Ray Chiaramonte is the assistant executive director of the Hillsborough Planning Commission, and Judy Lisi is the president/CEO of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. However disparate, their duties entail being attuned to the demands and wishes of residents and constituents.
They also have something else in common that mainly insiders only know. They both can carry a tune and even hold their own with those for whom singing is a day job.
At April’s inauguration of the mayor and city council, Lisi was called on to sing the National Anthem. At last month’s Tampa Downtown Partnership luncheon, Chiaramonte did likewise.
Not only are Chiaramonte and Lisi major Bay Area players, but each is also a star spangled regional resource.