COLLABORATE 2025
As the designated economic development organization of the Greater Gainesville Region, the Greater Gainesville Chamber is committed to developing the community through comprehensive five-year strategies. The sunsetting of our previous five-year strategy–Transforming Greater Gainesville–leads into the implementation of our next five-year strategy: COLLABORATE 2025. Explore the mission of COLLABORATE 2025 and learn about the three pillars of the strategy: talent, opportunity and place.
If you’d like to contribute financial or in-kind to the development of the Greater Gainesville Region, please reach out to Staci Bertrand, our VP of Economic Development at staci@gainesvillechamber.com
In 2017 the Greater Gainesville Chamber hired consulting agency Market Street to deeply investigate the Gainesville Community in all its aspects, and to produce a development strategy for the entire region. This strategy is not for the Chamber, it is for everyone in the community. It’s stated purpose is to “Raise levels of prosperity and improve quality of life for all current and future residents.” This strategy takes into account pre-existing strategies published by entities like Alachua County, the City of Gainesville, the University of Florida and more.
The Market Street Strategy Steering Committee
Aidan Augustin
Co-Founder & President
Feathr
Ed Bonahue
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Santa Fe College
Adam Boukari
Assistant City Manager
City of Alachua
Edgar Campa-Palafox
Economic Development Coordinator
Alachua County BOCC
Karen Clarke
Superintendent
Alachua County Public Schools
John Fleming
Chair
Trimark Properties
Virginia Grant
Executive Director
Gainesville Black Professionals
Darry Lloyd
Deputy Chief Investigator
Office of the State Attorney – Eighth Judicial Circuit
Jodi Long
Associate VP, Health Science Programs,
Santa Fe College
Warren Nielsen
Joakim (Jay) Nordquist
Principal/CEO
GSE Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
Suzanne Norris
Market President
Ameris Bank
Dr. David P. Norton
Vice President
UF Research
Jim O’Connell
Assistant VP for
Commercialization, Director Office of Technology Licensing
Barzella Papa
President & CEO
Community Foundation of NCF
Lisa Patton
District Manager
Publix Super Markets Inc. FL
Lee Pinkoson
Commissioner
Alachua County
Brad Pollitt
VP, Facilities
UF Health Shands Hospital
Brian Jose
Director
University of Florida Performing Arts
Duncan Kabinu
Chair Owner
Gainesville Dev. Academy
Will Olinger
Managing Partner
Koss Olinger Financial Group
Deepu Paul
Program Director
Mindtree
Duke Pinner
Owner
Pinner’s Fine Shoes
Lauren Poe
Mayor
City of Gainesville
Deepika Singh
Co-Founder & CEO
Sinmat
Stephen Tanner
Director, Jump Team Services
The InterMed Group
Freddie Wehbe
Chair
CEO
Wehbe Marketing
