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Gwen Filosa
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Digital Editor, Keys Weekly
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By Gwen Filosa Verified, Gwen was| Keys Weekly Verified The board of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council voted on July 30 to hire Kara Franker, a destination marketing executive and attorney who has previously worked in South Florida, to take the helm of the Keys multimillion-dollar tourism agency as its first president/CEO. A county-appointed committee unanimously chose Franker from four finalists left standing, after the job search began months earlier, at a July 26 meeting. Both sides still need to negotiate a few contract terms.
By Gwen Filosa Verified, Gwen was| Keys Weekly Verified The Monroe County Tourist Development Council Board on Tuesday voted to hire Kara Franker, a destination marketing executive and attorney who has worked in South Florida previously, to take the helm of the Keys multimillion-dollar tourism agency as the first president/CEO. A county-appointed committee unanimously chose Franker from the four finalists left standing after the job search began months earlier, at a July 26 meeting.
By Gwen Filosa Verified, Gwen was| Keys Weekly Verified The Monroe County-appointed selection committee tasked with finding the best person to become president/CEO of the multimillion-dollar Tourism Development Council has chosen an experienced tourism executive as their first choice to take the newly created job. But the TDC Board has the final say on the hiring. The board will have the final vote to hire the candidate as recommended by the selection committee, which chose a no. 1 candidate plus an alternate.
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Keys Weekly
With offices in Keys West, Marathon and Tavernier, Keys Weekly has the largest newspaper circulation in the Florida Keys. Celebrating their 20 year anniversary this year, the Keys Weekly leadership partners Jason Koler, Britt Myers, and staff continue to be a leading supporter of area organizations. Jason currently sits on the boards for the Pigeon Key Foundation and the Fishermen's Hospital Foundation for Baptist Health Systems. He is a former president of the Marathon Jaycees, former president of the Pigeon Key Foundation, Leadership Monroe County board of directors (2009-2012), member of the Upper Keys Rotary Club and offers his time to dozens of nonprofits and community organizations. Britt is a current member of the Key West Rotary, former Key West Chamber of Commerce board of directors and was recently appointed to the Key West Military Affairs Committee. He has served as Marathon Chamber of Commerce Board Chair, Marathon Jaycees President, Take Stock in Children Volunteer, Monroe County Education Foundation Board Member, current Florida Keys AHEC exec board member and is a proud graduate of Leadership Monroe County.
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