Welcome to the Monroe Chapter

Check out our upcoming events on the calendar below. You can also find our events on the FRLA Facebook page. #FRLAKeys #JoinFRLA

 

                             

 

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Chapter Events

  • Summit

    Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, FL 1 Seminole Way, Davie, FL, United States

    FRLA’s Summit is back for our 13th annual premier Florida hospitality event. We are thrilled to partner with Results Thru Strategy, a diverse group of entrepreneurial and executive-level hospitality experts, for the fourth year in a row. Bringing you leading industry trends, best practices, top-notch speakers and unparalleled networking, we’ve made sure there’s a seat for everyone at our table.

    Join Florida’s most influential hospitality professionals and top-level executives and expect to see powerful players such as Coca-Cola, MillerCoors, Marriott, Disney, Firehouse Subs, Sonny’s BBQ, Tony Roma’s, Loews Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Wyndham Vacation Rentals, Tijuana Flats, Bloomin’ Brands and many more.

  • The Florida Restaurant Show

    Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL

    Whether you’re an independent owner, quick-serve restaurant operator, chef, caterer, baker, bar or nightclub operator, hospital, hotel, or commercial foodservice personnel — join us November 8-9, 2023, at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show at the Orange County Convention Center.

    Learn about the hottest menu trends, state-of-the-art design and decor, the best in business education within our education programming, and hundreds of the leading vendors and purveyors dedicated to serving the restaurant & foodservice community — all under one roof.

    Watch live culinary performances and listen in on discussions about how our chefs came to be. Emerging trends abound on the show floor with hundreds of exhibitors and in our exciting special events. Spark your creative appetite and celebrate your passion for the profession.

Chapter Director(s)

Lynne Hernandez
305-710-3962
Email the Director

Chapter Leadership

LEADERSHIP


PRESIDENT

JOY BOYD | THE ISLANDER RESORT

VICE RESIDENT/RESTAURANTS

DAYLIN STARKS | IRISH KEVIN’S

VICE PRESIDENT/LODGING

JOHN HEARNS | BAKERS CAY RESORT

TREASURER

Yunior Rodriguez | The Marker Resort

SECRETARY

LAURA CIAMPA | OCEAN REEF CLUB

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


BILL LAY | LAY RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
(PRESIDENT 2022-2024)

SHELDON SUGA | CONSULTANT
(PRESIDENT 2012-2014, 2020-2022)

JOHN TROVATO | CASA MARINA & THE REACH RESORTS
PRESIDENT 2018-2020

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


CHARLIE BAUER | KEY WEST SONGWRITERS

REGGIE COOPER | HAWKS CAY RESORT

KRISTINE COX | SHANER RESORTS

KEVIN CROKE | OCEAN’S EDGE RESORT

SCOTT DAWSON | THREE WATERS RESORT & MARINA

TRAVIS DOLL | A & B MARINA COMPLEX

BOBBY KUCHINSKY | HALF SHELL RAW BAR

DJ MCCARTHY | OPAL KEY WEST

SARAH NOLAN | KEY WEST HISTORIC INNS

HECTOR ORTIZ | HYATT CENTRIC KEY WEST

DANIEL SAMESS | MARATHON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DIANE SCHMIDT | OPAL KEY WEST/SUNSET KEY

MATT TRAHAN (HONORARY) | NOBLE HOUSE RESORTS

MIKE WEBER | SUNSHINE RV RESORT