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The individuals serving on the TECO Energy Center for Leadership Advisory Board come from various backgrounds and provide valuable insight. Its members offer advice and recommendations on program development, program implementation, evaluation and other matters of significance to the mission and goals of the center.

Advisory Board.

Emily Fletty
VP, Human Resources 
Neptune Wellness Solutions

Tracy McPhail Reed, Ph.D.
Human Resources Business Partner
Tampa Electric Company

Erik Ronne
Vice President and Senior Manager
T. Rowe Price

John Townsend, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Operations
Inspira Financial

Ed Valaitis
Managing Partner
Edison Avenue

Donna Huska, Ph.D.
Director, Talent Management and Diversity
Publix, Corporate Office

Pete Broding
Chief Operating Officer
SPAN Digital

Jonathan Canger, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
Skyway Associates, LLC

Faculty/Staff

Frank Ghannadian, Ph.D.
Dean, Sykes College of Business
Director, TECO Energy Center for Leadership

Bella Galperin, Ph.D.
Dana Professor, Management
Senior Associate Director, TECO Energy Center for Leadership

Deirdre Dixon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management
Associate Director, TECO Energy Center for Leadership

Stephanie Thomason, Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Associate Director, TECO Energy Center for Leadership

Dominique Walker
Coordinator, Sykes College of Business Operations