Sarasota County's Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources department recently hired Nicole Rissler as its new deputy director of operations. Rissler is expected to start in early May. She will serve in a leadership role assisting department director Carolyn Brown in planning, implementing, directing and managing all operational functions and resources of the department. Rissler is currently the chief operating officer for Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, which manages Nathan Benderson Park. She has held that position since June 2015.