Candidate: Wayne H Poston

Wayne H. Poston 2425 Riverview Boulevard West Bradenton, FL 34205 Date of birth: January 29, 1944 (Athens, Ohio) Party affiliation: Republican FAMILY Wife: Patricia “Micki” Poston, B.S. Nursing, health and wellness director, Water’s Edge of Bradenton, married November 30, 1991 Children: Stacey R. Poston, special projects director, City of Durham, N.C. Graduate of Manatee High School, Stetson University, B.S. in Political Science; and David E. Poston, Poston Communications, Inc. Atlanta, Ga. Graduate of Manatee High School, Emory University, Tulane Law School. Mother: The Late Virginia Wetherill, New Philadelphia, Ohio Sisters: Edna Williams, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; and Jean Mishler, New Philadelphia, Ohio EDUCATION • Graduate, Athens (Ohio) High School, 1962 • Graduate, B.S. in Journalism, Ohio University, 1967 • Masters Program, University of South Carolina MILITARY United States Air Force, 1967-1971; Honorable Discharge, E-4 (Staff Sergeant) WORK HISTORY City of Bradenton Mayor and Police Commissioner, January 2000-present W. Harrison Group Inc., Marketing and Communications Consulting Former President Bradenton Herald Executive Editor and Vice President, 1976-1999; Managing Editor, 1974-1976; Managing Editor, 1971-1972 Roanoke, Va., Times Assistant Managing Editor, 1972-1974 Worked on newspapers in Ohio, Indiana and Alabama as reporter and editor. LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • Leadership Florida Class No. 2, 1983-1984 and Alumni Board member, 1995-1997 • Leadership Manatee Alumni Board, 1999-2001 • Gulf Coast Marine Institute, 1993-2001; chairman, GCMI North, South and Vocational Institute, 1996-1998 • Kiwanis Club of Bradenton, 1974-current, past board member • Hernando deSoto Historical Society, 1974-current. Past Crewe member • Bradenton Country Club, former member • Manatee County YMCA, former chairman • DeSoto Boys Club, former board member • Manatee Chapter of American Cancer Society, former board member • United Negro College Fund annual dinner, past county chairman • Martin Luther King Sunday Celebration, past emcee • Palma Sola Elementary, Sugg Middle School & Manatee H.S. PTO • National Conference of Christians and Jews Manatee/Sarasota Chapter, former member • Manatee Symphony Guild and Florida West Coast Symphony, past chairman • Ringling Museum Foundation, former member • Asolo Theater Angels, former member • Ringling School of Art Corporate Advisory Board • Ohio University Alumni Chapter, founding president • Christ Episcopal Church, member • Economic Development Council Board of Governors, member • Florida League of Cities Federal Action Strike Team (FAST), member • Florida League of Cities Legislative Advocacy Committee, 2004-2006, co-chair • Florida Center for Nursing Board, former member • Manatee County Republican Party Executive Committee, October 2002-present, member • Florida Consumer Council, former board member • Florida Fire Chiefs Association, current member • Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Association, founding member PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, past president • American Society of Newspaper Editors • Associated Press Managing Editors, past board • Florida League of Cities • Manasota League of Cities, 2003-2005, president • Florida League of Mayors, founding board member AWARDS • NAACP Diversity Award, August 2007 • Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding Citizenship Award in Government, January 2006