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The Tampa Bay Partnership has hired Bemetra Simmons as the organization’s new CEO.
Simmons will join the Tampa Bay Partnership after working as chief strategy and operations officer for United Way Suncoast. She starts her new position with the Partnership next month, replacing Rick Homans, who announced in March he would step down.
In her role at the regional non-profit, Simmons oversaw finance, community investment, information technology and data reporting. Notable, she also facilitated the organization’s COVID-19 emergency response, which resulted in the disbursement of $1.6 million in emergency relief to nonprofits.
Simmons is also a 2013 Leadership Tampa graduate.
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