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Business Secret #4

Defense and National Security is large and growing sector which accounts for more than 32,000 private and non-military government employees across northwest Florida.

Industry Roundtables

Industry Roundtables

First Focus On Local Business manages active roundtables in Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Aviation, Alternative Energy/Environment and Transportation & Logistics.

These industry-led groups provide a forum for business leaders from both the public and private sectors to design and implement specific initiatives, which promote high-wage job retention and expansion in targeted industries for the Capital Region.

Each roundtable collaborates with local and state organizations that provide business resources and advocacy for the industry sector.

Portrait Picture of Rob Cowan

Advanced Manufacturing

Chair: Rob Cowan
Human Resources Manager, General Dynamics Land Systems
http://www.capitalregionmanufacturers.com
http://www.mafmfg.com

Portrait Picture of Dewey Streetman

Health Sciences & Human Performance Enhancement

Chair: Dewey Streetman
Retired Healthcare Professor, Tallahassee Community College
http://www.bigbendhealthcarecareers.com
http://www.tcc.fl.edu

Portrait Picture of Chet Hall

Information Technology

Chair: Chet Hall
Chief Information Officer, Fringe Benefits Management Corporation
http://www.taltech.org/
http://www.itflorida.org

Portrait Picture of Linda Dunwoody

Renewable Energy and Environment

Chair: Linda Dunwoody
Operations Manager, Electronics Recycling, Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC
http://www.sustainabletallahassee.org
http://www.sustainableflorida.org

Portrait Picture of Bob Van Riper

Aviation and Aerospace

Chair: Bob Van Riper
Vice President of Operations, Flightline Group, Inc.
http://www.flightlinegroup.com
http://www.fcaap.com/

Portrait Picture of Mark T. Llewellyn, P.E.

Transportation & Logistics

Chair: Mark T. Llewellyn, P.E.
President, Genesis Group From Vision to Reality
http://www.genesisgroup.com/
http://www.crtpa.org/

Roundtable meetings are held quarterly and are open for attendance. EDC partners and targeted industry representatives are encouraged to participate.

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