John P. Connelly graduated from the University of South Florida in 1977. He was an organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director of the bank since it was approved. He has been a resident of Pinellas County since 1968. Mr. Connelly has started four businesses in the bay area. He founded Connelly Insurance Group in 1982, which was sold to Brown & Brown (BRO) in 2001. He co-founded both Labor For Hire and Dynamic Solutions Group. These companies provide temporary staffing and information technology solutions to commercial businesses. In 2007, Mr. Connelly formed an insurance agency in partnership with USAmeriBank. This agency, CCF&N, was sold to HUB International in 2013. HUB International has continued its partnership with USAmeriBank in providing insurance and risk management solutions to bank customers. John works in the Mergers and Acquisitions field for HUB throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Connelly currently serves on the boards for House of Prayer, University of South Florida St. Petersburg and the YMCA of the Suncoast. He is a past graduate of Leadership Pinellas and past president of both the Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art and Belleair Country Club. Mr. Connelly is married with three children.