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TBIC Elects Two New Members to Board

Tampa Bay Innovation Center has announced two new members that have been elected to their Board of Directors. Brook Evans and Marvic Scaff have been elected to help TBIC assist individuals in reaching their dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Evans is Founder and CEO of CFO Alliance and Scaff is CTO at Mach49. TBIC is a non-profit organization in St. Pete. It that offers programs that are tailored to the entrepreneur and address business intelligence, business formation, strategy execution, and technology transition.

“We are excited to expand our board with two new members,” stated Tonya Elmore, President & CEO. “We work to ensure that TBIC’s board/leadership consists of a diverse group of experts that are focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.”

Meet the new members

Evans has over 20 years of progressive financial management experience. She founded CFO Alliance in 2008, serving over 300 founder-led and private-equity backed clients. CFO Alliance has been named to Inc. 5000’s list of fastest- growing companies in the country and the Seminole 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned by Florida State University alumni four times. She is deeply committed to the Tampa community and serving others. Evans has served a variety of organizations, including the Florida Funders Investment Committee, ACG Tampa Bay’s Board of Directors, and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum Foundation.

Scaff has over 40 years of experience in software development and technology innovations. Marvin is Chief Technology Officer at Mach49. It’s a growth incubator for global businesses where he connects the art of the possible with the state-of-the art to help build a pipeline and portfolio of new ventures to drive disruptive growth.

Related: Tampa Bay Innovation Center recognized nationally

Scaff has a track record of developing disruptive technology solutions. This began with creating diagnostic tools at the age of 15 that were used by Apple’s service centers. He attended the University of California, Berkeley Semantic Computing program in 2010 and Stanford University – Steve Blank’s Lean Launchpad Educators Program in 2013.

“I am honored to welcome Brooke and Marvin to our Board of Directors,” said Chris Paradies, TBIC’s chairman. “They will help build on the organization’s transformative momentum as we move forward on the 45,000 SF ARK Innovation Center.”

TBIC’s Board is comprised of area tech leaders and entrepreneurs. All are dedicated to creating jobs and assisting individuals in reaching their dream of becoming entrepreneurs.

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