| ORLANDO�Mary Ann Richardson, CHA, has been named Florida�s
�Hotelier of the Year� by the Florida Hotel & Motel Association (FH&MA).
The award was made to the Daytona Beach hotelier at the statewide lodging
industry�s annual conference on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Renaissance Orlando
Resort.
Richardson was chosen by her colleagues for this award�the Florida lodging
industry�s highest honor�due to her continued dedication to the hospitality
business and her outstanding professional and personal accomplishments.
El Caribe Resort and Conference Center
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Richardson is the owner of the El
Caribe Resort and Conference Center in Daytona Beach Shores. She
was among the first women hoteliers to serve on FH&MA�s board of directors,
ultimately becoming its first woman president in 1987. She also is
the first woman to receive the �Hotelier of the Year� award.
On a local level, Richardson has been active in the Daytona Beach Hotel-Motel
Association since 1979, serving on the board and the association�s Education
Scholarship Awards Committee, which she chaired for 12 years. In
addition to serving as past president and FH&MA director-at-large since
1988, she also is a long-time trustee and member of the board of
the Florida Hospitality Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Jacksonville. |
An ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Richardson chairs
the Christian Education Committee for First Presbyterian Church in Daytona
Beach.
Richardson, a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), holds a bachelor�s
degree in French Literature from Vassar College. She also received
masters of arts and philosophy degrees from Columbia University.
She is a Jackson, TN native and a 24-year Daytona Beach resident. |
