A Message From Our President - April 2020


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FEI Tampa Bay Members, Sponsors and Friends,
 
This is certainly an interesting time for our community and nation. As finance professionals, many of us have worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to guide our companies through an unprecedented economic downturn, while also being mindful of the health and safety of our teams and families.
 
While we are hopeful that the social distancing efforts our city has put in place to fight COVID-19 are helping, we are not on the other side yet. As a chapter, we remain here to support you in any way that we can. FEI Connect remains a valuable resource to connect with other FEI members who are facing many of the same challenges, while our local member directory is available to help you connect with your peers in the area.
 
Our sponsors have also stepped up and offered a number of valuable resources to our chapter, including webinars, analytics tools and expert advice. Thank you to sponsors VACO, Gunster, Cherry Bekaert, LLP, PwC, and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP and Fifth Third Bank for working to support our chapter during this unpresented time. For a full list of resources, visit our Coronavirus Resource Roundup. RGP will also host a free webinar on May 13 on closing the books while sheltered in place. More information can be found on our website.
 
While we were unable to get together in March and April due to coronavirus, we’d like to share some insight on the local companies we planned to feature on our blog. We hope that you find these to be interesting and educational, and are hopeful that we can reschedule these events in the coming program year.
 
We remain hopeful that the state mandate on social distancing will be lifted before our May meeting at Sparkman Wharf. However, we will advise on the status of the event as we get closer to the date.
 
Stay healthy and stay safe. We hope to see you all soon!
 
Sincerely,
 
Joanne Dempster
Chapter President