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Keidrian Kunkel

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President and CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay at CareerSource Tampa Bay
📍 United States

Keidrian Kunkel is the President and CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay, a nationally recognized workforce development leader with over 15 years of experience. She is focused on unifying the regions talent systems and has been named the 2020 Workforce Professional of the Year. Keidrian holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Charleston.

Her passion for her field originated from her early experience teaching adult education classes. Originally from Charleston, SC, she has embraced her new home, expressing appreciation for the Tampa Bay communitys ability to "work hard and play hard" and the welcome she has received.

Unique fact: She was recognized as the National Workforce Professional of the Year in 2020 for her innovation and impact in the field.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
President and CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Keidrian shows up

Value Driven
Curious
Example Seeker

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Keidrian cares about

Regional Collaboration
A key focus of her first year as CEO has been unifying the workforce development boards of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to create a more efficient regional system.
AI's Workforce Impact
She recently shared insights with the Tampa Bay EDC on how artificial intelligence is creating new talent needs and challenges for employers in the region.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
President and CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay
CareerSource Tampa Bay
11-2020 - 2-2025
Senior Operations Director
Eckerd Connects
7-2015 - 11-2020
Region Manager
Eckerd Connects
1-2014 - 7-2015
Vocational Instructor
Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Training Services Division (Palmetto Youth Connections)
6-2012 - 1-2014
Program Facilitator
Charleston Adult Education
In the press

Media appearances

Leading Through Change: A Conversation with Keidrian Kunkel, President and CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay. Featured in Spotify
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A Conversation with Keidrian Kunkel, CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay – Leading Through Change. Featured in What’s Working With Tampa Bay! (Podcast)
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Education
2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
College of Charleston
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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