Advocacy, Fundraising, Media Relations, public affairs
Steve Caldeira is President & CEO of the Household & Commercial Products Association whose members generate $180 billion in annual economic output and are responsible for 200,000 direct jobs. HCPA members manufacture, formulate, distribute and sell familiar and trusted household and commercial products that help consumers and workers to create cleaner, healthier and more sustainable environments. As President & CEO, Steve works closely with the HCPA Board of Directors to set and execute the strategic priorities of the association. Steve has more than three decades of legislative, regulatory, political, media relations, public affairs, fundraising, corporate and not-for-profit trade association experience. Prior to joining HCPA, Steve was President & CEO of the International Franchise Association, where he was credited with growing revenue by over 70 percent, doubling funding for its political action committee to nearly $1.3 million, increasing the organization鈥檚 media profile, and vastly expanding its advocacy footprint at all levels of government. Steve previously served as Executive Vice President of Global Communications & Chief Public Affairs Officer for Dunkin鈥 Brands, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin鈥 Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Steve has also held various executive positions including Vice President of Industry Relations for PepsiCo, Inc., Managing Director in the U.S. Public Affairs Practice at Burson-Marsteller, Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing at the National Restaurant Association, Senior Manager of Political Affairs (Northeast Division) for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Political Director to former U.S. Senator Alfonse D鈥橝mato (R-NY). Steve also serves on numerous not-for-profit boards and councils including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 鈥淭rade Association Committee of 100鈥, the U.S. Chamber鈥檚 Public Affairs Committee and is also on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Steve is also a member of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Advisory Board, Board of Directors for the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA), The Bryce Harlow Foundation Board of Governors, Corporate Advisory Board of So Others Might Eat (SOME), Board of Directors of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) where he is currently Chair-elect, and Chair, of the ASAE Research Foundation, Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Capital Area Council, National Board of Advisors for the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at California State University-Monterey Bay, and Board of Directors for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association National Capital Area Chapter where he currently serves as the Immediate Past Chair. From 2003-2017, he served as Chair of The Emeril Lagasse Golf Classic to benefit the celebrity chef鈥檚 endowed scholarship fund at Johnson & Wales University which raised $7.1 million for culinary, hotel and hospitality-related scholarships. Steve is also a member of The Economic Club of Washington, DC. Steve has been named a 鈥淭op Lobbyist鈥 by The Hill multiple times, including 2019, in addition to being named a 鈥淭op Power & Influence Trade Association CEO鈥 by CEO Update. Steve graduated from Providence College in Providence, RI with a B.A. in Political Science and where he currently serves as a member of the National Board of Overseers (NBO). Steve was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration and Foodservice Management by Johnson & Wales University in 2007.
Alumni Relations, Executive Leadership, Fundraising
Howard J. Reddy is the vice president for the Division of University Advancement and serves as a member of the President鈥檚 Cabinet. In this role, Reddy provides executive leadership to the division, overseeing Development, Alumni Relations, UWF Foundation, UWF Historic Trust, Institutional Communications and WUWF Public Media. As president of UWF Foundation, Reddy oversees the Foundation鈥檚 endowment investment pool, which exceeds $120 million, and serves as the institution鈥檚 chief philanthropic officer. He also leads the efforts of UWF Historic Trust, which is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Northwest Florida and includes management of properties in the Pensacola Historic District, the Pensacola Museum of Art and Arcadia Mill in Milton. Additionally, Reddy oversees WUWF Public Media, which creates, acquires and distributes audio and video content through broadcast, web and community outreach. Reddy was appointed as interim vice president for the Division of University Advancement in August 2017. During this time, he led the advancement team in closing the University鈥檚 historic 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, which raised more than $64.7 million and included a number of historic gifts. Reddy previously served as assistant vice president for University Advancement and as the director of UWF鈥檚 Office of Community Engagement. He also served as a faculty member in both the music and theatre departments at UWF from 2012 to 2015. A former Fulbright Scholar, he is a graduate of the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin in Ireland and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.