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Amanda Taylor - President
Amanda joined Trenam Kemker in February 2006 and practices in general business litigation with an emphasis on real estate and lending based litigation. Amanda is a Florida Gator and received her bachelor's degree and law degree magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Florida. Amanda is admitted to practice in all Florida Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Since Amanda joined the Development Council in 2005 she has been one of the most enthusiastic members.
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Steve Eaves - President Elect
Steve is the Sales and Charitable Board Director for the VF Licensed Sports Group in Tampa Florida. His responsibilities include providing sales and strategic leadership to major/national retail accounts including Champs, Dick's Sporting Goods, The Sports Authority and several others. VF Licensed Sports Group manufactures and sells licensed sports apparel for Major League Baseball, NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, Nascar, and Harley Davidson. His interests include running, writing, photography, and involvement with his 3 daughters extracurricular activities. He enjoys being involved with the All Children's Hospital for reasons including 100% support of the mission statement, contributing to the improvement of children's healthcare, and a desire for children's diseases to be eradicated so that future generations (including my grandchildren) don't face the same challenges. His positive experience with services provided by All Children's Hospital for his daughter, Savannah also influenced Steve's decision to become involved.
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Cathy Waters - Vice President
Cathy is a Wine Consultant for Waters of the Vine. As a Wine Consultant, she provides wine and 'edutainment' - a distinctive way to discover, taste and shop for great wine. Over recent years, she has served as Membership Chair, Executive Committee Member-at-Large and the 2008 Chair of the VIP Auction. Grateful to have such a valuable asset serving children across Florida, she looks forward to many more years of fundraising and friend raising for the Council. A native of Tampa, Cathy and her family live in St. Petersburg.
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Melisa Bodnar - Membership Chair
Melisa L. Bodnar is the Membership Chair for 2011-2013 for All Children's Hospital Foundation Development Council. Melisa and her husband, Dennis, have been married for over 20 years and they have 3 children: Tyler, Kaitlyn and Isabella. Melisa and her family have been living in St. Petersburg since 2004. Melisa and her husband became involved with the Development Council through volunteer opportunities at the Ronald McDonald house. If you have any questions about the various volunteer opportunities available with the Development Council, questions about membership generally or any referrals for prospective members, please contact Melisa directly at 813-394-0368 or Melisa.Bodnar@LibertyMutual.com.
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Robin Glenn - Secretary
Joining the ACH Development Council in 2007 was a natural fit for Robin. After staying home with her three sons for 13 years she was looking for an opportunity to help children and families by utilizing her past professional experience. Prior to raising her family, Robin held various marketing positions with Aetna, George Washington University the National Press Club. In recent years, she has been a Pinellas County substitute teacher, PTA president, school auctions chairperson, Sunday school teacher, reading and math tutor, and school chaperone. Robin looks forward to supporting the Development Council and working with the other members.
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Paula Keyser - Communications
Paula knows first hand what this hospital is all about. When her son Jeremy was born with complications in 2001, he was transported in one of NICU units to All Children's Hospital immediately. It was here that he spent two months of his life. Jeremy was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and later at the age of 3, Cerebral Palsy. She has actively been involved with ACH Guild since 2003, and joined the Development Council in 2004. She also left a Creative Design and Marketing career of 22 years in December 2007 when she found her calling as a Family Resource Specialist in the Early Steps Program here at ACH that serves Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delays.
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Noelle Gavaghan - Education Chair
Noelle Gavaghan, Financial Center Manager, Fifth Third Bank in Downtown St. Petersburg has been a long time admirer of All Children's Hospital. For many years she would volunteer to pour beer at the All Children's Hospital Taste of Pinellas with the Pinellas Realtor Organization. Three years ago when she opened the Downtown St. Petersburg Fifth Third Bank location she met Amanda Taylor who introduced her to the Development Council. Noelle has either attended or volunteered at the last three VIP Auctions. Noelle is also on the Board of Directors for the local Non-profit Clothes To Kids. Noelle is a graduate of the University of South Florida Tampa. She and her husband, Frank, have two young children who have both had visits to All Children's Hospital. They are very grateful to have such an wonderful hospital so close to home.
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Joe Ciaravino - Ronald McDonald House Dinner Chair
Joe has been part of the Development Council since January 2009 and is proud to call St. Petersburg his home. He lives with his wife Melissa and their daughter, Addison. Joe is in his sixth season of working with the Tampa Bay Rays in the Corporate Partnerships Dept, though it's tough to call it work because it truly is his dream job! His time with the Council has been extremely rewarding, educational and a lot of fun. Joe has always had high appreciation for All Children's Hospital, ever since his niece was born in 1996. She has Down Syndrome, has experienced multiple heart surgeries, and was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 4. Needless to say, she spent many days and weeks at All Children's, and his entire family is forever grateful for the world class treatment that she received. It is Joe's goal to dedicate his time and effort to help children like her.
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Drew LaGrande - Treasurer
I am a shareholders with the Tampa Office of Akerman Senterfitt. I represent individuals emphasizing a broad range of estate planning and and taxation related issues. In addition, I assist individual clients in combining wealth preservation strategies and their estate planning goals by planning for and creating revocable trusts, irrevocable trust, and other estate planning vehicles, including limited liability companies and limited partnerships. In addition, I also represent clients in probate administration, guardianship, and business succession planning for family-owned entities. I assist businesses with choice-of-entity planning, the formation of business entities, business contracts, such as the preparation, review and negotiation of employment agreements, lease agreements and shareholder agreements.
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Casey Fulp - Big Catch for Kids Chair
Following graduation from Shorecrest Preparatory School, Casey attended Furman University for his first two years of college. He then chose to transfer to Stetson University to complete his Bachelor's degree in Finance. After Stetson, Casey recognized he had a genuine interest in guiding others toward achieving long-term financial security, so he applied and was selected to participate in the Financial Planning Residency Program at Raymond James. This intensive, two year development program, completed by only eight individuals to date, is a radical new approach to preparing, educating, and developing financial advisors to provide for their clients' every need in the constantly evolving financial scene. From this amazing foundation, he now has built a successful financial planning practice with Raymond James and Associates in downtown St. Petersburg. Casey is a passionate automobile enthusiast, fisherman, and an avid fitness buff. When Casey is not servicing his clients' distinct personal financial needs, he enjoys spending quality time with his family and actively engaging in volunteer efforts with All Children's Hospital.
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Kathy McKeage - Member at Large
Kathy is a Financial Analyst for Autotrader.com. She received a Bachelor's degree from University of South Florida and an MBA from the University of Tampa. Kathy has been involved with the Development Council for 5 years and on the Executive Council for 3 years. She is the past Membership Chair for the Development Council and has supported the VIP auction for many years. Kathy and her husband Mark live in St. Petersburg with their 12-year old daughter Sarah.
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Pamela Brickley - VIP Auction Co-Chair
Pam is a native of St. Petersburg. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education. Pam has worked as a paralegal her entire professional career. She has been with Trenam Kemker in its St. Petersburg office since September, 2006. Since Pam joined the Development Council in early 2009, she has always worked on the VIP Auction committee, was Co-Chair of the volunteers for the night of the auction the last two years, and this year is Co-Chair of the VIP Auction. All Children's Hospital has been a special part of Pam's life ever since she was a patient at the hospital for two weeks as a young adult.
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Paul Keller Jr. - Big Catch for Kids Co-Chair
Paul Keller Jr. attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. In 2009 he moved back to the Tampa Bay area after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics. He loves this area and couldn't see himself anywhere else. Paul is an avid fisherman and some would say that he moved back for the fishing. Now working at Service-Tech Corporation in their project estimating department, he loves what he does and has a true passion for giving back to his community.
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Jeff Rogo - Former President
Jeff is the Government Affairs Director for the Bay Area Apartment Association, NAIOP Tampa Bay (the commercial real estate development association), and NAIOP of Florida. In his role, he works with the volunteer leadership of the associations, government officials, and association lobbyists in Tallahassee and Washington. He is proud to have been associated with All Children's Hospital, through the Development Council, since the mid-90's.
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