2025 CEO Build

leaders working together to build homes, communities and hope

In 2022, Habitat Tampa Bay Gulfside launched the CEO Build to bring awareness to the affordable housing crisis impacting our community. CEOs and business leaders in the Pinellas and West Pasco County communities will join together for the 2025 Habitat CEO Build to build a family’s forever home.

thank you to our honorary hosts

Honorary Hosts Mika & Brian Kleinschmidt from HGTV’s 100 Day Dream Home invite you to support the Simmons Family on their journey to affordable homeownership. The CEO Build will be featured on Season 6 of 100 Day Dream Home!

2025 committed leaders:

Marc Banning – Retired CEO of Banning Lumber

Rondé Barber – General Chairman of Copperhead Charities

Bridgette Bello – CEO & Publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

David Bennett – CEO of Pinellas REALTOR® Organization & Central Pasco REALTOR® Organization

Bill Brand – Former CEO of Rue21

Timothy Brundage – CEO & Physician Advisor of Brundage Group

Bob Childress – CEO of Solace Insurance

Jason Clement – Founding Partner & CEO of Sports Facilities Companies

Bill Cronin – President & CEO of Pasco EDC

Elodie Dorso – President & CEO of Evara Health

Ed Droste – Chairman of Provident Management Corporation

John Duffy – Owner of City Wide Facility Solutions

Elizabeth Dvorak – CEO of Workscapes

Lisa Faller – President of FKQ Advertising & Marketing

Thomas Feindt – Chief Executive Officer of Grow Financial

Ray Ferrara – Founder & Executive Chairman of ProVise Management Group 

Jeffrey Fishman – President of Investors Title & Settlement Services

Vincent Forese – President & CEO of Link-Systems International

Wendy Gattis – CEO of DITEK Corporation

Robert Glaser – President & CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate

Mindy Grossman – Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO of WW & HSNi

Russ Hallenbeck – Vice Chairman & CEO of Tibbetts Lumber Company

Kevin Hawkins – CEO of Crown Automotive Group, CEO of Mid-Atlantic Finance Company

Keri Higgins-Bigelow – Founder & CEO of livingHR

Neil Kiefer – President & CEO of HMC Hospitality Group, Inc.

Jim Kirkpatrick – Florida Market President of Republic Bank

Brooke Mirenda – President & CEO of Sunshine State Economic Development Corporation

Kyle Mishler – Owner of KAM Roofing Services

Robin Moch – Partner at M. E. Wilson Company

John Moore – President of Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Jessica Muroff – President & CEO of  United Way Suncoast

Andy Park – Managing Partner of Park & Eleazer Construction

Amanda Payne – President & CEO of Amplify Clearwater 

Steve Raney – Executive Chairman of Raymond James Bank

Bill Roberti – Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal

Karyn Roeling – President & CEO of Seibert Insurance

Elliott Ross – President of The Ross Realty Group

Ryan Ross – President of Neiman Marcus

Ali St Cyr – Owner & Broker of Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services

Jay Stroman – CEO of University of South Florida Foundation

Mike Sutton – President & CEO of Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside

Brian Van Slyke – Regional President of Kolter Urban LLC

Randy Ware – Founder & CEO of WestCMR

Helen Wesley – President & CEO of TECO Peoples Gas

Tracy West – President of Copperhead Charities and Valspar Championship Tournament Director

Carlos Yepes – President & Founder of Belleair Development Group

Tom Zernick – CEO of BayFirst Financial Corp

2025 CEO Build Participants

Marc Banning

Retired CEO of Banning Lumber

Rondé Barber

General Chairman of Copperhead Charities

Bridgette Bello

CEO & Publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine

David Bennett

CEO of Pinellas REALTOR® Organization & Central Pasco REALTOR® Organization

Bill Brand

Former CEO of Rue21

Timothy N. Brundage MD

CEO & Physician Advisor of Brundage Group

Bob Childress

CEO of Solace Insurance

Jason Clement

Founding Partner & CEO of Sports Facilities Companies

Bill Cronin

President & CEO of Pasco EDC

Elodie Dorso

President & CEO of Evara Health

Ed Droste

Chairman of Provident Management Corporation

John Duffy

Owner of City Wide Facility Solutions

Elizabeth Dvorak

CEO of Workscapes

Lisa Faller

President of FKQ Advertising & Marketing

Thomas Feindt

Chief Executive Officer of Grow Financial

Ray Ferrara

Founder & Executive Chairman of ProVise Management Group

Jeffrey Fishman

President of Investors Title & Settlement Services

Vincent Forese

President & CEO of Link-Systems International

Wendy Gattis

CEO of DITEK Corporation

Robert Glaser

President & CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate

Mindy Grossman

Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO WW and HSNi

Russ Hallenbeck

CEO of Tibbetts Lumber Company

Kevin Hawkins

CEO of Crown Automotive Group and CEO of MidAtlantic Finance Company

Keri Higgins-Bigelow

Founder & CEO, livingHR

Neil Kiefer

CEO of HMC Hospitality Group, Inc.

Jim Kirkpatrick

Florida Market President of Republic Bank

Brooke Mirenda

President & CEO of Sunshine State Economic Development Corporation

Kyle Mishler

Owner of KAM Roofing Services

Robin Moch

Partner at M. E. Wilson Company

John Moore

President of Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Jessica Muroff

CEO of United Way Suncoast

Andy Park

Managing Partner of Park & Eleazer Construction

Amanda Payne

President & CEO of Amplify Clearwater

Steve Raney

Chairman & CEO of Raymond James Bank

Steve Raney is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Raymond James Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial. Mr. Raney also serves as Chairman of Raymond James Trust, N.A. and is one of the 13 members of Raymond James Financial’s Executive Committee.

Steve joined Raymond James Bank in 2006 as CEO following a 17-year career at Bank of America. He is the past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tampa Bay History Center and serves on the board of directors of Starting Right, Now, a program aimed at meeting the needs of homeless high school students in the Tampa Bay community. He is one of the founding members of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Enterprise Institute, and he serves on the board of the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Tampa Bay area’s economic development organization. Steve is Raymond James representative to the Florida Council of 100 and serves on the board of the Midsize Bank Coalition of America.

Mr. Raney is a Tampa native and earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida. He and his wife Natalie live in Tampa; they have two sons and are members of South Tampa Fellowship Church.

Bill Roberti

Managing Director of Alvarez and Marsal

Karyn Roeling

President & CEO of Seibert Insurance

Elliot Ross

President of The Ross Realty Group

Ryan Ross

President of Neiman Marcus

Ali St Cyr

Owner & Broker of Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services

Jay Stroman

CEO of USF Foundation

Mike Sutton

President & CEO of Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside

Mike Sutton is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside, where he has served since March 2014. As CEO of a $18M nonprofit organization, Mike provides leadership and oversees the continued delivery of the Habitat for Humanity mission of partnering with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing in Pinellas, West Pasco, and Hernando Counties. He is responsible for building and growing community partnerships, directing staff and volunteers, overseeing fundraising efforts, and maintaining a high level of quality for all Habitat programs. Since 2017, Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside has been one of the top 2-4 highest performing Habitat affiliates (of more than 1,000 Habitat affiliates in the U.S.) based on new home construction each year.

Mike is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with experience in the nonprofit sector dating back to 2001. Prior to his role with Habitat for Humanity, he spent five years with Big Brothers Big Sisters where he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer. Before he relocated back to the Tampa Bay community for the position with Big Brothers Big Sisters, he served as director of development for Habitat for Humanity in Bryan/College Station, Texas, while also serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the State Association of Texas for Habitat for Humanity. Mike also has experience working for the YMCA for five years.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. He has received his Certificate in Fundraising Management through Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy. In 2010, Mike was honored as an Up & Comer through the Tampa Bay Business Journal. In 2024, he was recognized on the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Power 100 list for the fourth consecutive year, which highlights influential business leaders in the region. Mike is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the University of South Florida Alumni Association, and the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Education Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay and the Habitat for Humanity State Association of Florida. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce and for Amplify Clearwater, formerly known as the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, where he currently serves as Immediate Past Board Chairman.

Brian Van Slyke

Regional President of Kolter Urban LLC

Randy Ware

Founder & CEO of WestCMR

Helen Wesley

President & CEO of TECO Peoples Gas

Tracy West

President of Copperhead Charities and Valspar Championship Tournament Director

Carlos Yepes

President & Founder of Belleair Development Group

Tom Zernick

CEO of BayFirst Financial Corp

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