May 2025
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth ended its run of celebrations for its 2025 Women Who Win Award finalists, on Friday, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Tampa, naming the 2025 overall winner. (All photos below!)
The sold-out event, of nearly 450, honored all finalists, named category winners and announced an overall winner.
Presenting sponsors for the event are Broadstaff, Morgan Auto Group and TD Bank. The nonprofit partner is Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Gulfside. The event is sponsored by International Diamond Center.
Here are the winners of the 2025 Women Who Win Awards:
Young (Under 40)
Mary Rose Gullet MSW RCWSI, Founder, President & Social Worker, Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures
Business Services
Debra Livingston, CEO & Founder, ReEmployAbility
Education
Bernadette M. Pello, Co-CEO & Founder, Livingstone Academies | Florida Trade Academy | Signature Education Management Services
Entrepreneur
Katie Pemble Hornsby. CEO, Board Chair & Co-Founder, Adelphi Trust Company
Financial Services
Michelle Delker, Founder & CEO, The William Stanley CFO Group
Government & Public Service
Opal Hudson, Deputy Administrator – Tax Roll Management, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
Health & Wellness
Sherry Ann Hoback MBA, BSN, RN, President & CEO, Tampa Family Health Centers
Nonprofit
Kristen McCall, President, AdventHealth Foundation West Florida, AdventHealth
Retail & Hospitality
Natalia Levey, Founder, HI Hospitality Group
Sports
Tracy West , Co-Founder & Executive Vice President | Tournament Director | President, Pro Link Sports | Valspar Championship | Copperhead Charities
Technology
Tami Fitzpatrick, Founder & CEO Entropy Technology Design
Women Who Win is a unique awards program, created by TBBW Magazine, to recognize distinguished women leaders whose dedication to their industries and communities deserves recognition. Judges looked at business and professional success, community involvement and mentorship, as pillars in their judging.
Women Who Win judges included Lennise Germany, CEO and founder of Livy O’s, Blake Guthrie, director of community partnerships for ReliaQuest Bowl, Rita Lowman, board of directors for Caldwell Trust and Encore Bank as well as CEO of Lowman Holdings, and Brooke Mirenda, CEO and president of SEDCO.
Photos by Tacy Briggs-Troncoso