Pitch man: Stadium push puts exec's leadership skills to the test

Will the Tampa Bay Rays move across the bay to Ybor City? It could depend on the acumen of nonprofit CEO Jason Woody.

Mark Wemple. Jason Woody, president and CEO of Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, is one of the Tampa Bay region’s longest-tenured nonprofit leaders.
Mark Wemple. Jason Woody, president and CEO of Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, is one of the Tampa Bay region’s longest-tenured nonprofit leaders.
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Jason Woody is at the tip of the spear when it comes to the Tampa Bay Rays’ quest to build a new ballpark in Tampa’s historic Ybor City neighborhood.

 

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