April 24, 2024

Central Florida Players - Dec. 2006

Diane Sears | 12/1/2006

Ann McGee, 2006 top community college CEO 2006

? Ann McGee, Seminole Community College's president since 1996, has been named 2006's top community college CEO nationwide from among 1,200 of her peers by the Association of Community College Trustees.

? Bill Davis becomes president and CEO this month of Universal Orlando Resort, replacing Bob Gault, who is retiring. Davis has worked in the industry for more than 33 years, including executive positions with other Universal properties as well as Busch Entertainment Corp.

? Larry McKinney has been named president of the Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce. Formerly from Athens, Ga., he replaces George Mirabal, who retires at the end of this year.

? Margaret "Margi" Starkey has been promoted to deputy executive director and CFO of the Canaveral Port Authority. She has worked with the agency since 1993, most recently as director of accounting.

? Marilyn Logsdon Mennello, a Winter Park philanthropist who co-founded the Mennello Museum of Art in Orlando with her husband, Michael, died Oct. 17 after a long battle with leukemia.

Tags: Central, Space Coast

Florida Business News

Florida News Releases

Florida Trend Video Pick

Florida shoe cobbler mends more than soles
Florida shoe cobbler mends more than soles

Jim McFarland, a fourth-generation shoe cobbler in Lakeland, Florida, never anticipated his trade mending shoes would lead to millions of views on social media. People are captivated by his careful craftsmanship: removing, then stitching and gluing soles on leather footwear.

Video Picks | Viewpoints@FloridaTrend

Ballot Box

Do you think recreational marijuana should be legal in Florida?

  • Yes, I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana
  • Absolutely not
  • I'm on the fence
  • Other (share thoughts in the comment section below)

See Results

Florida Trend Media Company
490 1st Ave S
St Petersburg, FL 33701
727.821.5800

© Copyright 2024 Trend Magazines Inc. All rights reserved.