Banner Center

Advisory Council

The Banner Center Advisory Council, whose membership is comprised of leaders from business and industry, state and regional manufacturers associations, and economic development organizations, provides guidance to the Banner Center in its efforts to:

Identify industry workforce requirements and training capabilities
Develop/deliver industry training programs and expand this effort statewide
Pursue curriculum development, industry certification, and educational research

Art Hoelke (Council Chairperson) Vice President/General Manager Knight's Armament Company Titusville , FL ahoelke@knightarmco.com	Nancy Stephens, CAE Executive Director Manufacturers Association of Florida Tallahassee, FL nancy@nstephens.com
Leigh Haller President Haller Industries Tampa, FL lhaller@haller-ind.com	June Wolfe President South Florida Manufacturers Association Pompano Beach, FL jwolfe@sfma.org
Chris Singleton Director of Manufacturing Engineering Jabil Circuits St. Petersburg, FL chris_singleton@jabil.com	Lad Daniels President First Coast Manufacturers Association Jacksonville, FL lad@fcmaweb.com
Don Gugliuzza Sr. Manager, Organizational Development Tropicana-Division of PepsiCo Bradenton, FL don.gugliuzza@tropicana.com	Sherri Mitchell Program Coordinator First Coast Manufacturers Association Jacksonville, FL sherri@fcmaweb.com
Carol Hart Scott Sign Systems Sarasota, FL carolh@scottsigns.com	Dick Pellegrini Coordinator Polk Manufacturers Council Lakeland, FL rlpellegrini@msn.com
Gary Sparks Vice President-Precast Duratec Precast Technologies Bartow, FL gsparks73@wildblue.net	Peter Straw Executive Director Sarasota-Manatee Area Manufacturers Association Sarasota, FL pdstrawpds@comcast.net
George Harder, Ph.D., P.E. Vice President-Operations IsoAid Port Richey, FL gharder@isoaid.com	Donna Harak Senior Project Manager Tampa Chamber of Commerce Tampa, FL dharak@tampachamber.com
Rich Hunter, Ph.D. CEO FTSI Mulberry, FL rhunter@ftsi.us	Vacant Manatee Chamber of Commerce Bradenton, FL
Steve Kullberg General Manager Florida Natural Growers Lake Wales, FL steve.kullberg@citrusworld.com	Denise Green Workforce Development Manager Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Jacksonville, FL denise.green@jacksonvillechamber.org
Gary Bowers Director, Human Resources Colomer USA Jacksonville, FL gary.bowers@thecolomergroup.com	Brenda Workman Director, Retention and Manufacturing Enterprise Florida Orlando, FL bworkman@eflorida.com
Gary Girard Director of Manufacturing Biomet Microfixation Jacksonville, FL gary.girard@biomet.com	Steve Sacone President Pasco Manufacturers Council Land O’ Lakes, FL ssacone@vloc.com
Dennis Battistella Training Coordinator South Florida Manufacturers Association Pompano Beach, FL dennisb@sfma.org	Brian O'Connor Director Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Ocala, FL brian.r.oconnor@lmco.com
Liz Evers Training and Development Manager PGT Industries North Venice, FL levers@pgtindustries.com	Eric Roe, Ph.D. Principal Investigator Banner Center for Manufacturing Tampa, FL eroe@hccfl.edu
	Marilyn Barger, Ph.D., P.E. Executive Director & Principal Investigator FL Advanced Technological Education Center Tampa, FL barger@fl-ate.org