'Work myself out of a job'

The people government agencies hire for homeless services positions tend to come from the nonprofit world, maybe with some business experience mixed in.

Decorated war veterans who have started and run $100 million sports leagues and have overseen global entertainment firms usually don't go for that kind of work.

So Sarasota city officials, including City Manager Tom Barwin, were more than a little stunned, pleasantly, when they saw Doug Logan's resume. Logan was one of 31 people to apply for the city's new position, director of special initiatives on chronic homelessness, says city spokeswoman Jan Thornburg. He was one of 10 who got to the interview stage, and he was hired earlier this month.