Babban Ofishin Yarjejeniyar Miami da Ofishin Baƙi ya Sanar da Sabon Shugaba da Shugaba

• Alƙawarin dawowa gida ne ga Whitaker wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin memba na ƙungiyar GMCVB na shekaru 17.
• Whitaker ya bar Miami da farko a cikin 2007 saboda alƙawarin matsayin Shugaba & Shugaba na Tourism Toronto.
• A cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata, Whitaker ya yi aiki a matsayin Shugaba & Shugaba na Zabi Chicago, DMO na Chicago.

The Ofishin Babban Taron Miami & Ofishin Baƙi (GMCVB) ya sanar a yau cewa an nada David Whitaker a matsayin Shugaban kasa na gaba & Shugaba na kungiyar tallata tallace-tallace (DMO) don Greater Miami da Miami Beach. Nadin na zuwa gida ne ga Whitaker wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin memba na ƙungiyar GMCVB tsawon shekaru 17 (1990 - 2007), mafi kwanan nan a matsayin Mataimakin Shugaban Kungiyar & Babban Jami'in Talla. Shekaru biyar kafin wannan, ya yi aiki a kan ma'aikatan zartarwa na United Way na Miami-Dade.

Whitaker hagu Miami da farko a cikin 2007 saboda alƙawari ga matsayin Shugaba & Shugaba na Tourism Toronto (yanzu ana kiransa Destination Toronto), DMO na Toronto, inda ya jagoranci ƙungiyar tsawon shekaru takwas. A lokacin aikinsa a Toronto, an zaɓi ƙungiyar a matsayin babban taron Arewacin Amurka da ofishin baƙi da cibiyar tarurruka a cikin zaɓe na masu tsara taron sama da 650. Whitaker ya jagoranci yunƙurin nasara don ɗaukar nauyin NBA All-Star Game da wasan Pan American/Parapan American. 

Bayan kammala aikinsa a Toronto kuma a cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata, Whitaker ya yi aiki a matsayin Shugaba & Shugaba na Zabi Chicago, DMO na Chicago. A lokacin aikinsa a Chicago, yana da alhakin haɓakawa da siyar da babbar cibiyar tarurruka a Amurka, McCormick Place. A karkashin jagorancinsa, DMO ta yi nasarar gabatar da gasar NBA All-Star Game, MLS All-Star Game, Gasar Tennis ta Duniya ta Laver ta farko ta Arewacin Amurka, NCAA Frozen Four, da kuma wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na duniya da yawa da kuma wasannin rugby. Chicago, a matsayin makoma, an zaɓe ta a cikin babban zaɓe na ƙwararrun masu karatun CondéNast Traveler Readers' Kyaututtukan Zaɓi a matsayin “Mafi kyawun Birni” don ziyarta na shekaru huɗu a jere da ba a taɓa ganin irin su ba (2017 – 2020), duk waɗannan sun faru ƙarƙashin jagorancin Whitaker.

"Dawuda ya dawo mana da wani abin da ba kasafai ba kuma mai karfi - dimbin kwarewa da ilimin al'ummarmu, hade da gagarumin duniyar gogewa da aka samu daga inganta manyan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan Arewacin Amurka guda biyu a Chicago da Toronto," in ji GMCVB. Shugaban Bruce Orosz. "Wannan haɗin gwiwa, musamman tare da biranen biyu da ya jagoranci fice a matsayin manyan tarurrukan tarurruka da wuraren taron, zai taimaka mana masana'antar ba da baƙi da abokan hulɗarmu ɗaukar Greater Miami da Miami Beach zuwa mataki na gaba. "David kuma ya sami babban nasara wajen inganta al'ummomi daban-daban kuma yana nuna sha'awar inganta bambancin, daidaito da haɗawa".

An zabi Whitaker ne a karshen wani cikakken bincike na kasa na tsawon watanni shida wanda kwamitin bincike na musamman mai mutum 14 ya gudanar wanda ya hada da ‘yan kasuwa da shugabannin al’umma na gida wadanda ke nuna bambancin kabila, launin fata, jinsi da bambancin jinsi na gundumar Miami-Dade, haka kuma. a matsayin bambancin wasu ƙungiyoyi da masana'antu a cikin gundumar Miami-Dade, musamman masana'antar baƙi. Mike Gamble, Babban Jami'in Gudanarwa na SearchWide Global, babban jami'in bincike na musamman wanda ke rufe sararin samaniyar DMO da Jaret Davis, Co-Manage Shareholder na Greenberg Traurig, mai ba da shawara na waje na dogon lokaci ga GMCVB. Kwamitin binciken ya ba da umarnin gudanar da cikakken bincike na duk 'yan takara masu cancanta, na gida da na ƙasa, la'akari da yanayin musamman na Miami a matsayin makoma. Kwamitin binciken ya ci gaba da ba da umarnin cewa slate ɗin ya nuna ɗimbin arziƙin gundumar Miami-Dade, wanda a ƙarshe ya haifar da jerin tambayoyin zagaye na farko, 75% waɗanda suka bambanta da jinsi, kabilanci da yanayin LGBTQ kuma 25% wanda ya ƙunshi Ba-Amurke Ba-Amurke. wakilci. Tambayoyin zagaye na biyu sun hada da 50% ’yan takara dabam-dabam daga jinsi, kabilanci da hangen nesa na LGBTQ, 25% wanda ya ƙunshi wakilcin Amurkawa na Afirka. A dunkule, kungiyar, wacce SearchWide Global ta taimaka, ta yi bincike ko tantancewa ga masu neman tsayawa takara sama da 125 daga al’ummar yankin, a fadin kasar nan da ma na duniya baki daya, tare da gudanar da ganawar ido-da-ido tare da ‘yan takara takwas a zagayen farko da kuma ‘yan takara hudu. zagaye na biyu.