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Advocacy Board

The Stavros Center’s Advocacy Board consists of representatives of business, education and communities served by the Stavros Center. Advocacy Board members support the mission by contributing their time, talent and treasure in support of the K-12 professional development programs offered by the Stavros Center.

Gus A. Stavros Center Advocacy Board Members

  • Mr. Barry Alpert – Alpert Financial Group

  • Mr. Victor Avila- First Citizens Bank

  • Ms. Michelle Anderson – Pinellas County Schools
  • Dr. Marilyn Barger - Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence
  • Mr. Aaron Bellwood- School District of Polk County
  • Ms. Erin Black - Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
  • Mr. Matthew Blum – Pinellas County Schools
  • Mr. Ed Bocchino – Retired, Morgan Stanley 
  • Ms. Laphil Bowles - PwC
  • Ms. Kelly Brennan- Hillsborough County Public Schools
  • Mr. Louis Buccino – Tampa Bay Realty Development LLC
  • Mr. Jerry Cionci – Pure Inventions
  • Ms. Denise Coburn – Coulter, Aviles & Jackson
  • Ms. Carole Colvin - Bay Coffee & Tea Company
  • Ms. Suzanne Costanza – Florida Council on Economic Education
  • Ms. Anita Coto – J.P. Morgan Treasury Technologies Corporation
  • Ms. Angel Danger – Hillsborough County Public Schools
  • Ms. Kendra Dock- Regions Bank
  • Mr. Andrew Farmer- USF Foundation
  • Ms. Sherida Ferguson, CFP – Raymond James - Financial Planning Consulting Services Group
  • Ms. Corrie Francis- Seacoast Bank
  • Ms. Jessica Hasle- Pinellas County Schools
  • Dr. Dennis Holt - Retired, HIllsborough County Public Schools
  • Mr. Bob Hyde – Suncoast Credit Union

  • Mr. Charles Kard- Hancock Whitney Bank

  • Ms. Stella Karas- Sarasota County Schools
  • Ms. Kelli S. Kennedy - School District of Manatee County
  • Mr. Thomas Lambert -
  • Ms. Deborah Larned Werner – Deborah Larned Werner, P.A.
  • Ms. Beverly Ledbetter –
  • Mr. Michael Ledbetter – Business Consultant
  • Ms. Larissa Lizarraga - Hillsborough County Public Schools
  • Ms. Suzanne Matthews - Hillsborough County Public Schools
  • Mr. Spencer Montgomery- Northwestern Mutual
  • Ms. Lois Older – Victoria Elizabeth By Lois
  • Mr. Michael Parrillo – Citi
  • Mr. Stephen Ponzillo- Regions Bank
  • Mr. Steve Plummer- Pinellas County Schools
  • Dr. Dick Puglisi – Retired, USF Stavros Center
  • Ms. Jodi Pushkin – Tampa Bay Times, Newspapers in Education
  • Ms. Jan Resch- Retired, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ
  • Ms. Marie Rodgers - Hillsborough County Public Schools
  • Ms. Rholine Rose- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Ms. Jill Ruth- Finance 411
  • Mr. Kevin Ruth- Finance 411
  • Ms. Linda Simmons – R. R. Simmons Construction Company
  • Mr. Geoffrey Simon – Simon, Johnson, Stanger Wealth Advisors of Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
  • Ms. Melissa Snivley- State Farm
  • Ms. Ellen Stavros – Former Director, Florida House
  • Ms. Tina Stavrou-Klem – Pasco County Schools
  • Ms. Marlee Strawn- Scholar Education

  • Ms. Jennifer Stutler- Raymond James Bank

  • Mr. Chris Taylor- William A. Gregory Foundation
  • Dr. Peter Trakas - USF Stavros Center
  • Ms. Angel Williams- The Shine Firm
  • Ms. Kristine Zambito - Raymond James
  • Dr. Gus Stavros, Chairman Emeritus – PELAM Investments, Inc. (In Memoriam)