Our Team

Board of Directors

John F. Krug

Chair

Director of Economic Development,
Niagara Bottling,
Groveland, FL

Manufacturers Association of Central Florida

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James Hodge

Vice Chair & Treasurer

Plant Manager,
CEREX Advanced Fabrics,
Cantonment, FL

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Todd Kocourek

Secretary

President/CEO, 
Florida First Capital Finance Corporation,
Tallahassee, FL

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Chris Albert

Member

General Manager, 
Fortress Anchors Anchors, 
Fort Lauderdale, FL

South Florida Manufacturers Association

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Greg Britton

Ex-Officio Director

State Director,
FL SBDC Network Headquarters,
Pensacola, FL

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Kevin Carr

Director

Chief Executive Officer,
FloridaMakes, Inc.,
Orlando, FL

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Tony Carvajal

Director

CEO/Executive Director, Association of Florida Colleges, Tallahassee, FL

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Victoria Gaitanis

Ex-officio Director

Vice President, Business and Workforce Development, 
CareerSource Florida,
Tallahassee, FL

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Doug Gyure

Director

Owner and President,
S4J Manufacturing Services, Inc.,
Cape Coral, FL

Southwest Florida Manufacturers Association

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Kris Hanigosky

Director

Vice President of Operations, 
Nautique Boat Company 
Orlando, FL

Manufacturers Association of Central Florida

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Jason Mahon

Ex-officio Director

Deputy Secretary of Economic Development & Chief Manufacturing Officer,
FloridaCommerce,
Tallahassee, FL

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Branden Patrick

Director

General Manager, 
AER-FLO Environmental, 
Bradenton, FL

Sarasota-Manatee Manufacturers Association

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Roy Sweatman

Director

President,
Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.,
Tampa, FL

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Who We Are