Officers/Executive Board

Chair Joe P. Teague Teague Financial Group (Retired)
Tampa, FL
Immediate Past Chair Linda O. Simmons '75 President & CEO
Simmons Management Services, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Vice Chair George Morgan '76 Health Care Executive (Retired)
Sarasota, FL
(Nominating Committee Chair)
Treasurer Ray "Chip" Newton Treasurer
National Psoriasis Foundation
St. Petersburg, FL
(Investment Committee Chair)
Assistant Treasurer Oscar J. Horton President
Sun State International Trucks
Tampa, FL
(Finance Committee Chair)
Audit Committee Chair David Touchton ‘65 President
Touchton Restoration Services, LLC
Lakeland, FL
Secretary Eugene “Mark” Fernandez Principal
EMF Consulting
St. Petersburg, FL
Development Committee Chair Gordon L. Gillette '81, '85 President,
Tampa Electric/Peoples Gas
Tampa, FL
(Campaign Co-Chair)

Board Members

Don A. Aripoli, PhD VP Emeritus for Student Affairs (Retired)
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Peter Baronoff '80 Chairman & CEO
Promise Health Care
Boca Raton, FL
Rebecca Bast Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
Tampa, FL
Hon. Franklin N. Biggins '69 Circuit Court Judge (Retired)
Magistrate Court of Fulton County
Atlanta, GA
Alan C. Bomstein President & CEO
Creative Contractors, Inc.
Clearwater, FL
Angela M. Brewer '82, ’84 (Ex-Officio) President
USF Athletics Association
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Allen Brinkman Chairman, President & CEO
SunTrust Bank, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Darryl M. Burman '80 Vice President & General Counsel
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Houston, TX
Shaukat H. Chowdhari, MD President & Medical Director
University Pain Management Center, PA
Tampa, FL
Cornelia G. Corbett Community Volunteer & Philanthropist
Tampa, FL
T.J. Couch '94, '05 Realtor Keller Williams
Tampa, FL
Gene Engle Owner and President
Gene Engle Real Estate, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
Jeffrey D. Fishman '92 President
Investors Title & Settlement Services, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Judy L. Genshaft, PhD (Ex-Officio) President
University of South Florida System
Tampa, FL
Steve Griggs CEO
Tampa Bay Lightning Sports & Entertainment
Tampa, FL
Hon. Pam Iorio ’01 President & CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Tampa, FL
Anthony “Tony” James Executive VP & President,
Shared Services Southern Company (Retired)
Atlanta, GA
Stephanie Holmquist-Johnson, PhD'81,'05,'14 President
Holmquist Educational Consultants, Inc.
Plant City, FL
Tina P. Johnson '80 Advisor to CEO
Publix Super Markets Inc.
Lakeland, FL
Brian P. Keenan '86 Regional President
West & Central Fla. First National Bank of the Gulf Coast
Tampa, FL
Tod Leiweke COO
National Football League
New York, NY
John Long '82 (Ex-Officio) COO, Sr. VP, Business and Finance
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Linda D. Marcelli Sr. Vice President
Lucky's Sun Ripened Tomatoes
Gulfport, FL
Joel Momberg (Ex-Officio) CEO of the USF Foundation
Sr. VP for University Adv & Alumni Affairs
Tampa, FL
Leslie M. Muma '66 Chairman & CEO (Retired)
Fiserv, Inc
Belleair, FL
Betty Otter-Nickerson '76 Community Volunteer & Retired Corporate Executive
Tampa, FL
Carole F. Philipson VP - Outpatient and Support Services
Florida Hospital Carrollwood
Tampa, FL
Valerie Riddle, MD '84, '89 Partner
Curran Partners, Inc.
Washington, DC
Frank “Sandy” J. Rief III Attorney of Counsel
Allen Dell, P.A.
Tampa, FL
Dr. Paul R. Sanberg, PhD, DSC Senior V. P. for Research & Innovation & Economic Development,
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Nancy M. Schneid '79 President
Nancy Schneid, LLC Consulting
Tampa, FL
Geoffrey A. Simon '90 Sr. Vice President, Investments
Simon Johnson Stanger Wealth Advisors
Tampa, FL
John T. Sinnott, MD '71 Dir. Div. of Infectious Diseases & Intern Med
USF Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
Richard Smith '72 Managing Partner (Retired)
Christopher, Smith, Leonard, Bristow & Stanell
Bradenton, FL
Sandra Stone, PhD (Ex-Officio) Regional Chancellor
USF Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota, FL
Charles F. Touchton President (Retired)
The Touchton Group
Tampa, FL
Jose Valiente '73 Partner
Clifton Larson Allen, LLP (Retired)
Tampa, FL
Ralph C. Wilcox, PhD (Ex-Officio) USF Provost & Sr. Vice President
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Sophia Wisniewska, PhD (Ex-Officio) Regional Chancellor
USF St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, FL

Emeritus Society

Richard L. Brown '67 Managing Member
Richard L. Brown & Company
Tampa, FL
William A. Eickhoff '69, '73 Principal
Sabal Trust Company
Tampa, FL
Richard Gonzmart Owner
Columbia Restaurant Group
Tampa, FL
Hon. Raymond O. Gross '69 Circuit Court Judge
Pinellas County
Clearwater, FL
Hon. Elizabeth G. Lindsay '83 Partner
L3 Farms
Sarasota, FL
Roger D. Monsour, DO Osteopathic Physician (Retired)
Tampa, FL
Frank L. Morsani Owner & President
Automotive Investments
Lutz, FL
Hon T.Terrell Sessums Partner
Salem Law Group P.A.
Tampa, FL
Mandell “Hinks” Shimberg '02 Chairman
Shimberg-Cross Company
Tampa, FL
Gus A. Stavros '86 Chairman
PELAM Investments, Inc.
St. Petersburg, FL
Joseph W. Taggart President
Taggart Properties, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Stella Ferguson Thayer, Esq. Attorney at Law
Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen
Tampa, FL
Jerry Williams Sr. Vice President (Retired)
RW Baird & Company
Tampa, FL
  • Date: October 2016