Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau (GFLCVB) i ke koho ʻia ʻana o Kara Franker i pelekikena poʻokela poʻokela o Marketing & Communication, e hoʻokō koke ʻia ana. E alakaʻi ʻo Ms. Franker i ka hoʻolālā ʻōnaehana a me ka hoʻokō ʻana no nā mākaʻikaʻi mākaʻikaʻi a me nā hoʻolālā kamaʻilio e like me ka hoʻolālā ʻana, ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka hopena o ka honua, nā hoʻolaha hoʻolaha hoʻohui ʻia, nā pāpili kaiaulu, nā pilina lehulehu a me ka hoʻomohala pūnaewele ʻana.
Lawe mai ʻo Ms. Franker ma mua o 12 mau makahiki o ke alakaʻi a me ka ʻike kamaʻilio makakū i kāna kuleana hou. Ma mua o ke komo ʻana i ka GFLCVB, ua hoʻokumu ʻo ia a alakaʻi iā ia i kāna ʻoihana ponoʻī a me kāna ʻoihana kūʻai, nāna i hāʻawi i ka hoʻolālā kūʻai, hoʻokele kime, hoʻolauna ʻana i nā mea kūʻai aku a me nā lawelawe hoʻokumu ʻike maʻi ma Florida, a me nā hōkele, nā hale ʻaina a me nā wahi hoihoi ma Florida a pau. ka Caribbean.
Ua hōʻike ʻia kahi mea kākau moʻolelo kahiko, ʻo Ms. Franker ma ke ʻano he loea Florida no ka noho kai, Condé Nast Traveller, Travel + Leisure, Travel Channel, Travelocity, Orbitz, HGTV, Huffington Post a me nā mea hou aʻe. Hoʻohui ʻia, lawelawe ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he Luna Hoʻonohonoho o nā makasina nohona maikaʻi ʻelua no ka pūnaewele lanakila o Modern Published, e like me Modern Wedding Weddings South Florida a me The Caribbean a me Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida.
"He waiwai nui kā Kara i ka ʻike nui, a me kahi kūlana hanohano i mahalo nui ʻia ma loko o ka huakaʻi a me ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa," wahi a Stacy Ritter, Pelekikena a me CEO o ka Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. "ʻO kēia mau ʻano, e like me kāna kūlana alakaʻi ikaika a me kāna ʻike kamaʻilio, ʻaʻohe mea kānalua e alakaʻi i kahi kūleʻa nui i kāna kūlana hou a pehea mākou e hoʻoulu ai a hui pū ai me nā huakaʻi ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa."
He loio laikini i ka mokuʻāina ʻo Florida, ua loaʻa ʻo Ms. Franker i ka Juris Doctor mai ke Kulanui o Denver, ke Kulanui o Law of Sturm. Ua loaʻa iā ia kāna kekelē laepua i ka puke pai a me nā kūkala kamaʻilio mai ke Kulanui o Kansas, William Allen Keʻokeʻo Kula ʻo Journalism a me Mass Communities. Hauʻoli ʻo ia i ka lawelawe ʻana i ke kaiāulu a me ke kākoʻo ʻana i nā ʻoihana loaʻa kālā ʻole, a me ka hoʻolilo manawa ʻana ma kahakai me kona ʻohana.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Prior to joining the GFLCVB, she founded and led her own communications and marketing firm, which provided marketing strategy, team management, client promotion and content creation services to Florida-based destination marketing organizations, as well as hotels, restaurants and attractions throughout Florida and the Caribbean.
- “Kara has a wealth of valuable experience, as well as a highly-respected reputation throughout the travel and the hospitality industry,” says Stacy Ritter, President and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention &.
- “These qualities, including her strong leadership background and communications expertise, will no doubt lead to great success in her new capacity and how we inspire and connect with travelers across the globe.
