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Councils & Committees

Committees

Our committees play a crucial role in guiding our operations and providing essential leadership. They ensure that our initiatives are aligned with our mission and effectively meet the needs of the community. Through their expertise and collaboration, they drive our success and amplify our impact.

Councils & Committees

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Responsible for overseeing strategic decisions and ensuring the effective governance of the Community Foundation.

Oscar Horton, Chair
Andy Hafer, Secretary
Sareet Majumar, At Large
Linda Simmons, Chair Elect
Susan Touchton, Treasurer
Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Oversees the annual independent audit of Community Foundation Tampa Bay to include approving the scope of the audit to be performed, monitoring, and reviewing audit conclusions and reporting those conclusions to the Finance Committee.

Sean Brown, Chair
Miles Capron
Hilliard Eure
Rick Lanese
Tom Loncar
Christopher Lykes
Nancy Ridenour
Michelle Sanchez
Susan Touchton, Treasurer
Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
Kory Burkley, Staff

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Supervises the preparation of the budget for the Community Foundation, sets the annual endowments distribution policy and reviews for Board approval other financial policy proposals that may come to the Committee’s attention.

Susan Touchton, Chair
Joshua Bomstein
Sean Brown
Miles Capron
Andy Hafer
Rick Lanese
Kevin Sneed
Willie Tims Jr.
Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
Linda Simmons, Ex-Officio
Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
Kory Burkley, Staff

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Manages and optimizes the Community Foundation's investment portfolio to maximize returns while aligning with our mission.

Andres Prida, Chair
Barry Alpert
Alan Bomstein
Ron Ciganek
Richard J. Dobkin
Jeff Hearn
Christopher Lykes
James Stanger
Mike Starkey
Susan Touchton
Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
Kory Burkley, Staff

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Focuses on ensuring strong oversight and adherence to best practices in organizational governance.

Linda Simmons, Chair
Oscar Horton
Sareet Majumdar
Willie Tims Jr.
Kay Wilson
Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio