SRQ airport authority chooses new chair

SARASOTA-BRADENTON — Manatee County resident and community leader Jack Rynerson was named chairman of the board that oversees the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

It's the third time Rynerson will chair the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, according to a release, a position that will last for one year. Rynerson served two terms on the board from 2000 to 2008, and he was reappointed for a third term in 2010 by then Gov. Charlie Crist. Rynerson has served on several boards, the releases states, and he represents the airport, which goes by the call letters SRQ, on the Manatee County Tourist Development Council and the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The authority also announced that Dr. Peter Wish, a retired psychologist from Sarasota, will be vice chairman and John Stafford, a new board member, will be secretary. Stafford is chairman of the board of Sarasota-based FCCI Insurance Group. Other airport authority board members include Leslie Wells from Manatee County; Sarasota County real estate developer Henry Rodriguez; and Manatee County homebuilder and developer Carlos Beruff.