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HELIOS OPENS TAMPA OFFICE

At an evening event on September 20, 2007, Helios Education Foundation welcomed nearly 100 business and education leaders to celebrate the opening of our Florida office. The new site will be the hub of the Foundation’s efforts to impact education issues across the state of Florida. Helios Education Foundation’s chief communications officer and Florida-focused program staff will work out of the space. The office is anticipated to be fully staffed with four professionals by the beginning of 2008.

“The opening of the Tampa office is a significant milestone in the history of our organization,” commented Paul J. Luna, president of the Helios Education Foundation. “Although we have made investments in Florida over the past few years, this truly launches our active engagement in Florida’s education arena.”

The Foundation’s Board of Directors and Phoenix-based staff traveled to Tampa for the momentous occasion.

	Helios Education Foundation Board Member Dr. Don Aripoli; Helios Board Member Tom Herndon; Rhea Chiles, Chairman of the Lawton Chiles Foundation; Helios Chairman/CEO Vince Roig; and Lawton Chiles Foundation Vice Chairman, Ed Chiles.
	Barbara Ryan, Helios Education Foundation Chief Operating Officer; Terry Boehm, President Pinellas Education Foundation; Hillsborough Education Foundation President William Hoffman; and Bob Martinez, Senior Policy Advisor for Holland and Knight and Former Governor of Florida.
	Helios Education Foundation President Paul Luna and Dr. Judith Irvin, Executive Director of National Literacy Project.
	Dean Colleen Kennedy of the University of South Florida; Ian Smith, Helios Chief Communications Officer; and Dr. Bruce Jones, Associate Dean at University of South Florida.
	Helios Education Foundation Board Member, Dr. Ioanna Morfessis; Richard George, President of Junior Achievement of West Central Florida; and Stetson University Development Officer, Kathy Burley.