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Since 1985 the Apollo Beach Chamber
of Commerce has been a force in the SouthShore
Business Community. Our over 200 members
represent every type and size of SouthShore
business from major corporations serving Tampa
and the world to entrepreneurs beginning their
own enterprise.
Our goals are simple:
Promote and advance a favorable business climate
in our area for our
membership
Interact with other organizations to develop
positive methods for taking
action on issues of
local interest
Provide business leadership recognizing the
social, political and cultural needs
of the
Greater Apollo Beach Area.
Our Board of Directors is
made up of members recognized as leaders in our community. Our
Executive Board
develops the Chamber’s strategies for the
future. Our Executive Director is the nexus of
the Chamber, working daily with member needs,
assembling important networking events,
consulting with our Boards, and overseeing our
largest undertaking, the annual
Apollo Beach Manatee
Festival of the Arts.
Executive Board
Greg Conley,
President
gconley@tsieda.com
Greg is the
president and co-owner of Technical
Systems Integrators (TSI – tsieda.com).
TSI sells electronic design automation
and product lifecycle management
software to electronic design and
manufacturing companies in the
Southeast. TSI is in their 22nd
year of business and has been an Apollo
Beach Chamber member for 12 of those
years. Prior to TSI, Greg worked for
Hewlett-Packard in the test and
measurement group and also owned a
service station in Temple Terrace that
had a successful auto repair business.
Greg grew up in
Riverview and has lived in Apollo Beach
since 1984. He went to East Bay High
School and graduated from USF (Go
Bulls!) with a degree in electrical
engineering. Greg and his wife Patti
have been active in many Chamber events
over the years. They support other
local events and fundraisers as well.
Since Patti’s
retirement from Media General (The Tampa
Tribune) Greg and Patti try to spend as
much time as they can cruising on either
their boat or their RV. Together they
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Ron Seagren,
Vice-President
rseagren@sm24hr.com
Ron Seagren is owner of Service
Master of Tampa, a disaster recovery
company serving the South Eastern United
States.
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Lee Calvin, Secretary
cleetravel@aol.com |
Jose Alvarez
jalvarez@alvarezcpa.com
Mr. Alvarez is
the Managing Director of
Alvarez Company, P.A., CPA Firm
in Apollo Beach.
He originally
founded his own CPA firm in
1975, and sold his practice in
1996. After serving in various
executive and board positions
for entrepreneurial and public
companies, he started practicing
public accounting again in 2005.
He is a member of the AICPA and
the FICPA (since 1973) and
previously served as an AICPA
Accounting and Auditing Peer
Reviewer. The firm is also a
member of the PCPS.
Since 1985 has sponsored the
awards for the Hillsborough
County “Outstanding Male and
Female High School Soccer
Players of the Year.” He
previously served as a youth
soccer coach for 19 years in
Brandon and also served as the
assistant coach to one of his
sons, Ryan, for the boy’s soccer
team at Lake Gibson High School
in Lakeland for 2 years. Also
served as President and Board
member of various organizations.
Has been recognized and on the
roster of various publications,
including ”Who’s Who in the
World”.
He has been married to his wife
Janet since 1970 and they have
three adult children: Steven,
Kevin, and Ryan.
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Terry Faulds
aoninc@verizon.net
Terry has been a member
of the Apollo Beach Chamber since 2004.
Terry started his advertising business,
AON, Inc. in 2002 which has become a
leader in the South Shore area.
Terry has been active and
has served on all Chamber committees in
various capacities. He has co-chaired
the signage committee for the Apollo
Beach Manatee Festival of the Arts,
volunteered for the Silent Auction, Golf
Classic, Ambassador committee and
Nominating Committee. He is also active
in South Shore Business Association.
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Jim Martin
apollobeachair@hotmail.com
Jim Martin is a native of
Buffalo, New York who became a
transplant to Florida in 1989. Jim
moved to Apollo Beach in 2000 and became
one of our local entrepreneurs in April
2004 when he opened Apollo Beach Air, a
local air conditioning/heating
specialist company.
Jim has served on the
Apollo Beach Chamber Board for the past
four years and has been very active with
the Chamber. Apollo Beach Air has
been a major sponsor of the Apollo Beach
Manatee Arts Festival and Silent
Auction. He has been Chairperson for the
Honorary Mayor's Race and Business
Person of the Year as well as being
active in other committees.
Jim served on the
Board for the Bahia Beach Yacht Club and
Island Walk Homeowners Association.
He has been a supporter for community
groups such as the Tampa Sailing
Squadron, Civic Association, and the
Beautification Committee. |
Ron Kobosky
ron.kobosky@mosaicco.comRon
Kobosky is currently employed by Mosaic
Phosphates Company in Gibsonton, FL as
Terminal Manager of the Big Bend Marine
Terminal. As a 1971 graduate of North
Dakota State University with a B.S. in
Civil Engineering and a B.S. in Mining
Engineering from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1980, Ron has over 26
years with the phosphate industry
holding various managerial positions
within the company.
Ron
and his wife Barbara have been residents
of Apollo Beach since 1990. Ron has
been actively involved with the Apollo
Beach Chamber of Commerce as a Board
Director and various corporate
sponsorships of the Manatee Arts
Festival, Golf Tournament Fundraisers
and Silent Auction Fundraiser. Ron is
also involved in several organizations
in the Tampa area which includes the
Local Emergency Planning Commission,
Tampa Bay Harbor Safety & Security
Committee and the Propeller Club of
Tampa, where he is a Board Member and
presently Vice-President of Programs.
He is also active in the United Way of
Tampa and has served as past chairman
for the Mosaic campaign. |

Judy Woodrum
C21judy@tampabay.rr.com
Judy is currently working as a real
estate agent for Century 21 Beggins
Enterprises here in Apollo Beach. She is
one of their top ranked agents and she
was honored in 2003/2004 for attaining
the rank of Centurion. In 2005, she was
winner of the most prestigious award of
Grand Centurion by accomplishing over
$19 million in sales. Prior to her
career in real estate she spent 25 years
in the corporate world working for
Blackhawk Financial Group handling
mergers and acquisitions for large
tracts of land. Judy originally was born
and raised in the countryside outside of
Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in Apollo
Beach with her husband, Bob since the
late 1970's. Her son, brother and mother
also live within the Apollo Beach area.
Over the years, Judy has served as a
volunteer for many of our events
including the Apollo Beach Manatee
Festival of the Arts. She is always
there if you need donations or door
prizes. She truly is a top notch Sales
Agent in every aspect of life. Judy is
now serving her second term on the
Board, after taking the one year
required sabatical. |

Don Pearson
pearsoncapital@aol.com
Don is a very active
member of the Apollo Beach Community. As
president of Pearson Capital, Inc.
(PCI), Don uses his business acumen and
associations to help support and promote
the growth of the South Shore area.
Besides his position on the Board of
Directors of the AB Chamber of Commerce,
Don, along with his wife, Sandra Alberti,
contributes much time and effort to many
local events and charities. The Manatee
Arts Festival, the Toys for Tots
Campaign, the Ruskin VFW and the Youth
group at the SCC United Methodist Church
are only a few of the projects in his
community portfolio. Don has recently
provided his time and talents to the
revamping of the Apollo Beach Chamber’s
monthly newsletter, an important source
for growth of business in our area. He
is also a member of the South Shore
Business Association.
Don’s company, PCI, has been in business
for over 50 years, 30 of which has been
spent focusing on growing the wealth in
the Tampa Bay area through truly
personalized portfolio management. As a
unique, private money management firm
with many years of investment
experience, PCI has proven to its’
clients that hard work and dedication
are the road to success. Don’s business
success is only overshadowed by his role
of father and grandfather to Jeff and
Kim Pearson, their three children;
Griffin, Monet & Silas and
Rene-Alexander Alberti. |
Kevin Conlan
southshoremort1@hotmail.com
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Peter Florence
pflorence@accurateair.us
Peter Florence ...owner /
opearter of Accurate Air LLC ; 30 years
in the hvac industry, including
;residential ,commercial, and industrial
projects throughout the United States
and overseas, i.e. hvac systems
installed in the control rooms of
nuclear power stations, white rooms
installed for G.E. plants neutron
accelerater nuclear weapons programs,
clean rooms for a D.N.A. lab for the
Feds in Boston, heating systems for the
Blue Plains Research Station in
washington DC, hvac installations tor
the military air station in
Jacksonville, hvac repairs on systems at
the Mc Dill Air Force base, installation
of refrigerated fuel transfer systems
for NASA at Cape Caneverals pad 37-A,
the Delta Four launch tower. I now
design, fabricate, and install
residential systems for individual home
owners.
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Glen Brooks
glen.brooks@verizon.net
Glen is the owner of Brooks Appraisal,
LLC and GEB Holdings, LLC. Glen is a
State Certified Residential appraiser
and performs residential appraisals in
Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco
counties. The appraisal company has been
in business since 2003 and has been a
chamber member for three years. GEB
Holdings, LLC was formed in 2008 and is
an investment property renovation and
management company. Glen’s previous
employment includes 12 years in chain
restaurant management throughout the
Tampa area.
Glen is a fourth generation Floridian,
born and raised in Tampa, and has been
living in Apollo Beach since 1998. As
well as a chamber member, he is active
in the local VFW and South Shore Anglers
Fishing Club. Glen and his wife Alida
enjoy spending as much time as possible
on the water boating and fishing.
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Jody Whitmyer,
Past President
whitbio@earthlink.net
During the past thirty-five
years, Mr. Whitmyer has done extensive
work in the area of design and
fabrication of devices for individuals
with severe disabilities. His company,
Whitmyer Biomechanix (an Inc. 500
company)was acquired five years ago by
Sunrise Medical. He’s helped countless
persons with disabilities from around
the world, including the late
Christopher Reeves. In 1998, Whitmyer
relocated to Apollo Beach, Florida to
open a product development facility, and
in 2001 was honored as “Business Person
of the Year”, by the Apollo Beach
Chamber of Commerce.
That
began his association with the Chamber
of Commerce. Since that time, he has
served as a Director, and in previous
years has served on the Executive Board
as Secretary. Mr. Whitmyer is most
recognizable for arranging the monthly
Business After Hours events, an
opportunity for members to network and
meet new friends in the community.
Whitmyer has served on numerous
committees and had an active roll in
various events ranging from the Manatee
Arts Festival to the Christmas
Decorating Contest. He has assisted in
web site and newsletter improvements,
and has a true love for Apollo Beach.
His
current endeavors are associated with
product design and manufacturing, as
well as property management in Apollo
Beach. He can be reached by calling
(813) 508-2355 or by e-mail at
whitbio@earthlink.net . |
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Apollo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Joanne C. Gadek, Executive Director
Joan Myhahan, Administrative Assistant
137 Harbor Village Lane
Apollo Beach, FL 33572
Phone: 813-645-1366
Fax: 813-641-2612
Email:
abeachchamber@tampabay.rr.com
The Apollo Beach Chamber of Commerce
is open
from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through
Friday.
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