Siesta Seen
• Large Business of the Year: Village Café.
The 2014 Chamber Executive Board is com-
posed of Chairwoman Alana Tomasso,
I n c o m i n g C h a i r w o m a n A l e d i a Tu s h ,
Treasurer Bob Stein, Secretary Kay Kouvatsos
and Immediate Past Chairwoman Maria
Bankemper.
The new board members are Bill Abel of
Abel's Ice Cream, Shawna Frank of the Palm
Bay Club, Keith Martin of Badger Bob's
Air Conditioning and Appliances and Brad
Stewart of Captain Curt's Crab and Oyster
Bar.
Chastanna Neiman, events and office manager
for the Siesta Chamber, said 77 people attended
the event, not counting Chamber staff.
A HIGH HONOR
Edward Braunlich, manager of the Hyatt
Siesta Key Beach on Crescent Beach, received
a most welcome letter from Gov. Rick Scott
early this month.
Scott wrote, "I would like to congratulate [the
Hyatt] … for being one of only 9 food service
establishments in the Sunshine State rec-
ognized during the most recent inspections
by the Florida Department of Business and
Professional Regulation for having no safety
or sanitation violations within the past year. I
applaud you and your employees for demon-
strating such a high level of attention to detail
and commitment to excellence."
Village Café was honored as the 2013 Large Business of the Year during the Siesta Key Chamber of
Commerce's annual meeting this week. Photo by Norman Schimmel
Sarasota News Leader January 31, 2014 Page 97
