Easter Seals Southwest Florida

Carlos Cardenas is married and has 5 children (Alexandra 15, Juliana 14, Gabriela 12, Nicolas 11 and Lucas 3).  He and his wife Cristina relocated to Sarasota in 2004 from Fort Wayne Indiana.  Carlos currently works at PES - Progressive Employer Services as Senior Director of Marketing & Regional Sales Manager.  He joined PES in October 2006 and brings over 20 years of management experience in the areas of strategy, business development, marketing and operations.

Prior to joining PES, Carlos held a variety of leadership positions including Corporate Development Strategist and Director of Ambulatory Services and Regional Laboratory Operations for a large health care system in Indiana. Carlos served on the board of directors of The Easter Seals ARC of NE Indiana and of St. Martha's Catholic School in Sarasota. He is an alumni of Leadership Manatee, a member of the Junior Leadership Manatee Board, and the President & Chairman of the Board of the Gulf Coast Latin Chamber.  In 2008 Carlos was named one of "25 People to Watch" by Biz941 Magazine.