Central Florida Players - Jan. 2006

Diane Sears | 1/1/2006

Weiss

Bruce Harris

Frederick

» Al Weiss, Walt Disney World president in charge of theme parks since 1994, was promoted to president of worldwide operations, a new position. He will remain in Orlando, overseeing park operations worldwide...

» Daytona Beach re-elected Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden with 57% of the vote after businesses and residents helped her raise a record $219,000 in campaign contributions...

» Yulita Osuba has been promoted to the newly created position of senior director for sales, marketing and event management at the Orange County Convention Center...

» Bruce and Medea Harris have purchased the Urban Think! bookstore downtown from Thornton Park developers Craig Ustler, Picton Warlow, Phil Rampy and others. Bruce Harris is a founding partner of the Harris, Harris, Bauerle & Sharma law firm in Orlando...

» Former Orlando Mayor Bill Frederick has stepped down from his volunteer role spearheading efforts for a new performing arts center. Meanwhile, he has started a leadership program for youths, using money raised last year for a short-lived campaign to serve as temporary replacement for Mayor Buddy Dyer, who was indicted on election law violations and then cleared.

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