We are a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization and our full focus is on creating academic & leadership success through the power of sports.
John Arroyo
Celeste Roberts
Chris Ward
President & CEO
Chief of Partnerships
COO, Asset Management Services Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
COO, Asset Management Services Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Founder and CEO, Patricia Douglas Consulting
Founder and CEO, Patricia Douglas Consulting
Board Secretary Vice President, Corporate Communications 4-H Council
Board Secretary Vice President, Corporate Communications 4-H Council
Business Operations Manager Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority
Business Operations Manager Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority
Senior Digital Product Manager Wells Fargo
Senior Digital Product Manager Wells Fargo
Attorney Johnson Jackson PLLC
CEO of GEMM Development
President, Miller’s Ale House
Board Treasurer, Business Banking Market Manager Fifth Third Bank
Board Treasurer, Business Banking Market Manager Fifth Third Bank
CEO, OnPoint Sports Strategies
Board Chair, The J. Forde Experience, CEO
Board Chair, The J. Forde Experience, CEO
President, AMZEC, LLC
Join us in celebrating our community and supporting our FUTURE FORWARD initiatives through our Commemorative Tile Campaign! This unique initiative allows you to purchase a personalized tile that will become a permanent part of The Skills Center, creating a lasting legacy for years to come. You will have the option to invest in our 4×8 tile for $500, or upgrade to our larger 8×8 tile for $1000.
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Using sports as a powerful learning tool, The Skills Center teaches youth how to transfer the skills learned naturally through sports and apply them to other environments in their lives such as school, work and community. Created in 2007 by John Arroyo, Celeste Roberts and Chris Ward is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit sport- based youth development organization.
To operate with a high quality of excellence
To serve with honesty & integrity
To create win–win partnerships within the community
To support a family-oriented environment and programs
To provide inclusive services to all young people
To build a high performing team
Intentionally utilize athletics as the mechanism to create change through academic success, life skills, mentoring and health for young people ages 3-18 in Tampa.
Our youth have positive education outcomes that lead to economic prospects and life options. The Skills Center provides school based and community- based programs that motivate youth to learn, change behavior and succeed in school. Focusing on developing core competencies through academic instruction and character education, our services promote positive youth development to elementary, middle and high school students through school day and out of school time programs.
