- He home hoʻi kēia koho no Whitaker nāna i lawelawe ma ke ʻano he lālā o ka hui GMCVB no 17 mau makahiki.
- Ua haʻalele ʻo Whitaker iā Miami i ka makahiki 2007 ma muli o ke koho ʻia i ke kuleana o ka Pelekikena & CEO o Turismo ʻo Toronto.
- I nā makahiki ʻelima i hala iho nei, ua lawelawe ʻo Whitaker ma ke ʻano he Pelekikena & Luna Nui o Select Chicago, ka DMO no Kikako.
ka Ke Keʻena Kūkākūkā Nui a me nā mākaʻikaʻi kipa (GMCVB) ua hoʻolaha ʻia i kēia lā ua koho ʻia ʻo David Whitaker i Pelekikena & Luna Nui o ka hui kūʻai mākaʻikaʻi (DMO) no Greater Miami a me Miami Beach. He home hoʻi kēia koho no Whitaker nāna i lawelawe ma ke ʻano he lālā o ka hui GMCVB no 17 mau makahiki (1990 - 2007), ma ke ʻano he Hope Pelekikena Executive & Luna Hoʻokele Nui. ʻElima mau makahiki ma mua o kēlā, ua lawelawe ʻo ia ma nā limahana o ka United Way of Miami-Dade.
Ua haʻalele ʻo Whitaker Miami i ka makahiki 2007 ma muli o ke koho ʻia i ke kuleana o ka Pelekikena & CEO o Turismo ʻo Toronto (i kapa ʻia ʻo Destination Toronto), ʻo DMO no Toronto, kahi i alakaʻi ai i ka ʻoihana no ʻewalu mau makahiki. I kona wā i noho ai ma Toronto, ua koho ʻia ka hui ma ka ʻaha kūkā poʻokela o ʻAmelika Hema a me nā keʻena mākaʻikaʻi a me ke keʻena hālāwai i kahi balota o nā mea hoʻolālā halawai he 650. Ua alakaʻi ʻo Whitaker i nā noi kūleʻa e hoʻokipa i ka NBA All-Star Game a me ka Pan American / Parapan American Game.
Ma ka hopena o kona noho ʻana ma Toronto a ma nā makahiki ʻelima i hala, ua lawelawe ʻo Whitaker ma ke ʻano he Pelekikena & CEO o Choose Chicago, ka DMO no Kikako. I kona noho ʻana ma Kikako, aia iā ia ke kuleana o ka hoʻolaha a me ke kūʻai aku ʻana i kahi kikowaena nui loa ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, ʻo McCormick Place. Ma lalo o kāna alakaʻi ʻana, ua kūleʻa ka DMO a hoʻokipa i kahi Pāʻani NBA All-Star, kahi pāʻani MLS All-Star, ka hoʻokūkū kinipōpō peku mua o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, he NCAA Frozen ʻEhā, a me nā hanana kinipōpō peku a ʻāwīwī nui hoʻi. ʻO Kikako, ma ke ʻano he wahi mākaʻikaʻi, ua koho ʻia i kahi balota hanohano o nā mea heluhelu akamai o ka poʻe heluhelu heluhelu CondéNast' ʻO nā makana koho ʻo "Best Big City" e kipa aku ai no kahi mau makahiki ʻehā ma mua (2017 - 2020), nā mea āpau i hana ʻia ma lalo o ke alakaʻi ʻana a Whitaker.
"Hoʻihoʻi mai ʻo Dāvida iā mākou i kahi hui laha ʻole a ikaika hoʻi - kahi waiwai nui o ka ʻike a me ka ʻike o ko mākou kaiāulu, hui pū ʻia me kahi honua nui o nā ʻike i loaʻa mai ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ʻelua mau ʻano like ʻole a me nā pae honua o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ma Chicago a me Toronto," wahi a GMCVB Lunahoomalu Bruce Orosz. "ʻO kēia hui pū, me nā kūlanakauhale ʻelua āna i alakaʻi nui ai ma ke ʻano he ʻaha nui a me nā wahi hanana, e kōkua i kā mākou ʻoihana hoʻokipa a me kā mākou mau hoa lawe iā Greater Miami a me Miami Beach i kahi pae aʻe. "Ua kūleʻa nui ʻo Dāvida i ka hoʻolaha ʻana i nā kaiāulu like ʻole a hōʻike i ke kuko ikaika no ka paipai ʻana i ka like ʻole, kaulike a me ke komo pū ʻana".
Ua koho ʻia ʻo Whitaker ma ka hopena o ka hulina o ka hoʻokō aupuni ʻeono mahina i alakaʻi ʻia e ke kōmike hulina lālā i koho ʻia he 14 mau lālā e pili ana i nā ʻoihana kūloko a me nā alakaʻi kaiāulu e hōʻike ana i ka lāhui, ka lāhui, ka wahine a me ka nohona kūpilikiʻi o Miami-Dade County. e like me ka ʻokoʻa o kekahi mau hui a me nā ʻoihana ma Miami-Dade County, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa. Ua ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo ʻia ke kōmike ʻimi na Mike Gamble, ka Luna Hoʻokele o SearchWide Global, ke keʻena ʻimi alakaʻi poʻokela wale nō e uhi ana i ka wahi DMO a me Jaret Davis, ka mea mālama kuleana hui o Greenberg Traurig, kahi ʻōlelo aʻo lōʻihi ma ka GMCVB. Ua kauoha ke kōmike ʻimi e ʻimi ākea i nā moho kūpono āpau, nā wahi a me ka ʻāina, e noʻonoʻo ana i ke ʻano kū hoʻokahi o Miami ma ke ʻano he wahi. Ua kauoha hou ke kōmike ʻimi e hōʻike ka papa i ka waiwai like o Miami-Dade County, a ʻo ka hopena i hopena o nā nīnauele a puni, he 75% o nā mea like ʻole mai ke kāne a ka lāhui, ka lāhui a me ka manaʻo LGBTQ a 25% o ʻAmelika-ʻAmelika. hōʻike. ʻO nā nīnauele ʻelua a puni me 50% nā moho like ʻole mai ke kāne kāne, lāhui a me ka LGBTQ kuanaʻike, 25% o ia mau mea me ka ʻAmelika ʻAmelika. I ka hōʻuluʻulu, ua noi aku ka hui i kōkua ʻia e SearchWide Global, a i ʻole hoʻokahuli i kahi 125 mau moho kūpono mai ke kaiāulu kūloko, puni ka ʻāina a puni ka honua, a alakaʻi i nā hālāwai kūkā he alo me he alo me ʻewalu moho i ka puni mua a ʻehā moho i ke kaʻapuni ʻelua.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Whitaker was selected at the conclusion of a comprehensive six-month national executive search conducted by a specially appointed 14-member search committee comprised of local business and community leaders who reflect Miami-Dade County's ethnic, racial, gender and sexual orientation diversity, as well as the diversity of certain associations and industries in Miami-Dade County, particularly the hospitality industry.
- “David brings back to us a rare and powerful combination – an immense wealth of experience and knowledge of our community, coupled with a significant world of experiences gained from promoting two of North America's most diverse and global brands in Chicago and Toronto,” said GMCVB Chairman Bruce Orosz.
- In total, the group, assisted by SearchWide Global, made inquiries or overtures to over 125 potential candidates from the local community, around the country and internationally, and conducted face-to-face meetings with eight candidates in the first round and four candidates in the second round.
