April 20 2020 – Governor Ron DeSantis announced the members of the Re-Open Task Force Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation and VISIT FLORIDA CEO Dana Young provided an industry update. Yesterday, Governor DeSantis announced the executive committee, which can be found here.
Members of the Re-Open Task Force Industry Working Group are as follows:
•Dana Young, President & CEO, VISIT FLORIDA
•Secretary Halsey Beshears, Secretary, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
•Secretary Kevin Thibault, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
•Mayor Lenny Curry, Mayor, Jacksonville
•Mayor David Kerner, Mayor, Palm Beach County
•Sheldon Suga, Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
•Blake Casper, CEO, Caspers Company
•Amy Schwartz, Owner, Bella Bella Restaurant
•Collier Merrill, President, Merrill Land Company
•Philip Goldfarb, President & COO, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
•John Tolbert, President & Managing Director, Boca Resort and Club
•Jose Cil, CEO, Restaurant Brands International
•Josh D’Amaro, President, Walt Disney World Resort
•John Sprouls, CEO, Universal Orlando Resort, Executive Vice President, Universal Parks & Resorts
•Tim Petrillo, Co-Founder & CEO, The Restaurant People
•Dev Motwani, President & CEO, Merrimac Ventures
•Chad Harrod, CEO, Harrod Properties, Inc.
•Walter Carpenter, Chairman, NFIB Florida Leadership Council
•Len Brown, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, PGA Tour, Inc
•Gary Lester, Vice President, The Villages for Community Relations
•Glen Gilzean, President & CEO, Central Florida Urban League
•Max Alvarez, President, Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc.
•Tom Crowley, CEO, Crowley Maritime Corporation
•Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport
•Ted Christie III, President & CEO, Spirit Airlines
•Rick Sasso, President & CEO, MSC Cruises
•Maury Gallagher Jr., Chairman & CEO, Allegiant Air
•AJ de Moya, Vice President & General Manager, The de Moya Group, Inc.
•Paul Anderson, CEO, Port Tampa Bay
•Ken Stiles, CEO, Stiles Corporation
•Bob Flowers, President, C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
•Rob Kornahrens, President & CEO, Advanced Roofing and Green Technlogies
•Monesia Brown, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart
•Cody Kahn, Owner, Holiday Inn Resort
•Matthew Caldwell, President & CEO, Florida Panthers Hockey Club
The task force, as well as working groups organized by industry, will hold daily discussions over the next week and then brief the Governor on their recommendations to re-open the state.
