Economic Club of Tampa

ABOUT ECONOMIC CLUB OF TAMPA

The Economic Club of Tampa provides a dynamic forum for business, professional, elected and community leaders to identify and discuss economic, social and political issues. The Club works to identify and assist upcoming young leaders as the torch passes from one generation to the next.

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December Speakers

December 4, 2023

Col (Ret.) DJ Reyes, JD, MA, National Veterans Rights Advocate Senior Mentor Program Coordinator, Tampa FL Veterans Treatment Court Appointee, US Secretary Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans - J Reyes is a retired US Army Colonel with over 33 years of faithful service to our great Nation. Earning his bachelors, masters, and juris doctor degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the US Naval War College, and Temple University School of Law, DJ’s leadership resume also includes key command and staff positions in special forces / special operations, military intelligence, infantry, airborne, air assault, Joint, Interagency, and Multi-National organizations. Combat and contingency deployments included tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, North Africa, Bosnia, Kosovo, Haiti and Korea.

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December 18, 2023

MAYOR JANE CASTOR, City of Tampa, Florida - In 2019, the Tampa community elected Jane Castor to serve as the city’s 59th Mayor and re-elected her in 2023. In 2009, Jane became the first female Tampa Police Chief, serving for 6 years. In her second term as mayor, Jane remains laser-focused on her vision for “Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow”—a five-pillar strategic plan centered around strengthening community-centric services, enhancing workforce development, increasing housing affordability,
improving transportation, and fostering sustainability and resilience.

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