Santiago C. Corrada is an accomplished, recognized leader with over twenty-five years of public service experience, with proven success in effectively and efficiently transforming the professional culture of many diverse institutions. His outstanding relationship building skills result in the resolution of highly complex issues through consensus. Corrada has the demonstrated ability to soundly and fiscally manage a convention center resulting in record surplus revenues. As President & CEO of Visit Tampa Bay for the past ten years, he has consistently elevated organizations to higher levels of productivity by empowering team members and stakeholders. With his leadership and guidance, the local hospitality industry has experienced 25 consecutive months of record bed tax collections and hotel taxable revenue. Corrada is an intelligent, articulate, dedicated, loyal individual, driven to serve and deliver the highest, quality service. Recognized as Hillsborough County’s Hispanic Man of the Year in 2013, Tampa Organization of Black Affairs Corporate Leader in 2019, and named to the Power 100 by the Tampa Bay Business Journal for the past decade. He has been recognized in the Florida Trend 500 and Black Meetings and Tourism and is currently being considered for recognition by the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. His current board affiliations include: Destinations International Board, Florida Aquarium-Board & Executive Committee, Hillsborough County Hotel Motel Association-Board & Executive Committee, ReliaQuest Bowl, Hillsborough County Human Trafficking, Hillsborough County Cultural Assets, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Bay Hospitality Alliance Board, Tampa Bay Sports Commission, Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commission, USF CAMLS HEALTH Professions Conferencing Corporation, Tampa Theatre, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo-Board & Executive Committee, US Travel Executive Board, Destinations Florida-Past Chair, Gasparilla Board. 

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Mr. Corrada graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Exceptional Student Education as well as a Master's in Education.