The CBA Policy Council Members

CBA Policy Council Members 

1. Attorney Tamara Felton-Howard (CO-CHAIR), Managing Partner, Felton-Howard Law  
2. Dr. Bruce Nissen (CO-CHAIR), Co-Founder, New Deal; and Retired Labor Studies Professor, Florida International University  
3. Bro John Muhammad, CEO, Community Development and Training Center; and Convener of the New Deal for St. Pete
4. Che Smith, Lead Organizer, Raise the Bar  
5. Pastor Louis M. Murphy, Senior Pastor, Mt. Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church;  2020 Plan Board of Directors; and Ex-Officio Board Member, Mount Zion Human Services 
6. Pastor Manuel Sykes, State Bishop, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship; Co-Founder, St. Petersburg Center for Social Justice; Pastor, Bethel Community Baptist 
7. Karen Berman, Fired Up Pinellas; and Temple Beth-El
8. Esther Eugene, President, St. Petersburg Branch NAACP; and CEO, All Administrative Solutions 
9. Gwen Reese, President, African American Heritage Association; Bloomberg-Harvard Tropicana Team; and Co-Founder, Community Remembrance Project 
10. Trevor Mallory, Former Candidate, Pinellas County Property Appraiser; Former President, Pinellas County Democratic Black Caucus; and Officer, NAACP 
11. Attorney Lisa Brody, President, Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
12. Dr. Ruth Whitney, Pinellas County NOW
13. Albert Lee, President & CEO, Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation
14. Jon Dehmel, State Organizing Coordinator, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
15. Antonio Brown, President, 13^th Street Heights Neighborhood Assoc.; Co-Founder, Barbershop Book Club; and Co-Founder, Black Excellence Expo 
16. Carl Lavender, Jr., Chief Equity Officer, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg  
17. Dick Pierce, Eckerd College ASPEC 
18. Tahisia Scantling, CEO, Crossroad Consulting & Right Turn Realty
19. James Scott, Executive Committee and Former Chair, Suncoast Sierra Club
20. Dr. Linsey Grove, President, League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area 
21. Dr. Willie Felton, Board Member, Historic Bethel AME Church; and Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 
22. Rev. Watson Haynes, CEO, Pinellas County Urban League; and Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity    
23. Gypsy C. Gallardo, CEO, The 2020 Plan/One Community Plan
24. Ashley Green, Bay Area Dream Defenders 
25. Thelma Bruce, 1^st Vice President, St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women 
26. Cathy Harrelson, Director, St. Petersburg Sustainability Council 
27. Dr. Linda E. Lucas,  Professor of Economics, Emerita, Eckerd College; Assistant Dean (retired), Honors College, University of South Florida-Tampa
28. Michael Jalazo, CEO, People Empowering & Restoring Communities 
29. Abdul Karim Ali, President, Tampa Bay Area Muslim Association    
30. Will Shedden, President, Eckerd College Student Government; and Sierra Club advisor 
31. Mhariel Summers, Special Assistant, CBA Policy Council; District Secretary, Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby; 2020 Emerging Leader
32. Raphael Robinson, Educator, Co-Founder, Ituey (a STEM education company); and 2020 Emerging Leader Fellow (INVITED)
33. Angela Rouson, Representative for St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women
34. Tim Dutton, Director, Unite Pinellas

Elected Advisors 

Elected advisors have agreed to ill attend one of the three CBA Policy Council meetings to lend their perspective and recommendations. Confirmed advisors include:

1. Florida Senator Darryl Rouson, District 19 
2. State Representative Michele Rayner-Goolsby, District 70 
3. Pinellas County Commissioner Rene Flowers, District 7
4. St. Petersburg City Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders, District 5 

Economic Development Advisors

A group of 10 economic development leaders will convene for a facilitated review of the major elements of the draft CBA policy. In addition, eight workforce & business development leaders will be interviewed one-on-one to document their detailed recommendations. The interviews will be conducted by Mhariel Summers. To date, confirmed development advisors include: 

1. Jason Mathis, CEO, Downtown Partnership 
2. Dr. Cynthia Johnson, Director, Pinellas County Office of Small Business & Supplier Diversity 
3. Rick Homans, CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership 
4. Erik Smith, Managing Member, Inclusivity
5. Beatrice Louissaint, President, Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council  
6. Alison Barlow, Executive Director, St. Pete Innovation District
7. Julie Rocco, Senior Community Engagement Advocate – Research & Evaluation, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg
8. J.P. DuBuque, President & CEO, Greater St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation
9. Chris Steinocher, CEO, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
10. Jennifer Brackney, CEO, CareerSource Pinellas