Media Contact:
Elizabeth Ray
FRLA Communications Director
850.224.2250 x255
ERay@FRLA.org
(West Palm Beach, FL) – The Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) will host James E. McManemon, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and the 2014 FRLA Chairman, during its Annual Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers. McManemon oversees all operations at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, one of the world’s top resorts according to readers of Travel + Leisure magazine and a resort routinely named to Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List. McManemon will give a presentation on ‘Engagement’ at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport, Thursday, December 4, 2014. Additionally, the Palm Beach Chapter will install its Officers and Board of Directors for 2015.
McManemon is a 20-year veteran with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Prior to his position in Amelia Island, he served as general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. He is a former FRLA Sarasota Chapter President and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the University of South Florida. McManemon is a past member of the Sarasota Tourist Development Council, and the Sarasota County Tourism and Economic Development Council.
WHAT:
Annual Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers
WHO:
Keynote Speaker: James E. McManemon, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and 2014 FRLA Chairman
WHEN:
Thursday, December 4, 2014
8:30-10:30 AM
WHERE:
Hilton Palm Beach Airport
150 Australian Avenue
W. Palm Beach, FL 33406
(561) 684-9400
*MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND*
COST:
$22 per person (Includes Breakfast and Presentation)
The registration deadline for the luncheon is Tuesday, December 2, 2014. To register for the event, click here. For additional information, please contact Lois Croft, FRLA Regional Director at 561-410-0035 or email at lcroft@frla.org. For media RSVP, please contact Elizabeth Ray, FRLA Communications Director at 850.224.2250 x255 or email at ERay@FRLA.org.
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About the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
FRLA is Florida’s premier non-profit hospitality industry trade association. Our mission is to ‘Protect, Educate and Promote’ Florida’s $76.1 billion hospitality industry which represents 23% of Florida’s economy, $4.6 billion in sales tax revenue, and nearly 1.1 million employees – making it the state’s number one industry. We offer regulatory compliance and food safety training needs (RCS and SafeStaff®); industry developed career-building high school programs (FRLAEF); sponsor the only event in Florida exclusively serving the restaurant and foodservice industry (FR&L Show, October 6-8, 2015 in Orlando); and we safeguard the needs of the hospitality industry by providing legislative advocacy. We represent and serve more than 10,000 independent and household name members, suppliers, and theme parks. For more information, go to www.FRLA.org and find us on Twitter @FRLAnews, Facebook and YouTube.