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Our Board of Directors
Accomplished men and women from across the Bay
area volunteer their time, talent and expertise to serve on the
Board of Directors of Community Tampa Bay.
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Teddy
Pierre (Chair) joined the Community Tampa Bay Board when the organization was still the National Conference for Community and Justice in 2001. He is the President of The Pascall Company, a human resources consulting firm specializing in diversity consulting and recruitment. A father of two daughters, Teddy cares deeply about youth leadership and respect for multiculturalism. |
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John
Dunn (Vice-Chair) is the Director of Communications at Tampa
 General Hospital. A native of New York City, he moved
here in 1980. He became interested in NCCJ while working
in the City of Tampa Mayor's Office and seeing the systemic
discrimination in so many facets of daily life. John is
currently completing a bachelor's degree in history at
USF. |
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| Marina
Choundas is a business law and tax attorney with
the Tampa office of Foley & Lardner LLP, having moved
back here after going to law school and working at a law
firm in New York City. She received her undergraduate
and master’s degrees in accounting from USF, has
a CPA and is fluent in Spanish and Greek. Marina joined
the Community Tampa Bay (NCCJ) Board in 2003. As the daughter
of immigrant parents (Cuba/Greece), Marina believes in
promoting tolerance and diversity in our world today. |
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| Shahid
Din was with Baxter Health Care for 20 years,
where he was the Director of Research and Development
for artificial organs. He currently heads up the Tamarind
Group LLC, a company that develops medical products. Shahid
Din holds a degree in electronic engineering from Southern
Illinois University. Of Pakistani origin, Shahid was born
and raised in East Africa and fluently speaks Urdu, Swahili,
and Punjabi. He has been a Pinellas County resident since
1979. |
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Tanya Easterling is Senior Manager, Public Affairs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF). In this role, Tanya is responsible for developing and leading public affairs strategies in key market areas to address the company’s business goals aimed at improving relationships with key stakeholders, increasing the company’s presence and reaching out to diverse markets. Tanya has worked with the National Conference for Community and Justice, Chick-fil-A, Target Corporation, and Walt Disney World. She has worked in a variety of roles including Diversity, Community Relations and Public Affairs. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Central Florida. Tanya’s expertise covers intervention, issue specific program design, conflict resolution, community relations, and cultural collaboration building. |
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 Lance
Lansrud (Treasurer) joined the Community Tampa
Bay (NCCJ) Board of Directors in 2003 and currently serves
as the Treasurer. A Realtor with Florida Executive Realty
in South Tampa, Lance loves his community and is passionate
about making the Tampa Bay area the best it can be. Lance
is also a graduate of the Anytown program.
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| Mark Sena is president and managing partner of MediaSphere Partners, LLC (“MediaSphere”), a business advisory, development and investment company specializing in media and communications, and is president of Mars Communications, Inc., a wireless broadband spectrum leasing company. Mark formed MediaSphere after being employed for 21 years at Communications Equity Associates, LLC (“CEA”). During his term at CEA, Mark initiated and led the firm’s international expansion efforts, first in the Caribbean and later in Europe and Latin America. He has worked in more than 25 countries and completed many of CEA’s first investment banking transactions overseas in the sectors of cable TV, broadcast TV and radio, wireless, programming, publishing and telecommunications. Mark attended college at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degrees. He is married to Linda Saul-Sena, who is a member of the Tampa City Council and has two teenage daughters |
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 David Sobelman is Vice President of Calkain Companies, a national commercial real estate firm. Additionally, David and his wife, Tanner, are the founders and directors of the Wellspring Foundation, which provides an outlet for children to experience new cultures, religions, races and nationalities, with the desire to have a lasting effect on their consciousness and make them more productive and insightful adults. David has a background in public service and government as he was appointed to several positions within the Executive Branch of the Federal Government; including The White House. David received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and is a native of Sarasota, FL. |
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Dr. Rick Weinberg (Secretary) is a licensed psychologist and professor at USF. He currently teaches three graduate courses in couples and family therapy, and an undergraduate course on Families and Health. He also has a part-time therapy practice where he works with families, couples, adults, and teenagers. Born and raised in Chicago, Rick's BA is from the University of Michigan and Ph.D from USF. He completed his clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Mass General Hospital in 1980-81. His academic interests, writing, and personal commitments reflect a strong belief in social justice, human rights, community involvement, and social responsibility. Rick has been an Anytown advisor every summer since 1995, and has served on the Community Tampa Bay Board since 1998. |
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Board Members 2007 
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