Erica M. Shea - Shumaker (2024)

Education

• Overview

  As Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for Shumaker, Erica serves as a revenue driver, client relations resource, and marketing strategist for the firm. With a 15-year background in sales, building relationships and rapport comes naturally to her as she meets with clients to learn more about the changes they may be facing in their business, introduces new businesses and referral sources to Shumaker attorneys, and meets one-on-one with the attorneys for strategy sessions to talk about future opportunities and how they may be able to serve their existing clients. According to Erica, each day she can meet someone new is a great day for her.

  A non-lawyer and creative person, at heart, Erica brings a unique perspective to the table as she considers ways to facilitate connections and show our clients that we are not only working for them on legal matters, but for their overall business growth and success.

  When she does take time for herself, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two children boating along the Hillsborough River or cheering on the Florida Gators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. She also enjoys family dinners, any type of live music, and learning to play tennis.

  Media Mentions

  • 07.07.2023Erica M. Shea Graduates Leadership Florida, Legal Reader
  • 06.21.2023Shumaker executive Erica Shea graduates Leadership Florida, The Tampa Bay 100
  • 09.14.2022Shumaker’s Erica M. Shea named CMO of the year, The Tampa Bay 100
  • 09.02.2022 2022 Apogee Awards: Meet the Finalists, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth
  • 07.05.2022Top Legal Industry News for Summer 2022: Law Firm Expansions, Industry Awards and Recognition, and the Latest in Diversity and Justice Efforts, The National Law Review
  • 06.27.2022Leadership Florida announces new class members, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth
  • 06.27.2022Personnel note: Shumaker’s Erica Shea selected for Leadership Florida, Florida Politics
  • 06.30.2021University of Tampa scholarship endowment fund hits over $1 million,Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • 10.13.2017 40 under 40 - Class of 2017,Business Observer

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• Education

  • B.S., Advertising, University of Florida

• Professional and community affiliations

  • Leadership Florida Class XL
  • Leadership Florida West Central Region Communications Co-Chair 2024
  • Board member, Gracepoint Foundation
  • Co-Chair, Business Network Symposium, University of Tampa Board of Fellows
  • Committee Member, Children’s Cancer Center, Tennis on the Green
  • CFO Exchange Group
  • Association of Corporate Counsel West Central Florida Division
  • Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors (AM&AA)
  • Entrepreneur's Organization, Tampa Bay Chapter, Strategic Alliance Partner
  • Immediate Past Chair, University of Tampa Board of Fellows, 2020-2021
  • Chair,University of Tampa Board of Fellows, 2019-2020
  • Chair-Elect, University of Tampa Board of Fellows,2018-2019
  • Membership Chair, University of Tampa Board of Fellows,2015-2017
  • Past Chair, Business Retention Committee, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
  • Founding Board member, Jordan Giving Hope Foundation
  • Executive Cabinet, American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women
  • Leadership Sarasota, Class of 2018
  • Leadership Tampa, Class of 2017
  • Tampa Connection, Class of 2014

• Honors

  • Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Apogee Award Chief Marketing Officer of the Year, 2022
  • Business Observer’s 2017 40 Under 40