Best Bosses 2009*

• Mary Baber, chief official court reporter, 12th Judicial Circuit

• Mary Bensel, executive director, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

• Mark Becker, general manager, Hyatt Regency Sarasota

• Rob Brady, founder, Robrady Design

• Joey Brannon, CPA, founder, Axiom CPA

• Michael Brown, president, Ben Brown Insurance Agency

• Mary Cantrell, director, Manatee Technical Institute

• Ryan Chapdelain, chief planner, City of Sarasota

• Rajh Cromie, owner/franchisee, Snelling Staffing Services

• David Eckel, broker/owner, Wagner Realty

• Drs. Lesley Ericsson and Susan DeBondt,, Audiology Professionals

• Teresa Esper, owner, Laser Rite

• Laurie Evans, general manager, University Park Country Club

• Barbara Ford-Coates, Sarasota County Tax Collector

• Kathy Donohue, administrator, The Eye Specialists

• Jake Hartvigsen, director of public affairs, New College of Florida

• Tim and Cynthia Holliday, owners, Children’s World Uniform Supply

• David Karins, president, Karins Engineering Group, Inc.

• Mark Lipford, vice president/general manager, Comcast

• Paul Mattison, executive chef and proprietor, Mattison’s

• James Martin, president, Captivation Media Group

• Jeanne Menard, manager, Trustco Bank

• Jack Merriam, environmental manager, Sarasota County Environmental Services

• Alex Miller, CEO, Mercedes Medical

• Scott Miller, owner, Coastal Chemical & Paper Supply

• Janet Mixon, owner/store manager, Mixon Fruit Farms

• Butch Mullet, president, Mullet’s Aluminum Products, Inc.

• Vera Neumann-Wood, senior librarian, Sarasota County Libraries

• Rhonda Peters, director of development, Suncoast Communities Blood Bank

• Garrett Puzzo, managing director, The MetLife Sarasota Agency

• Tom Randle, president/CEO, Sarasota Coastal Credit Union

• David Sessions, president, Willis A. Smith Construction

• Steve Seidensticker, owner, Libby’s Café + Bar

• David Shoemaker, M.D., founder, Center for Sight

• Gary Smith, president and CEO, Smith (advertising)

• Stan Stephens, president, and Clay Johnson, vice president,Manasota Commercial Construction

• Kathleen Sutter, owner, Landings Travel

• Lisa Yoder, owner, Rousseau’s
  

   

* Highlighted names denote winners