Chris Roederer Named Chair of 2023-24 ReliaQuest Bowl

May 4, 2023

CHRIS ROEDERER NAMED CHAIR OF 2023-24 RELIAQUEST BOWL

Tampa, FL -- The Tampa Bay Bowl Association has announced that Chris Roederer has been elected to the post of Chair of the Board of Directors of the popular New Year's Day college bowl game located in Tampa. Roederer is a consultant with the Tampa General Hospital Foundation and former Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Tampa General Hospital. He was previously Vice Chair of the bowl and has been a long-time volunteer and a member of the Board of Directors for seven years.

"It is such a privilege to serve in this leadership position with the ReliaQuest Bowl," stated Roederer. "The tremendous economic impact it generates combined with its contributions to local community charities has made this bowl a true Tampa Bay Treasure and I feel fortunate to be involved with such an amazing organization."

Additional officers of the board for the 2023-24 bowl include: Greg Orchard, former CFO of Visit Tampa Bay, as Vice Chair & Treasurer; Mindi Richter, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, as Vice Chair of Pinellas County; Glenn Fasani, Ameriprise Financial, as Vice Chair Hillsborough County; and, Cheryl Kleiman, Regional Vice President, Flexential as Secretary.

New additions to the Bowl's Board of Directors include Jeff Antonaccio, Regional Vice President Operations, Aimbridge; and Thamir Kaddouri, Managing Partner, TAMPALAW.

About the ReliaQuest Bowl:

The ReliaQuest Bowl continues a37-year tradition in the Tampa Bay community and will host teams from the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference or Atlantic Coast Conference/Notre Dame in Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Day 2024. Over its history it has brought more than a million out of market visitors to the region while creating an estimated $1.1 billion in economic impact and distributing $170 million to universities. It has also contributed more than $3.5million to local charities since 2016 through its Charitable Giving Initiative. For information on the bowl go to www.ReliaQuestBowl.com or call 813-874-BOWL.

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