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Meet the Leadership Tampa 2025 Class: Chamber’s Exclusive Announcement

by Cory White
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Fifty-two local business professionals have been selected for the 2025 class of Leadership Tampa by the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Participants hail from various industries and major employers in the region, including law firms, banks, transit agencies, and healthcare institutions.

Leadership Tampa is a development program designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the greater Tampa Bay community through educational sessions, tours, and dialogues with local leaders. The 2025 class will engage in activities such as first responder ride-alongs, teacher shadowing, and a retreat in Tallahassee, according to the site. It is one of the nation’s oldest programs of its kind.

When evaluating applicants, the chamber sought individuals with a strong commitment and motivation to serve the Tampa Bay area, positions of leadership or policy-shaping roles within their organizations, a commitment to volunteerism with significant community impact, and a diversity of ethnicity, age, industry, and experiences. Applicants also needed to demonstrate their ability to commit to the program’s time and date requirements.

This year’s chair is Kerry O’Reilly from the class of 2015, with Kari Goetz from the class of 2018 serving as vice chair.

O’Reilly expressed his enthusiasm to give back as chair this year and noted the impressive diversity in this year’s class.

“We are fortunate to have a wide span of ethnicities, industries, and experiences represented,” he said in an email to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and is exclusively offered by the Tampa Bay Chamber. It’s highly competitive to join, but once admitted, participants build connections and insights that help advance the city,” O’Reilly said.

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