Sports Facilities Companies

Stephanie Conners – President & CEO of BayCare Health System

Susan Crockett – President & CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall

Bill Cronin – President & CEO of Pasco EDC

Robert “Bob” Donaldson – CEO, Maxi-Blast of Florida

Elodie Dorso – President & CEO of Evara Health

Ed Droste – Chairman of Provident Management Corporation

Deborah Duffey – President of Dermazone Solutions

John Duffy – Owner of City Wide Facility Solutions

Lisa Faller – President of FKQ Advertising & Marketing

Thomas Feindt – Chief Executive Officer of Grow Financial

Ray Ferrara – Executive Chairman of ProVise Management Group 

Scott Fink – VW of Wesley Chapel, Subaru of Wesley Chapel, & Fink Five Foundation

Jeffrey Fishman – President of Investors Title & Settlement Services

Vincent Forese – President & CEO of Link-Systems International

Wendy Gattis – CEO of DITEK Corporation

Robert Glaser – President & CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate

Bill Goede – Tampa Bay President of Bank of America

Steve Griggs – Chief Executive Officer of Vinik Sports Group

Mindy Grossman – Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO of WW & HSNi

Russ Hallenbeck – Chief Executive Officer of Tibbetts Lumber Company

Keri Higgins-Bigelow – Founder & CEO of livingHR

Bill Kent – President of George F. Young, Inc.

Neil Kiefer – CEO of HMC Hospitality Group, Inc.

Jim Kirkpatrick – Florida Market President of Republic Bank

Scott Kramer – President & CEO of Spartan Contracting Corporation

Sharon Leite – Former CEO of Ideal Image and Vitamin Shoppe

Brett McGill – President & CEO of MarineMax

Jim McVay – President & CEO of Reliaquest Bowl

Brooke Mirenda – President & CEO of Sunshine State Economic Development Corporation

Kyle Mishler – Owner of KAM Roofing Services

Robin Moch – Partner at M. E. Wilson Company

John Moore – President of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

Andy Park – Managing Partner of Park & Eleazer Construction

Amanda Payne – President & CEO of Amplify Clearwater 

Mitch Permuy – Chairman & CEO of Power Design

Steve Raney – Chairman & CEO of Raymond James Bank

Alyssa Rhoads – Executive Director of CEO Council of Tampa Bay

Bill Roberti – Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal

Karyn Roeling – President & CEO of Seibert Insurance

Elliott Ross – President of The Ross Realty Group

Ryan Ross – President of Neiman Marcus

Jyric Sims – President of HCA Healthcare West Florida Division

John Strong – Chairman & CEO, Bankers Financial Corporation

Mike Sutton – President & CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas & West Pasco Counties

Dr. Kanika Tomalin – President & CEO of Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

John Tomlin – CEO of Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services

Brian Van Slyke – Regional President of Kolter Urban LLC

Randy Ware – Founder & CEO of WestCMR

Helen Wesley – President and CEO of TECO Peoples Gas

Tracy West – President of Copperhead Charities and Valspar Championship Tournament Director

Carlos Yepes – President & Founder of Belleair Development Group

Tom Zernick – CEO of BayFirst National Bank

2024 CEO Build Participants

Marc Banning

CEO of Banning Lumber

Rondé Barber

General Chairman of Copperhead Charities

Bridgette Bello

CEO & Publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine

David Bennett

CEO of Pinellas REALTOR® Organization & Central Pasco REALTOR® Organization

Bill Brand

CEO of Rue21

Timothy N. Brundage MD

CEO & Physician Advisor of Brundage Group

Bob Childress

CEO of Solace Insurance

Jason Clement

Founding Partner & CEO of Sports Facilities Companies

Stephanie Conners

President & CEO of BayCare Health System

John Couris

President & CEO of Tampa General Hospital

Susan Crockett

President & CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall

Bill Cronin

President & CEO of Pasco EDC

Elodie Dorso

President & CEO of Evara Health

Ed Droste

Chairman of Provident Management Corporation

Deborah Duffey

President of Dermazone Solutions

John Duffy

Owner of City Wide Facility Solutions

Lisa Faller

President of FKQ Advertising & Marketing

Ray Ferrara

Executive Chairman of ProVise Management Group

Scott Fink

VW of Wesley Chapel, Subaru of Wesley Chapel, & Fink Five Foundation

Jeffrey Fishman

President of Investors Title & Settlement Services

Vincent Forese

President & CEO of Link-Systems International

Wendy Gattis

CEO of DITEK Corporation

Robert Glaser

President & CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate

Bill Goede

Tampa Bay President of Bank of America

Mindy Grossman

Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO WW and HSNi

Russ Hallenbeck

CEO of Tibbetts Lumber Company

Keri Higgins-Bigelow

Founder & CEO, livingHR

Bill Kent

President of George F. Young, Inc.

Neil Kiefer

CEO of HMC Hospitality Group, Inc.

Jim Kirkpatrick

Florida Market President of Republic Bank

Scott Kramer

President & CEO of Spartan Contracting Corporation

Sharon Leite

Former CEO of Ideal Image and Vitamin Shoppe

Brett McGill

President & CEO of MarineMax

Jim McVay

President & CEO of Reliaquest Bowl

Brooke Mirenda

President & CEO of Sunshine State Economic Development Corporation

Kyle Mishler

Owner of KAM Roofing Services

Robin Moch

Partner at M. E. Wilson Company

John Moore

President of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

Amanda Payne

Managing Partner of Park & Eleazer Construction

Amanda Payne

President & CEO of Amplify Clearwater

Mitch Permuy

Chairman & CEO of Power Design

Steve Raney

Chairman & CEO of Raymond James Bank

Steve Raney is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Raymond James Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial. Mr. Raney also serves as Chairman of Raymond James Trust, N.A. and is one of the 13 members of Raymond James Financial’s Executive Committee.

Steve joined Raymond James Bank in 2006 as CEO following a 17-year career at Bank of America. He is the past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tampa Bay History Center and serves on the board of directors of Starting Right, Now, a program aimed at meeting the needs of homeless high school students in the Tampa Bay community. He is one of the founding members of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Enterprise Institute, and he serves on the board of the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Tampa Bay area’s economic development organization. Steve is Raymond James representative to the Florida Council of 100 and serves on the board of the Midsize Bank Coalition of America.

Mr. Raney is a Tampa native and earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida. He and his wife Natalie live in Tampa; they have two sons and are members of South Tampa Fellowship Church.

Alyssa Rhoads

Executive Director of CEO Council of Tampa Bay

Bill Roberti

Managing Director of Alvarez and Marsal

Karyn Roeling

President & CEO of Seibert Insurance

Elliot Ross

President of The Ross Realty Group

Ryan Ross

President of Neiman Marcus

Melissa Seixas

Florida State President of Duke Energy

Melissa Seixas is Duke Energy’s state president in Florida, serving approximately 1.8 million electric retail customers in central Florida, including metropolitan St. Petersburg, Clearwater and the Greater Orlando area. She is responsible for the financial performance of Duke Energy’s regulated utility in Florida and for managing state and local regulatory and government relations and community affairs. She also has responsibility for advancing the company’s rate and regulatory initiatives related to its electric operations.
Prior to assuming her current position in February 2021, Seixas served as vice president of government and community relations in Florida. She directed efforts to strengthen relationships with local municipal, community and civic organizations, as well as business leaders throughout the company’s 35-county service area. Her team worked closely with leaders to help communities achieve their energy, growth and sustainability goals.
In 1986, Seixas joined Florida Power (later to become Progress Energy and then Duke Energy) in distribution engineering. Over her 34-year career with the company, she has served in numerous roles with increasing leadership responsibilities.

Seixas holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Eckerd College and a master’s degree in American history from the University of South Florida. Her executive training includes a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) certification from Johns Hopkins University, and programs with the Edison Electric Institute and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
Seixas has a strong tradition of supporting her community. She has served on numerous boards for nonprofit and business organizations including the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the Pinellas County Urban League, the St. Petersburg and Clearwater Chambers of Commerce, Pasco Economic Development Council and as immediate past chair of the board of directors for the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership. She also has a long history of service to the University of South Florida and was honored as the 2019 recipient of the USFSP Regional Chancellor Award for Civic Leadership. She currently serves as a member of the USF St. Petersburg Campus Advisory Board and the board of trustees for the University of South Florida.

She and her husband, Greg, have four children and four grandchildren.

Jyric Sims

President of HCA Healthcare West Florida Division

John Strong

Chairman & CEO of Bankers Financial Corporation

Mike Sutton

President & CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties

Mike Sutton is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Habitat forHumanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties, where he has served since March 2014. As CEO of a $18M nonprofit organization, Mike provides leadership and oversees the continued delivery of the Habitatfor Humanity mission of partnering with people in need to build andrenovate decent, affordable housing in Pinellas and West Pasco Counties. He is responsible for building and growing community partnerships, directing staff and volunteers, overseeing fundraising efforts, and maintaining a high level of quality for all Habitat programs. Since 2017, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties has been one of the top 2-4 highest performing Habitat affiliates (ofmore than 1,200 Habitat affiliates in the U.S.) based on new home construction each year.

Mike is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with experience in thenonprofit sector dating back to 2001. Prior to his role with Habitat for Humanity, he spent five years with Big Brothers Big Sisters where he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer. Before he relocated back to the Tampa Bay community for the position with Big Brothers Big Sisters, he served as director of development for Habitat for Humanity in Bryan/College Station, Texas, while also serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the State Association of Texas for Habitat for Humanity. Mike also has experience working for the YMCA for five years.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. He has received his Certificate in Fundraising Management through Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy. In 2010, Mike was honored as an Up & Comer through the Tampa Bay Business Journal. In 2021, he was recognized on the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Power 100 list, which highlighted influential business leaders in the region. Mike is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the University of South Florida Alumni Association, and the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Education Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay and the Habitat for Humanity State Association of Florida. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce and for Amplify Clearwater, formerly known as the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, where he currently serves as Immediate Past Board Chairman.

Dr. Kanika Tomalin

President & CEO of Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

John Tomlin

CEO of Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services

Brian Van Slyke

Regional President of Kolter Urban LLC

Randy Ware

Founder & CEO of WestCMR

Helen Wesley

President & CEO of TECO Peoples Gas

Tracy West

President of Copperhead Charities and Valspar Championship Tournament Director

Carlos Yepes

President & Founder of Belleair Development Group

Tom Zernick

CEO of Bay First National Bank

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