The Bay Area Manufacturing Association is excited to announce that Jesse Panuccio, the State of Florida’s Director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, will speak at its Annual Meeting and Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 19.

Jesse Panuccio joined the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) as Executive Director on January 8, 2013. The mission of the Dept. of Economic Opportunity is to assist the Governor in advancing Florida’s economy by championing the state’s economic development vision and by administering state and federal programs and initiatives to help visitors, citizens, businesses, and communities.