“Towards a More Safe and Secure World:
Cooperative Efforts in
Combating Transnational Crime”
 
Special Acknowledgements!

​For the outstanding collaboration of our Tampa Bay partners for TMSSW, World Partnerships extends its deepest appreciation to:

  • Chief Anthony Holloway and his colleagues at the St. Petersburg Police Department for their support and collaboration on this and so many other IVLP projects, and for co-sponsoring the cookout and beach clean-up at Fort DeSoto.
  • Rev. Kenny Irby, SPPD Community Intervention Director and Pastor, Historic Bethel AME Church, for organizing volunteers from his Bethel church community and “Men and Women in the Making”, a pathbreaking “rite of passage” community engagement program at the SPPD, and bringing a true sense of community to our volunteer activity and cookout for 110 people at Fort DeSoto.
  • A heartfelt thank you to Benjamin J. Kirby, B.J. Sheffield, Colleen Troy, Jeff Dodge, Caroline Costello, Angel Fang, Yulia Efremova, and Rogelio Cerezo, whose enormous help with the event made cooking out for 110 people seem easy!
  • Mr. David Harshbarger, Park Manager, Fort DeSoto County Park, for his warm welcome and historical overview of Fort DeSoto, and for organizing the beach clean-up volunteer activity for the TMSSW visitors and community volunteers.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays for providing the IVLP visitors, most of whom had never attended a baseball game at any level, with an unforgettable experience at Tropicana Field.
  • St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth Welch for his generous welcome to our visitors for their stay in St. Pete, and for the work they do every day.
  • Dr. Patti Helton, Regional Vice Chancellor for Student Success, University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus and her team of Lisa Morrell Laubach, Events Manager, Regional Chancellor's Office, USFSP, and Andy Dang, Assistant Director, USFSP Student Center & Events, for their welcome and outstanding collaboration for our full-day workshop at USFSP.
  • Ms. Taylor Herman (USF 2024), Vice-Governor of USFSP Student Government, and outstanding World Partnerships intern, for expanding our collaboration with USFSP Student Government, and welcoming our visitors to the campus.
  • Dr. Paige Niehaus, Campus President, Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus and her team of Gary Byrd, Dale Mabry Campus Facilities Supervisor, and Kim Brown, General Manager of Metz Culinary Management, for their welcome and hospitality during two days of workshops at the HCC Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa.