2021 Retreat
2021 Planning Retreat & Leadership Conference Follow-Up
Thank you so much for participating in this year’s Planning Retreat & Leadership Conference. Your committment is a huge testament to our members’ involvement and influence as we work to accomplish the Chamber’s mission.
The presentations, in agenda order, are now available using the links below. Click the title of each presentation to access the PDF. Video links, where available, are listed separately.
- Chamber Data & Membership Update – Jacki Dezelski, President|CEO, Manatee Chamber of Commerce
- Manatee Young Professionals Perspective – Craig Warzecha, MYP Chairman | General Manager, Bradenton Marauders
- Statewide Data and Analysis | COVID, Business Recovery, Workforce Needs – Dr. Jerry Parrish, Chief Economist, Florida Chamber Foundation
- Think You Know the Bradenton Area? Think Again! – Sharon Hillstrom, President|CEO, Bradenton Area EDC; Max Stewart, Vice President of Economic Development, Bradenton Area EDC; Lauren Kratsch, Senior Director of Business Relations, Bradenton Area EDC; Elizabeth Cordes, Director of Investor Relations, Bradenton Area EDC
- State of the Airport | Record-Breaking Statistics Tell a Story – Rick Piccolo, President|CEO, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
- R.I.S.E. | MacKenzie Scott Gift for Transformational Impact – Jessica Muroff, President|CEO, United Way Suncoast
- State of the Workforce with an Eye to What We Can Influence – Joshua Matlock, EVP|COO, CareerSource Suncoast and Anthony Gagliano, VP Business and Economic Development, CareerSource Suncoast
- School District Perspective – Cyndi Saunders, Superintendent, School District of Manatee County and Kevin Chapman, Executive Director, Administration, School District of Manatee County
- Videos: Millage Minute
- County Perspective and Panel Discussion – Jan Brewer, Deputy County Administrator; Charlie Bishop, Deputy County Administrator; Geri Lopez, Director, Redevelopment & Economic Opportunities Department; Chad Butzow, Director, Public Works; Charlie Hunsicker, Director, Parks & Natural Resources
- Video: Dr. Scott Hopes Introduction