Scott Hitchcock - Managing Area Chair

After completing three years of service with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. and completing his MBA at George Washington University , Scott began his business career with Dale Carnegie Courses in New Orleans in 1971.  He worked his way up the ladder with Dale Carnegie, becoming one of the top three salesmen in their global organization and earning the right to secure their Tampa Bay territory franchise in 1982.  He served as President of Scott R. Hitchcock & Associates, Inc., offering Dale Carnegie Courses in Florida’s Hillsborough, Pinellas,  more

Ed Philips - Area Chair

Upon graduation from the University of South Florida, Ed became the youngest ever Executive Director within Lifeline International, a worldwide network of Christian-based 24 hour crisis lines located in more than 150 cities on four continents. During his five years of leadership in Tampa, Ed doubled the size of the organization and added five auxiliary ministries.  Thousands of people’s lives were changed and hundreds came to Christ through the organization’s influence and the power of the Holy Spirit.    more