While TEP supports all business customers and employers, our Business Development team members are assigned to specialize in focus areas that impact economic development in Southern Arizona. Restaurants, retail and the produce industry are among those focus areas.

Manny Romero, Commercial Account Manager, 18 years with TEP, including 11 years with the Business Development team.

Focus: Romero works with local restaurants, retail, and national chain accounts. He also collaborates with the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, which represents warehouses and distributors, mostly based in Santa Cruz County, that ship produce across North America.

Why is this work important? “Supporting both local and national businesses is very important. It demonstrates to our customers that we care and are here to help. The more these businesses thrive, the more our community thrives, and I love being part of that process.”