Since the 1980s, our mission at the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council provides an educational and networking forum for employee benefits professionals in the Tampa Bay area. Through dinner meetings with scheduled speakers and annual educational workshops, we take in timely information on a variety of employee benefits matters and experience the evening together sharing thoughts, all the while in good company with our colleagues.

The Council is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is operated by its membership on a volunteer basis with all dues used to fund Dinner Meetings and the Educational Workshop. The Council exists as a non-profit open forum for member information. As an approved tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3), use of council membership in any form for advertising or solicitation of business is strictly prohibited. Any such conduct may result in the suspension or revocation of membership.

The Council operates on an August 30 fiscal year end.

Officers

• Barbara Z. Rieck - President
• Mary Snyder - President Elect
• Nancy Lorenzen - First Vice President
• David Pearson - Second Vice President
• David Durfee - Treasurer
• Deborah Nagorka - Secretary
• Reba Cardillo - Past President

Board of Directors

• Reba Cardillo - Southern Pension Services
• David Durfee - ING Financial Advisors, LLC
• Gail Fitzsimmons - AVI-SPL
• Jeanelle Hires
• Nancy Lorenzen - HR Advocates, Inc.
• Deborah Nagorka - Matthews Benefit Group, Inc.
• Dave Pearson - Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
• Barbara Z. Rieck - BayCare Health System, Inc.
• Mary Snyder - Hill, Ward, Henderson
• Judy Stefan - HR Consulting Group, Inc.
• Eric Brust - Matthews Benefit Group, Inc.
• Mary Turner - Granite Services, Inc.
• Cathy Gianotto, Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund