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:
Ian Anderson – Publisher and Market President of the Tampa Bay Business Journal
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
Brian Best – President & CEO of GTE Financial
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
Scott Daigle – Market President North Florida of TD Bank
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
Bill Goede – Tampa Bay President of Bank of America
Mindy Grossman – Partner & Chair of Consello Group, Former CEO of WW & HSNi
Russ Hallenbeck – Vice Chairman & CEO of Tibbetts Lumber Company
Gary Hartfield – Owner of Serenity Village, Inc.
Kevin Hawkins – CEO of Crown Automotive Group, CEO of Mid-Atlantic Finance Company
Kurt Heitmann – CEO of CP Communications
Keri Higgins-Bigelow – Founder & CEO of livingHR
Neil Kiefer – President & CEO of HMC Hospitality Group, Inc.
Jim Kirkpatrick – Florida Market President of Republic Bank
Rita Lowman – Owner & CEO of Hooperwill Group – Lowman Holding
Phil Marchesini – CEO of HCA Florida Northside Hospital
Jim McVay – President & CEO of Reliaquest Bowl
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
Mitch Permuy – Chairman & CEO of Power Design
Steve Raney – Executive Chairman of Raymond James Bank
Alyssa Rhoads – Executive Director of CEO Council of Tampa Bay
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
Lorna Taylor – President of Premier Eye Care
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
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.
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.