Curtis Stokes is a business intermediary for the lower middle markets. Previously he held the position of Vice President of Community Affairs for Fifth Third Bank. In addition, he held management positions at Norwest Financial and later became Vice President Business Client Manager at Bank of America. His broad community involvement includes serving as a member of the Tampa City Council, as former president of the Hillsborough Branch of the NAACP, past chairman of the Board of the American Cancer Society, on the University Area Community Development Corporation and as area chairman for the United Negro College Fund. In 2002,Tampa Bay Business Journal named him one of the “Top 40 under 40” business leaders in the region.