Events
AAC Community Breakfast
2025 AAC Community Breakfast
Please join us on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 for our first simulcast community breakfast! Breakfast will be served at both the Marshall Student Center Ballroom on the Tampa Campus and the Selby Auditorium on the Sarasota Campus at the same time. Our keynote speakers will be in person at the Tampa campus and livestreamed to the Sarasota campus.
Please indicate which location you plan to attend when purchasing your tickets to ensure adequate catering. Tickets for both locations will come with a raffle ticket for exciting prizes and additional raffle tickets may be gained by donating to the Hafer’s chosen scholarship, the UMatter Scholarship Fund (6 additional ticket/$5 donated or 30 for $20).
Date:
- Thursday, January 23, 2025
Tickets:
- Registration is $20 per person.
- Tickets are transferrable, but not refundable.
- Click here to purchase a ticket.
Speakers:
Dr. and Mrs. Hafer are distinguished alumni of the University of South Florida and philanthropists focusing on initiatives that promote inclusion, support for neurodiverse individuals, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Hafer serves on multiple advisory boards including the Muma College of Business and the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and teaches entrepreneurship at USF. Mrs. Hafer founded the iMatter and UMatter programs in collaboration with USF, providing residential university experiences for students with intellectual disabilities.
Previous Community Breakfast Speakers
Year |
Date |
Speaker |
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2024 |
1/18/2024 | Sam Barrington, MBA ‘21 | ||
2023 |
1/26/2023 | Mayor Jane Castor | ||
2022 |
03/23/2022 | Scott Glaser, Executive Director Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | View Photos | |
2021 |
No Breakfast held | |||
2020 |
1/22/2020 | USF President Steven Currall, Ph.D. | ||
2019 |
1/29/2019 |
Iris A. Elijah, '08, Assistant General Counsel, State University System of Florida Board of Governors | View Photos | |
2018 |
3/22/2018 | Anddrikk Frazier '01, President & CEO Integral Energy | ||
2017 |
3/23/2017 | City of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn | View Photos | |
2016 |
4/7/2016 | Michele Norris '79, President Navigen Leadership | View Photos | |
2015 |
3/31/2015 | Richard Gonzmart, President of Columbia Restaurant Group | ||
2014 |
4/3/2014 | Trustee Brian Lamb '98 Chairman of the Board, Fifth Third Bank | ||
2013 |
No Breakfast held | |||
2012 |
9/11/2012 | Rob Higgins '01, Exec Director Tampa Bay Sports Commission | ||
2011 |
3/31/2011 | Coach Skip Holtz, USF Bulls Football Coach | ||
2010 |
4/6/2010 | Trustee John Ramil '78 | ||
2009 |
1/13/2009 | Frank and Carol Morsani | ||
2008 |
1/15/2008 | USF Provost Ralph Wilcox, PhD | ||
2007 |
1/13/2007 | USF Trustee Margarita R. Cancio, MD '82 | ||
2006 |
1/18/2006 | USF Trustee Rhea Law '77 | ||
2005 |
No Breakfast held | |||
2004 |
11/23/2004 | Patricia Beane, Hillsborough County Administrator | ||
2003 |
1/29/2003 |
City of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio '01 |
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2002 |
1/28/2002 | Renu Khator, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Kathleen Betancourt, AVP for Governmental Relations |
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2001 |
12/5/2001 | USF President Genshaft | ||
2000 |
11/28/2000 | USF President Genshaft | ||
1999 |
11/9/1999 | Gary Walker, Health Care Attorney and Expert | ||
1998 |
No Speaker | |||
1997 |
No Speaker |