Names and faces: Oct. 16, 2017
Linda Benedict was named CareerSource Suncoast’s business development director. In her new role, she is responsible for discovering, researching and implementing potential revenue streams, including new lines of business and alternative funding sources. She also will build innovative programs, develop contract proposals and implement the vision of CareerSource Suncoast. Before joining CareerSource Suncoast, Benedict was a business consultant with the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida.
John Secor was named marketing and communications director for the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. His responsibilities include overseeing all facets of the organization’s marketing and public relations to support ticket sales, assist in donor cultivation and satisfaction, and maintain positive relations with the media. The role will be particularly vital as the organization works to close out its Heart & Soul Capital Campaign, a $6 million effort to transform the organization’s 2.5-acre Sarasota campus into a cohesive, state-of-the-art theater arts center.
Mike Presciti was named regional vice president, Tampa Bay, for IBA Consultants, and David Handley joined the Manatee County firm as an inspector. Presciti will coordinate IBA’s services that include cladding, glazing, roofing and waterproofing consultation for new construction and building renovations; forensic and diagnostic services related to building envelope failures; jobsite testing; and third-party inspections. Handley joins IBA with more than 10 years’ experience in commercial and residential new construction and remodeling.
John Sackett was named general sales manager and Morgan Rushnell was named land project manager at M/I Homes of Sarasota. With a combined 34 years of experience, Sackett and Rushnell will be responsible for meeting the organization’s sales targets through planning and budgeting, as well as providing feasibility support for new land acquisitions, respectively.
Joe Deutschle, the club manager for the Regatta Point Marina club of Bradenton/Palmetto, was named the Freedom Boat Club’s employee of the year.
Wagner Realty’s listing honors for September 2017 went to Terri Marcoux (El Conquistador); Sandy Greiner (Cortez Road); Dia Wilson (Longboat Key); Lynda Melnick (Melnick Property Group at State Road 64 East); Donna Bucher (Manatee Avenue West); Rae Ellen Hayo (Anna Maria Island); Coy Carter (First Street in Sarasota) and Margaret Watson (Lakewood Ranch). Sales honors went to Lucy Halterman and Marsha Winegarden (El Conquistador); Sandy Price (Cortez Road); Lynda Melnick (Melnick Property Group at State Road 64 East); Sherry Flathman (Manatee Avenue West); Deborah Thrasher (Anna Maria Island); Jack Whittington (First Street in Sarasota); Cyndi Myers and Diane Lee (Lakewood Ranch) and David Fletcher (commercial division).
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This story was originally published October 15, 2017 at 8:40 AM with the headline "Names and faces: Oct. 16, 2017."