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TOBA Announces Co-Chairs For 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Breakfast
The Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) takes pride in mentoring future leaders. As part of this process, TOBA selects male and female mentees to partic- ipate on planning committees for special projects to hone their organization, manage- ment leadership, communi- cations and speaking skills.
One special project is TOBA’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Breakfast, during which mentees are selected to co- chair this marquee event. Tammy Charles and Sol Davis, Jr. were selected to co-chair the 2019 TOBA 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Break- fast.
Tammy Charles is a na- tive of New York and she graduated top of her business class in 2012 from the Uni- versity of Tampa with Magna
Cum Laude distinction in Business Management. She later received her MBA and Nonprofit Leadership Certifi- cate in 2016.
Currently, Tammy is the CEO and Chief Strategist at TMC Strategies, where her mission is to empower, equip, and inspire business leaders, entrepreneurs, and organiza- tions to provide high-impact solutions to the community’s most pressing issues. She de- sires to provide these organi- zations with the best opportunities to grow while growing the leaders in the process.
As a highly engaged mem- ber of the community, Ms. Charles is an active leader with multiple organizations. She is a member of the Mayor’s Neighborhood Uni- versity, a community leader- ship development program for Tampa residents. She is
TAMMY CHARLES ...TOBA Breakfast Co-Chair
the Founder and Director of Women in Leadership, a min- istry dedicated to empower- ing women to utilize their God-given gifts and skills to lead and pursue their calling. She is also the Founder and
SOLOMON ‘SOL’ DAVIS, JR. ...TOBA Breakfast Co-Chair
Chief Ecosystem Architect for Tampa Bay Spark, LLC, a so- cial enterprise focused on leveraging innovation, diver- sity, and social impact to spark change in Tampa Bay’s entrepreneurial economy.
Ms. Charles has re- ceived numerous awards and accolades, including the 2014 President Bill Clinton’s Com- mitment to Action Award, 2016 Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Up and Comer Award for the Under 30 Cat- egory, 2017 New Leaders Council Fellow, and the Tampa Chamber’s 2018 Deanne Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader Award; and was honored by The Univer- sity of Tampa with the 2017 Young Alumnus Award for her professional accomplish- ments and civic engagement. She was also nominated for the Best Networker award with Creative Loafing.
Solomon “Sol” Davis, Jr. is a native of Tampa, and a graduate of Chamberlain High School. He began his collegiate career in Atlanta, Georgia at Morehouse Col- lege. While in college his fa- ther decided that the time
was right to move forward with what many would call “The American Dream,” be- coming an entrepreneur and building a legacy for those to come.
Sol, as he is known throughout the community, joined his father and on May 1, 1999 Sol Davis Printing was born. In its 19 years of exis- tence here in Tampa, Sol Davis Printing has become one of the pillars of the African-American commu- nity, servicing clients both lo- cally and abroad. The concept was solely built on family pride and tradition with the purpose of providing a qual- ity product at a reasonable price in a timely fashion.
Along the way many peo- ple, from a vast array of back- grounds, have contributed to the success of Sol Davis Print- ing as employees, customers, or supporters whose word of mouth comments have brought awareness to the or- ganization and opened the doors for future growth.
Currently, Sol and his company service such clients as Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sev- eral departments within both the City of Tampa and Hills- borough County Municipals, and many others while still managing to provide walk-in clientele with quality service deemed to be second to none.
Realizing that success means nothing unless you bring someone else along with you, Sol works diligently every day, alongside his wife, Shannon, to instill the same work ethic and values that were given to him by his par- ents in their two daughters: Jadyn and Royal.
Tickets for the breakfast are available online at TO- BAnetwork.org. Please plan to attend.
FYI
School Board Member To Host Town Hall Meeting
A member of the Hillsborough County School Board will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, December 5, from 6 p.m., until 8 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Middleton High School Media Center, 4801 N. 22nd St., Tampa.
Mrs. Lynn Gray, who serves countywide District 7, will be joined by Chief of Schools Harrison Peters, school district staff and PTA representatives to hear from parents, students, teachers and community members, and to share ideas on how community members can get involved in their area schools.
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