Manatee EDC names officers

BRADENTON — The Manatee Economic Development Council named its executive committee for 2011 this week. The committee's members are:

• Chair: Beth Bender, Morgan Stanley;
• Chair-Elect: Jerry Marlar, CPA Associates;
• Immediate Past Chair: Jonathan Fleece, Blalock Walters P.A.;
• Vice Chair Business Retention, Expansion and Workforce: Dayton Amey, Tropicana Products;
• Vice Chair Organizational Development: Ron Beck, M&I Bank;
• Vice Chair Business Recruitment: Chris Ciaccio, IMG Academies;
• Tampa Bay Partnership Representative: Paul Duck, Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine;
• Vice Chair Entrepreneurial and Technology Development: Brian Kennelly, LWR Commercial Realty LLC; and
• Vice Chair International Trade: Steve Tyndal, Port Manatee.