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Strategy, Policy & Planning

CenterState CEO’s Strategy, Policy and Planning (SPP) team provides strategic direction for the organization and ensures that its collective activities advance its mission-based priorities. It builds consensus around strategic and large-scale regional collaborations; leads CenterState CEO’s fund development, public policy, government affairs, and air service development activities; partners with aligned regional organizations; provides research and analysis on the region’s core economic indicators; and assists in talent-related activities.

CenterState CEO can provide research, public policy and initiative support to help you in strategic and day-to-day decision making. Members and public sector partners can turn to CenterState CEO as a recognized, and trusted resource for:

  • Reliable economic insight and information
  • Intelligent solution-oriented public policy analysis and business advocacy
  • Expertise in place making, planning and development.

CenterState CEO also works to advance and enable business growth through improved regional infrastructure, urban revitalization, coordinated site redevelopment and repurposing, and management of key business districts and sites.

Strategy, Policy & Planning Team

Eployee Lising

Strategy, Policy & Planning

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Benjamin Sio

Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy and Planning

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Kevin Schwab

Interim Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy and Planning

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Kelly Fumarola

Interim Chief of Staff, Executive Director, the CenterState CEO Foundation and Invest CNY; Director of Development

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Sarah Anson-Ordon

Development Coordinator

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Lauren Chyle

Director of Project Management

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Skylar Richardson

Impact and Evaluation Coordinator

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Jared Shepard

Director of Research and Planning

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Kristine Sherlock

Administrative Assistant

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