Manufacturers association gets full-time executive director

Manufacturing is having a moment. During the pandemic, more people have realized the impact the industry has on business and everyday life. Now, manufacturers in Sarasota and Manatee counties are getting another win. Rob Harris, executive director of the Sarasota-Manatee Area Manufacturers Association has become the full-time executive director of the organization.

Harris has been in the role part-time since June 2019, also working at Sarasota manufacturer Teakdecking Systems. The change to full time started Feb. 1. “I felt like the part-time situation was doing SAMA a disservice and its members a disservice,” he tells Coffee Talk.