CITY OF MIAMI BEACH

Office of the City Manager

1322004
Letter to Commission No.
Date: May 26, 2004

David Dermer and

Members of the City Commission

To:

Mayor

From:

Jorge M. Gonzalez ~-~

City Manager

Subject:

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MIAMI CONVENTION &

VISITORS
GREATER
PROCESS
DIRECTORS NOMINATING

BUREAU

BOARD

OF

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB)has begun their annual Board
of Directors nominating process for the 2004-2005 fiscal year. Attached is a list of the
current Board of Directors and a separate list of those Members who represent Miami

Beach whose term will

expire

at the end of

September

2004.

I will be forwarding a list of candidates to be considered for a Board appointment and

would like to solicit suggestions from each of you of candidates whom you think would
represent the City well.

nominating committee is meeting on June 11, 2004. Therefore, please

forward any suggestions you may have by Tuesday, June 8, 2004 and include the
following information on each candidate: name, title, company, address, phone numbers
The GMCVB

and

reason

for Board consideration.

Please note,while the attached letter was received on April 19,2004,the attachment
with the current list of those members who represent Miami Beach whose term will
expire at the end of September 2004 was incorrect. A corrected list of members was
not received until

yesterday.

Please feel free to contact

me

if you have any

questions

or

need any additional

information.

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Christina M. Cuervo, Assistant City Manager

Max Sklar, Assistant Director, Tourism and Cultural Development

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GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU

2003-2004
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christina Abrams

Marie Bell

Director, Conferences & Public

9435 SW 123ra

City

of Miami

400 S.E.2na

Avenue Ct.

Miami,FL 33186

Avenue

Tel:

3054812
995-

Miami,FL 33131

Fax:

3052291
596-

Tel:

3056341
579-ext. 12

Fax:

3052919
372-

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Term Expires: October

2004

Miami.F L.
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Term Expires: October 2005
Hans Aitenhoff

Susan Brustman

General

President

Manager

,.

Sheraton Bal Harbour

Susan Bmstman & Associates

9701 Collins Avenue

4500

Bal

Harbour, FL 33154

Biscayne Boulevard, Penthouse North

Miami,FL 33137

Tel:

3057511
865-

Tel:

3050658
573-

Fax:

3052527
868-

Fax:

3057077
573-

Hans.Altenho ff(~
Sheraton,com
Term

Expires: October

Isilio

Arriaga**

2006

President & CEO

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
1601

com
SBmstman~
BmstmanPR.
Expires: October 2004

Term

Bobby Bryant
General Manager
Royal Palm Crowne Plaza
1545 Collins Avenue

Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, FL 33132
Tel:

3057700
350-

Miami Beach,FL 33139

Tel:
7860101
276-

Fax:

3058255
371-

Fax:

3052059
604-

com
Bobb.
ICHotelsGroup.
Brgant(~,

IArriaga@GreaterMiami.com

Term
Rick Arriola

Expires: October 2006

Tom

InktelDirect

Chigoy
Manager
Wyndham Miami Beach

President

General

13975 N.
W. 58t~ Court

4833 Collins Avenue

Miami Lakes, FL 33014

Tel:
3051115
523-

Tel:

Fax:

Fax:

Miami Beach, FL 33140

3052024
535-

3050341
827-

3052766
535-

Ricky.com
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Inktel.

TChigoy(~,
Wyndham.com

Term

Term

Expires: October

2006

2004

Nina Cohen

Andy Balash
President
Hotel & Restaurant

Expires: October

Vice President

Employees

Union

1525 N.
W. 167' Street, Suite 350

Marketing

Miami Air

Miami, FL 33160

5000 N.
W. 36th Street, Suite 307
FL
33122
Miami,

Tel:

9543718
455-

Tel:

Fax:

9540517
455-

Fax:

3053653
876-

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Term

Term

Expires: October 2006

Expires: October 2004

Elsie Howard

Henry Crespo
Executive Director
79th Street Corridor

Sterling Public

Relations

Inc.

1111 Lincoln Road

Miami Beach, FL 33140

8500 N.
W.25th Avenue

Tel:

Miami, FL 33147

Fax:

Neighborhood Initiative,

Tek

3054450
696-ext. 270

8212
3058663052511
866Elsietfa~
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aol.

Fax:

305-

Term

net
79th(~,
BellSouth.
Term Expires: October

Expires: october

2006

Angela Gittens**

Sofia loannou

Aviation Director

Senior VP,Business
Counsel

Dade

County

Aviation

2004

Deparm~nt

P.O. Box 592075

Operations & General

I~
TV
I,
Latin

Miami,FL 33159

1111 Lincoln Road

Tel:

3057077
876-

Fax:

3050948
876-

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Tel:
3053877
535-

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Airport.
Miami-

Fax:

3056137
535-

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MTVstaff.
Sofia.
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Term Expires: October 2006

Steven Haas

General

Manager

Tuscan Steak House

433

Washington Avenue

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Tel:
3052233
5343051982
534-

Fax:

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Term Expires: October 2006

Wendy

Hart

Consultant
5121 North

Jeff Lehman
General

Manager

The National Hotel

1677 Collins Avenue
Miami

Beach, FL 33139

Tel:

3057201
423-

Fax:

3057262
423-

com
JLehman(&
NationalHotel.
Term Expires: October 2004
Bill Lone**
Director

Bay Road

Sunny Isles

Beach Resort Association

Miami Beach, FL 33140

Tel:
3059231
865-

17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 266B

Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160

Fax:

Tel:

3055826
94%

3059527
956-

3056848
861-

BellSouth.n
Wend~
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Expires: October 2005

Fax:

Term

WLoneSr~
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LoneGroup.

Arthur Hertz

John

CEO & Chairman

General

Wometco

Miami

Enterprises

Mulrey
Manager

Airport Marriott

3195 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

1201 NW LeJeune Rd.

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Tel:
3051403
529-

Tel:

3055469
644-

3051485
529-

Fax:

3055787
644-

Fax:

com
ArtH~
WometcoEnt.
Term Expires: October 2004

Miami,FL 33126

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Term

Expires: October

Charlie Hines

Frank Nero**

General

President & CEO

Manager

Loews Miami Beach Hotel

The Beacon Council

1601 Collins Avenue

80 S.
W. 8th Street

Miami

Beach, FL 33139

2006

Suite 2400

Tel:

3053900
604-

Miami,FL 33130

Fax:

3055732
604-

Tel:

3051323
579-

Fax:

3050475
375-

com
CHincs~
LoewsHotels.
Term Expires: October 2005

FNero@BeaconCouncil.com

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Peter Roulhac**
Chairman

Ng

Restaurant Owner

Canton & Sushi Maki Restaurants

1390 S. Dixie Highway

Suite 2213
Coral

Gables, FL 33146
Miami, FL 33166

Greater Miami Chamber of eree

Co~
cgf~

c/o Wachovia Bank

200 South Biscayne Blvd.,15~ Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel:
3054812
789-

Tel:

3056851
884-ext. 208

Fax:

Fax:

3058502
669-

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Wachovia.

com
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aol.
Expires: October

Term

3054809
789-

2006

Bruce Orosz

Jennifer Rubell

President
ACT Productions

Owner

1220 Collins Avenue, Suite 330

Miami Beach, FL 33139

311 Lincoln Road

Tel:

3053809
538-

Fax:

3053814
538-

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Tel:
3051040
913-

l~
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B com
Orosz(~
ACTProductions.
Term

Expires: October 2004

3051031
913-

Fax:

com
JenniferRubell~
aol.
Term Expires: October 2005
Yolanda Sanchez

Arva Moore Parks

President
Arva Parks &

Suite 200

Director
Miami International

Company

Airport

1601 South Miami Avenue

P.O. Box 592075

Miami, FL 33129

Miami,FL 33159

Tel:

3058087
854-

Tel:

3050746
876-

Fax:

3055874
858-

Fax:

3058067
876-

ArvaMiami~
Bellsouth.net
Term Expires: October 2006

Shaw

Scott Robins
President
Scott Robins
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Companies

5*Street

Beach Tourism & Cultural

Develo~ent

Miami Beach, FL 33139

3050600
674Tel:

3050619
674-

Fax:

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com
Scott~
RobinsConipanies.
Term Expires: October 2004

Con~,~
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Beach~FL 33139
Tel:
ext. 6596
305-6~7577
Fax:
305-673~
063
1700

Miami

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Expires:

Term

Octob'br~
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Southwell

Eugene Rodriguez

Miguel

Owner

Assistant Director - Business

Big

Miami-Dade Aviation

Time Productions

59 N.
W. 14' Street

P.O. Box 592075

Miami,FL 33159

Miami, FL 33136
Tel:

3055117
672-

Tel:

3058553
869-

Fax:

3057413
347-

Fax:

3050948
876-

Eugenebtp~,
com
aol.
Term

Expires: October

Development

Depa~
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2004

Airport.
MSouthwell(&,
Miamic
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Term Expires: October 2004

Michael

Spring

Joseph West

Director

Dean & Professor

Miami Dade

County Cultural Affairs Council

111 N.
W.First Street, Suite 625

Florida International

Miami,FL 33128

3000 N.E. 151'

Tel:

3055044
375-

Fax:

3053068
375-

North Miami, FL 33181

Tel:
3054500
919-

University - School of
Hospitality Management
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Street

gov
MS4~,
MiamiDade.
Term Expires: October 2004

Fax:

Gall

Thomas F.Hewitt

3059194555

edu
JWest~
FIU.
Term Expires: October 2006
Former Chairs

Thompson

Director

President
Arts Center of Greater Miami

Performing
1444 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite

202

Miami, FL 33132

l';
he Continental Companies, LLC
3250 Mary Street
Coconut Grove,FL 33133
3054454244

Tel:

3057611
372-

Tel:

Fax:

3057659
372-

Fax:

3057803
569-

gov
GailT(~,
MiamiDade.
Expires: October 2004

Hewitt~,
com
CRCHoldings.

Doug Tober**
General Manager

Richard Fain

Miami Beach Convention Center

Royal Caribbean International

1050 Caribbean Way

Term

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

1901 Convention Center Drive

Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel:
3057312
673-

Miami, FL 33133
Tel:

3056602
539-

Fax:

Fax:

3050441
372-

3057435
673-

DTober(~,,
webmail.Bel !South.net

RFain~
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RCCL.

Charles A.Towsley**

Christopher

Director

President

Port of Miami

The

1015 North America

Way

Opus

Perks

Grou.~

17244 S.
W. 78'"
Court

Miami, FL 33132

Miami, FL 33157

Tel:

3054844
347-

Tel:

3051077
234-

Fax:

3054852
347-

Fax:

3057700
234-

CTow(~,
gov
MiamiDade.

CPerks~
com
TheOpusGrp.

Calixto GarciaVelez**

The Beacon Council

Sidney Levin
V.P.Corporate/External Affairs
Florida Power and Light

c/o CitiBank Florida

P.O. Box 029100

8750 Doral Boulevard

Miami, FL 33102-9100

Miami, FL 33178

Tel:

3053880
552-

Tel:

3055908
599-

Fax:

3054402
552-

Fax:

3055618
599-

Chairman

Cali.com
GarciaVelez~,,
CitiGroup.

Judy

Waldman

Weaver

Dorothy

Councilwoman

President

City of Homestead
790 North Homestead Boulevard

Intercap Investments, Inc.

13643 Deering Bay Drive

Homestead, FL 33030

Suite 165

Tel:

3051810
247-ext. 160

Miami, FL 33134

Fax:

3052736
246-

Tel:

3057708
238-

FL.US
JWaldman~
Homestead.
Ci.

Fax:

3056706
238-

Term

Expires: October 2006

DCWeaver~,
net
IBM.

April 16, 2004

Mr. Jorge M. Gonzalez

City Manager
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Dear Mr. Manager:

begun our annual Board of Directors nominating process. Appointees will serve
a three-year term (October 2004 - September 2007).As has been customary, please
forward a list of candidates that you feel will be suitable for board appointment,
We have

As you know, the Bureau celebrates the richness of our diverse

equally proud that our Board is reflective of that same richness.
Please include the

following

information

on

community

and

we are

each candidate:

Name
Title

Company
Address

Phone #
To assist you, I have attached a list of our current Miami Beach representatives on the
Board whose terms expire in September 2004 and/or resigned from the board without
completing their term. The first Nominating Committee Meeting will take place in May.
Please submit your nominations to the Nominating Committee via Bill Talbert's

office
Your

as soon as

input

possible,

in this process is

greatly valued.

Sincerely,

Tony Goldman
GMCVB Nominating Committee Chair
CC:

R. Donahue Peebles
William D. Talbert, III

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701 Brickell Avenue

Suite 2700

Miami, FL 33131 USA

305)539-3000
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