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FRLA Welcomes New Regional Managers
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2013 Regional Directors’ Territories Northwest Florida Regional Director– Ray Green Cell 850-545-5901 Fax 850-224-1590 Rgreen@frla.org Northeast Florida Regional Director – Corkey Bergamo Cell 904-993-6287 Fax 904-880-6964 Cbergamo@frla.org Central Florida Regional Manager – Lisa Howard Cell 407-375-6941 Lhoard@frla.org Tampa Bay/Southwest Florida Regional Director – Dannette Lynch Cell 727-642-3404 Fax 727-953-6803 Dannette@frla.org Hillsborough Regional Manager – Katie Bone Cell 813-293-2428 Kbone@frla.org Southwest Florida Regional Manager – Christine Brosh Cell 239-470-3978 Cbrosh@frla.org South Florida Regional Director– Lynne Hernandez Office 305-598-FRLA (3752) Cell 305-710-3962 Fax 305-598-3753 Lhernandez@frla.org
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Lisa Howard
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LRA is strengthening its local efforts with the addition of four new regional managers. They will help support members, mobilize grassroots operations and bolster ongoing communications between FRLA headquarters and local offices. These regional managers join FRLA’s four current regional directors to represent 20 chapters across the state. Christine Brosh joins FRLA as the Southwest Florida Regional Manager representing Glades, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County after working at Cooper Hotel Group where she served as a Sales Manager. Prior to her work in Southwest Florida, her career was in corporate event management and she independently owned and operated her own catering business. Lisa Howard joins FRLA as the Central Florida Regional Manager representing Orange, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Lake, and Sumter County after 17 years as a sales executive in the financial sales industry. In her previous
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Katie Bone
Dawn Wilson
career, Lisa maintained a multi-million dollar sales record, consistently achieving and surpassing sales goals. Lisa also took on the responsibility of arranging and coordinating a variety of trade shows and fundraising events. She’s been a resident of Central Florida for 28 years. Katie Bone is FRLA’s new Tampa Bay Regional Manager representing Pinellas and Hillsborough County. She started with the association in 2010 as the Corporate Events Coordinator working in Tallahassee, eventually moving to Tampa to begin her new role. Dawn Wilson is FRLA’s new Palm Beach Regional Manager representing Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, Hendry, and Palm Beach County. She began with FRLA almost four years ago as a volunteer for the Monroe Chapter. With 19 years invested in the hospitality industry, Dawn has served in a variety of roles and has experience ranging from hostess to manager while working in hotels and restaurants.
Jennifer Reed
Enjoy Arts & Tastes St. Pete Food and Wine Festival
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njoy Arts and Tastes St. Pete is a new three-day food arts festival that will be in St. Petersburg benefitting FRLA’s ProStart program. Signature events will feature celebrity, local and regional chefs and restaurants, wine tastings, dinners, seminars, and the like. Events will be held throughout the region at venues including: The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, the Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts, The Dali Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and The Club at Treasure Island. E.A.T. St. Pete will be held November 15 - 17, 2013. For more information about the Festival visit www.eatstpetefestival.com.
Dannette Lynch
Lynne Hernandez
Palm Beach Regional Manager – Dawn Wilson Cell 561-284-9342 Dwilson@frla.org 60 AU G UST/SEPT EM B ER
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