Tampa's Downtown

Board of Directors

2026-2027 Board Officers

Rob Stern
2026-2027 Chairman

Rob is a partner in the Tampa Bay law firm of Trenam Law. He served as co-chair of Trenam’s Real Estate and Lending Practice Group and is serving on Trenam’s Executive Board.  Robert is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).  He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis and serves on the Governing Board of Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), is the immediate past President of the Real Estate Investment Council (REIC) and serves as a member of the Executive Board of the UF Foundation. 

Greg Slater
2026-2027 Vice Chairman

Greg is the Executive Director & CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA), where he leads one of Florida’s most innovative and dynamic transportation agencies. With nearly three decades of experience, including service as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), where he oversaw a complex multimodal network spanning 17,000 lane miles of highways, 2,500 bridges, toll facilities, tunnels, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, the Port of Baltimore, motor vehicle services, and statewide transit. 

Treasurer

Braxton Williams

PNC Bank

Secretary

Stacy Jackson
Suncoast Credit Union

Legal Representative

Jin Liu

Carlton Fields

Immediate Past Chairman

Jeff Houck

1905 Family of Restaurants

President & CEO

Kenyetta Hairston-Bridges

Tampa Downtown Partnership

2026-2027 Executive Committee

2026-2027 Board of Directors