our luncheon speakers:
June 15 2023
June 15 2023
June 15 2023
Patti Kohler
Specialist
Chair Yoga, Yoga over 50
Patti has been practicing Yoga as a personal journey for close to 17 years. Yoga helped her with the stress of owning a sign shop so when she retired Patti decided to focus on Yoga as her passion.
Patti attended a Yoga Teacher Training that was geared towards folks over 50 and also earned a separate certificate for Chair Yoga. She has been teaching Chair Yoga since November 2021.
Patti says, “I find Chair Yoga a beautiful way to share my knowledge of how important movement is at any stage of life.”
Patti will be leading a few participants in Chair Yoga during her presentation.
JULY 20 2023
June 15 2023
June 15 2023
Barbara Rhode
Founder & Director
The Red Tent Women's Initiative
Barbara is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the founder of the Red Tent Women's Initiative, a nonprofit organization she started in 2021 for women in jail or at risk of being incarcerated.
The Red Tent Women’s Initiative offers an eight-week program for women nearing release from jail and/or prison. During this time, through trauma-informed care, therapeutic intervention, and education, participants learn a series of tools and techniques that help guide them on a new path long after release.
Red Tent has served approximately 1,000 women and is in the process of creating a virtual class that could be incorporated in any jail or prison throughout the U.S.
AUg 17 2023
June 15 2023
AUg 17 2023
Chris Steinocher
President & CEO
St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Christopher Steinocher is President and CEO of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce. He joined the Chamber in February of 2011 and is responsible for the vision, strategic direction and overall operations of the Chamber and the Bay Area Chamber Foundation.
Prior to the Chamber, Mr. Steinocher was with the Tampa Bay Partnership as COO and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, a job he held for 17 years, helping start the regional economic development group.
Throughout his 30+ year career in economic development, Mr. Steinocher has been an innovator and convenor for the collaborative systems he’s worked to design including the creation of the Bay Area Legislative Delegation, The Florida High Tech Corridor Council, OneBay, The St Petersburg/Clearwater Film Foundation, Grow Smarter St Pete, The St Pete Greenhouse and the St Petersburg EDC.
He has over 36 years of marketing, business development and community development experience and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.
He’s been a resident of St. Petersburg for over 33 years along with his wife, Juli. They are the proud parents of two boys and also are St Pete Rec Pickleball Champions. His professional goal with the Chamber is to ensure this city does everything it can to be so awesome that his two boys will never want to move to another market – (after all, isn’t that every parents’ desire?!). His personal goal is to be the starting 2nd baseman for St Pete’s world famous Kids & Kubs softball team in the year 2039.