Tourism Task Force - Invitation ONLY
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Location
Webinar: Guests will receive Webinar/Teleconference information after registering
Fees/Admission
Invitation only
Website
Contact Information
Kirby Davis 561-833-3894
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Description
The Tourism Task Force will be joined by Dennis Grady, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches & Jodi Cross, Palm Beach Regional Director of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association for an update on Amendment 2 and the effects it may have
Presenter: Jodi Cross, Palm Beach Regional Director
Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
Topic: Amendment 2- Raising Minimum Wage to $15
Receive an industry updates as it relates to a Rebound for restaurants and what we need now
Pre-Post Covid statistics
Jodi Cross-Regional Director for the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association for Palm Beach & The Treasure Coast. Cross is highly respected in the non-profit and hospitality arena’s. She has run the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association in Palm Beach County for the past 3 years. Her position entails advocating for industry issues on a local and state level. The associations main purpose is to support, protect and educate Florida’s $111.7 billion hospitality industry which represents 1.4 million employees.
Jodi sits on the Palm Beach State College Hospitality Advisory Board. In addition, she facilitates a CEO women’s mastermind group called The Commonwealth Institute.
Before joining FRLA, Jodi was Corporate Director of Marketing for a 300 Million Dollar hotel company and ran global marketing for 30 hotels in the US, Middle East, Latin American and the Caribbean.
Mission: Bring together Chamber tourism members and tourism industry businesses and leaders in a task force to identify ways to support and promote tourism in Palm Beach County
The task force will:
- Gather information on issues and challenges
- Brainstorm and implement solutions
- Provide a portal for information, partnerships and community participation