North Tampa Chamber of Commerce
2012 - 2013 Officers

Ginger Rockey-Johnson -- Californian by birth, Cherokee, English, Irish by heritage -- Ginger currently lives in Tampa, Florida with her husband, John (aka "Honey") and her three adult children. Dubbed "Spice Girl of Tampa Bay" by friends and colleagues, Ginger Rockey-Johnson is a Networking & Referral Marketing Specialist, Radio Personality and owns a Social Media Concierge Business. Her true passion is to empower businesses and everything she does helps her achieve that life long endeavor.

Van T. Holmes
Vice President
Phone: 813-931-9344
Minuteman Press International

After two decades with a world-leading technology corporation, Van T. Holmes brings his strong leadership and management skills to the Tampa business community through Minuteman Press Busch Blvd. Now Van's leadership experience in multiple and diverse initiatives also benefits the North Tampa Chamber.

Van is passionate about his work and his family. Van is married to the beautiful Lisa Pointer-Holmes; they have two wonderful children, John and Lauren. Originally from New Orleans, Van makes a spicy "Red Beans & Rice" after hitting the golf course.

As the new Vice President of the North Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Van states: "Creativity knows no bounds, especially when strong people come together for a common purpose. When we nurture our relationships, we build a better future for ourselves, our businesses and our community."

Peter Trakas
Secretary
Phone: 813-974-3299
USF Foundation

A University Administrator, his entire career Pete is the Associate Director of Corporate Relations for the University of South Florida Foundation. In this role his responsibilities are to identify and cultivate corporate relationships that assist in the support of the University of South Florida. This task is accomplished through networking within the local business community in an effort to introduce the community to the university system. He then identifies those corporate interests and determines how those interests align with the university's programs.

Pete and his wife Donna are the proud parents of two girls. They spend their time vacationing at Disney World. In his remaining free time, Pete likes working in his yard and playing tennis.

Jerry Davies
Treasurer
Phone: 813-269-2091
Davies & Kerr Consulting

Jerry, with 25 years of experience in the accounting field, is one of the founding partners of Davies & Kerr, CPA firm. With strong ties to the community through involvement with non-profits and business associations, he has delivered speeches and written articles for business groups and organizations throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Jerry is a consultant to individuals and small businesses advocating better alternatives in setting up accounting procedures and systems for their business needs utilizing the most automated technology. As tax planning is a big part of the business equation, and the second largest expense for most businesses, Jerry has developed a special interest in helping his clients carefully and professionally analyze their position.

Education: B.S. Accounting & Real Estate. Experience: public and private experience with a national CPA firm, current local CPA firm and fortune 500 companies.

Memberships include: *AICPA - FL CPA Lic #0016609 * Toastmasters International * North Tampa Chamber of Commerce * Suncoast Real Estate Investors Association * Quickbooks Professional Advisor*

Hobbies: Motorcycle riding, tennis, golfing and donating time to charities.

Jeff Ryder is the owner of Carrollwood Copy Center & Printing, Inc. He was born and raised in the great state of Maine. Jeff and his wife Brenda have lived in Lutz for the past 6 years and have been married for 21 years. They have one pet named Angel, a rescue mini dachshund from the Florida rescue group. Jeff is an avid New England sports fan. His hobbies include golf, hanging out by the pool, and travel.

Jeff has served or is currently serving on the following committees for the Carrollwood Area Business Association (CABA): Golf, Scholarship, and Membership. Jeff served as Treasurer for Network Professionals Inc.

Carol Rehfelt is President and co-owner with her husband, John, of C & J Surveying Inc which is a full service land surveying company licensed to work throughout the state of Florida. She retired after 20 years from Morrison's Inc where she served in various management positions, traveled extensively, wrote procedures & job descriptions, trained personnel.

Carol is very involved in the community with her primary focus on children and women's issues and is listed as a resource in many directories for those services. She provides a local information service for events concerning women's issues.

An active volunteer with STAND (Statewide Advocacy Network on Disabilities), she assists families to assure children receive appropriate services in school. With Families as Faculty, she does presentations at the University of South Florida College of Education to better prepare the students for the family side of parent involvement. She is also a member of Families and Educators in Action Together and Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. She is a Past President of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), past facilitator for LDAF (Learning Disabilities Association of Florida), a member of NFB (National Federation of the Blind) and past state coordinator of Parents of Blind Children.

Carol was born in West Virginia, moved to Florida as a youngster. She has two daughters and two sons, all grown, plus two granddaughters. She is an avid supporter of Rays Baseball, University of South Florida Football and Buccaneers Football and is beginning to follow the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hobbies include collecting Elvis Presley memorabilia, cat statuettes and coins. She enjoys her thirteen cats and three dogs, swimming, reading, and working jigsaw puzzles for relaxation.