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LARGO – Community leaders from across the Tampa Bay region traded boardrooms for hard hats Jan. 23 to build a home for a local family in the Ridgecrest community in Largo.
This served as the second of four build days for Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside’s fifth annual CEO Build. More than 20 CEOs spent the day helping install windows, framing and insulation.
“I’m not an expert with nails or laying tile, but I’m having a great time,” said Rondé Barber, Pro Football Hall of Famer and chairman of Copperhead Charities. “Getting together with this group of people who dedicate their time and resources to help other people is pretty awesome.”
Other executives on site included:
- David Bailey, Southern States Material Handling
- Jim Eisch, Pinch-A-Penny
- Robert Glaser, Smith & Associates Real Estate
- Mindy Grossman, Consello Group
- Joe Hamilton, Cityverse
- Elizabeth Interthal, EBI Law, PLLC
- Scott Kramer, Spartan Contracting Corporation
- Elizabeth Olguin, Xpress UrSelf Media, LLC
- Amanda Payne, Amplify Clearwater
- James Poulter, Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation
- Bill Roberti, Alvarez & Marsal
- Karyn Roeling, Seibert Insurance
- Heather Sanderson, Sanderson Firm PLLC
- Tracy West, Copperhead Charities and Valspar Championship
- Sarah Young, Zing Collaborative
“This is such an incredible opportunity to give back to the community and be out here with some incredible people to help some incredible people as well,” said Alicia Schulhof, president of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. “I think Habitat is such a great way to honor all the hard work of our team members, of our community, and bring it all together.”
In 2022, Habitat introduced the first annual CEO Build, where over 50 CEOs united to help raise more than $160,000 to sponsor the home build for a local family. Now in its fifth year, the CEO Build has grown in participation and impact, with 100 leaders raising $250,000 to provide a safe and affordable home for the Wesley family.
“In just five years, this effort has raised over $1 million, engaged more than 140 CEOs, and transformed the lives of five families forever,” said Mike Sutton, president & CEO of Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside. “I think when you see the number of CEOs that have come together to support this initiative, it really speaks to the Tampa Bay region and how much our community rallies around organizations that are doing good work.”
On the web: habitattbg.org/ceobuild/.
