Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND EDUCATE FLORIDA'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. THE FLORIDA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION IS A PROVIDER OF FLORIDA'S MANDATED FOOD SERVICE TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EXAMS TO ALL OF FLORIDA'S FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS. FRLA IS ENGAGED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, KEEPING OUR 6,500 MEMBERS APPRISED ON CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY VIA THE "FLORIDA RESTAURANT & LODGING" BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND THE "HOSPITALITY HOTLINE", A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER.
TO PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND EDUCATE FLORIDA'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING: IN 2018 FRLA PROVIDED 7,747 EXAMS TO MANAGERS IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. FRLA ALSO PROVIDED 171,263 FOOD HANDLER BOOKS and certificates TO NEW/EXISTING HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE. IN ADDITION, OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY USING PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION. THESE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AID IN ENSURING HIGH QUALITY SERVICE, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND FURTHERING THE PROMOTION OF PROFESSIONALISM IN THE INDUSTRY.
MEMBERSHIP: AS OF 12/31/2018, FRLA HAD 763 LODGING MEMBERS, 3,858 RESTAURANT MEMBERS (AFFILIATED PROPERTY/FRANCHISES APPROXIMATELY 422), AND ALLIED MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, TOTALING 1,068. VARIOUS TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL KITS AND GUIDES ARE PROVIDED TO THEIR MEMBERS. FRLA CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THROUGH MEMBER SERVICES.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: THIS FUNCTION SERVES AS THE INDUSTRY'S WATCH DOG FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES, ORDINANCES AND THE LIKE. DURING FLORIDA'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS THROUGH CONFERENCE CALLS, TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS, AND WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTERS. FRLA REPRESENTS THEIR MEMBERS ON THE ISSUES OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED ON INDUSTRY-RELATED ISSUES. THIS FUNCTION SERVES TO PROTECT THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Carol Dover | Executive Director/President | 40 | $656,809 |
| Dan Murphy | VP Membership | 40 | $242,363 |
| Bob Dearden | CFO | 40 | $206,056 |
| Richard Turner | General Counsel | 40 | $204,968 |
| Geoffrey Lubkemann | VP of Education & Training | 40 | $170,527 |
| Samantha Padgett | key employee | 40 | $155,676 |
| Leticia Adams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Angel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Melanie Becker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Toby Sullivan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gene Prescott | director | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Babington | director | 1 | $0 |
| Aileen Band | director | 1 | $0 |
| David Warriner | director | 1 | $0 |
| Russ Kimball | director | 1 | $0 |
| Chirag Shah | director | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Mcgavin | director | 1 | $0 |
| Bharat Patel | director | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Amidon | director | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry Morrissey | director | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Scatena | director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Maloney | director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Patel | director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Bowden | director | 1 | $0 |
| John Kelley | director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Comes | director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Hilton | director | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Gordon | director | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Damsker | director | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi Schauer | director | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Metais | director | 1 | $0 |
| Monesia Brown | director | 1 | $0 |
| John Mcreynolds | director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Maloney | director | 1 | $0 |
| Horace Dawson | director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Frawley | director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Pascrell | director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Schuler | director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Tomasso | director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael R Shutley | director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Veneziano | director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Conochalla | director | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Casper | director | 1 | $0 |
| Clark Davis | director | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Kadow | director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Vinik | director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Green | director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheldon Suga | secretary/treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Cathie Koch | prior restaurant director | 1 | $0 |
| Olivia Hoblit | lodging director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Shirley | restaurant director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Palmieri | Vice chair | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Speidel | Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Don Fox | prior chair | 1 | $0 |
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