Spotlight on New Members

Gayle Deal of AdamsonDeal has joined the BCA at the in-kind level by providing advertising and graphic skills.  She has designed posters for the Arts Awards nominees and will create advertisements for the organization.

Florida Blood Services, Inc. (FBS) is the community blood center serving 34 hospitals and 80 ambulatory care health facilities in the three-county Tampa Bay area.  The fourth largest blood transfusion service in the country, FBS provides life-saving treatment for cancer, trauma, transplant and burn patients.  Every day, FBS must collect 650+ volunteer donations daily to help assure a safe and adequate blood supply.  In addition, FBS tests over 2,000 blood samples nightly for blood centers and medical facilities from Maine to Florida and Puerto Rico.

Chesapeake Atlantic Holdings is a privately owned real estate company with office building holdings in Tampa and Kansas City.  The company is a strong supporter of the arts, with extensive pieces by Ferdi Pacheco, as well as Romero Britto, and other local artists.  Chesapeake also provides office space to numerous non-profit cultural related groups including Excellence Through the Arts, Inc., Florida Great Blacks in Wax Museum, and Florida School of Choice, Inc.

The Foundation for Global Understanding, founded by Drs. Kirian and Pallavi Patel, supports programs that build safe and healthy lifestyles, provide access to a balanced education and promote artistic and cultural diversity.  The foundation believes that the arts provide the universal language that unites all cultures, and nowhere is this communication medium more important than our businesses.

de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. was founded in 1975 by Louis A. de la Parte, Jr. after his retirement as President of the Florida Senate.  As an established firm with a statewide reputation, de la Parte & Gilbert's primary practice areas include health and environmental law, civil and administrative litigation, general business transactions and governmental relations.  In addition to being active in state and local professional associations, de la Parte & Gilbert prides itself on its community involvement, including its support of the Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts. 

J2 Studio is an advertising and graphic design firm located in downtown Tampa.  J2 specializes in the creation and perpetuation of corporate identity. marketing and communications collateral, web design and more. Please visit www.j2studio.com or call 813-228-0358.

Maddux Business Report is Tampa Bay's largest circulated business publication and is currently celebrating it's 20th anniversary.

Zeneks is a medical cost management company that saves millions of dollars in healthcare expenditures each year for self-insured employer groups, third-party administrators, reinsurers, and other entities.  Zeneks targets non-network medical bills, negotiating and contracting directly with providers to secure savings both for the carrier and the patient.  Specialty departments at Zeneks offer additional services such as legal subrogation, case management, risk analysis, and utilization review.

Tampa Bay Magazine's mission is to entertain and inform readers about the wonders of Tampa Bay.  Tampa Bay Magazine offers readers fresh, current subject matter in each issue.

Robert Glaser is president and C.E.O. of Smith & Associates Realtors, a company that has been synonymous with Tampa Bay real estate for over thirty-four years.  Smith & Associates Realtors offers a full menu of high quality departments including relocation, advertising and marketing, closing and title insurance services and mortgage services.  Most notably, Smith & Associates Realtors has achieved their great success without sacrificing the superior quality of their services, a virtue that has ultimately made them a leader in the industry