Board of Directors

Bill Fries, CHAIR 

CEO, Hiregy

“I love serving the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay because it gives me the ability to help make a difference in the entire nonprofit community. We teach on a personal and individual level giving board members and staff the skills and best practices they need to help them personally grow and enrich their nonprofit organizations. I love the countless stories we hear about how our training and coaching helped them create a bigger impact on the communities they serve. It is incredibly rewarding.”

Tammy Ferrell, VICE CHAIR

Vice President, Northern Trust Bank

 “My personal mission in life is to make a difference in the lives of children and young adults. Children and families are struggling every day in many different ways and I wish I could fix or help each and every one of them. Being a board member of Nonprofit Leadership Center allows me the opportunity to fulfill my mission by touching all the nonprofits in our community. Nonprofit Leadership Center serves all nonprofits and is a resource to them. As a board member, I feel I am making the most significant impact on those nonprofits who serve those I care most about.”

Ginger Watters, SECRETARY

President, Connect Your Cause

“I love to learn. I love to meet other people who love to learn. And, I love to meet other people who are trying to do something in their communities beyond their own jobs. That’s why I love being involved with the Nonprofit Leadership Center.”

Teresa Craig, Treasurer

CEO, Suncoast Solutions

“I enjoy being a member of the Nonprofit Leadership Center because it enables me to support all the nonprofit organizations in the area. Leadership support and education is critical to the successful provision of programs and services to our community, and I love the fact I can serve on one board and reach out to all the other organizations indirectly.”

David Christian

Regional Community Affairs Manager, Regions Bank

“From a corporate prospective, at Regions Bank we view nonprofits as a major economic driver in Florida, as a leader in governance, education and fiscal management for nonprofits. Nonprofit Leadership Center provides me insight into this changing and diverse marketplace.”

Sheff Crowder

President, Conn Memorial Foundation

“I love the passion of nonprofits for making our community a better place. The sector attracts people with a heart for others. Though many in the field are passionate about their cause, they may not have the needed experience to run the business side of the agency. I have been committed to a strategic and systemic approach which would help these important leaders gain the skill necessary to be great in all aspects of their work. As a business person, I want to add my skill set to this important community work. This motivation led to my commitment to be the founding chair of the Nonprofit Leadership Center in 1996. This on-going commitment is why I stay involved in this mission today.”

Debra Faulk

Community Affairs Officer, Wells Fargo

"For the nonprofit sector to be effective, they must be educated and informed. I'm proud to support an organization that offers relevant and affordable training to an industry so critical to the health of our economy and individual well-being."

Tom Looby

President and CEO, Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA

"I've enjoyed a 30+ year career within the not-for-profit sector. I've seen first-hand the strengths of the sector, notably the passion of volunteers and paid leaders to support and work for a cause-driven organization that, like the Y, strengthens the foundation of our community. At the same time, I've seen many of the challenges faced by not-for-profit leaders. I'm pleased to support the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay in its efforts to strengthen not-for-profits through the continuing education of its leaders in key areas such as governance, fund development, management and financial oversight. By strengthening not-for-profit organizations we enable and help sustain greater impact in our community."

Robin Moch

Senior Vice President, M.E. Wilson Company

 "Serving on the Nonprofit Leadership Center board enables me to help a much larger number of nonprofit groups than I could possibly help individually. I hope to bring a different perspective and experience to this strong and dedicated group of professionals."

Jane Peppard

Consultant to Nonprofits

“During my newspaper career, I helped place a number of company representatives on local boards, always trying to make a good match between the interests of the company, the individual and the nonprofit. It was a huge help to have “Get On Board! The Art of Board Governance” training for first-time board members to get them started on the right path as effective volunteers.”

Nat Roland

Attorney, Trenam Kemker

"As an attorney who focuses in matters of corporate governance, I have a passion for seeing organizations well structured and well run. Nonprofit Leadership Center provides local nonprofits the resources to structure and administer their organizations effectively in a way that helps to ensure the long term viability of their respective missions, to the benefit of the entire community. I am excited to participate in this endeavor."

Martin Wingate

Director, Audit Services, Deloitte & Touche, LLP

“As a father of two children I am constantly trying to lead by example and encourage my children to be impactful within their school and community and not be a bystander in life. The Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay is an organization that has a similar mission and is a way that I can be impactful within the nonprofit community.”