O le tofiga o se toe foʻi mai mo Whitaker na galue o se sui o le GMCVB 'au mo 17 tausaga.
Whitaker na tuua Miami muamua i le 2007 ona o le tofiga i le matafaioi o le Peresetene & Pule Sili o Turisi Toronto.
I le lima tausaga ua tuanaʻi, sa galue ai Whitaker o le Peresetene & Pule Sili o le Filifili Chicago, le DMO mo Chicago.

le Malo Aufaatasi i Miami ma tagata asiasi (GMCVB) faasilasilaina i le aso nei ua filifilia David Whitaker o le isi Peresitene & Ofisa Sili o Pulega o le taunuuga maketi faalapotopotoga (DMO) mo Greater Miami ma Miami Beach. O le tofiga o se toe foʻi mai mo Whitaker na galue o se sui o le au a le GMCVB mo le 17 tausaga (1990 - 2007), talu ai nei lava o le faʻalapotopotoga Pule Sili ma Pule Sili o Faʻalapotopotoga. Ile lima tausaga ae le i oʻo i lena, sa tautua ai o ia i le aufaigaluega a le United Way o Miami-Dade.

Na aluese Uitimaka Miami muamua i le 2007 ona o se tofiga i le matafaioi o le Peresetene & Pule Sili o Turisi Toronto (lea ua taʻua o Destination Toronto), le DMO mo Toronto, lea na ia taitaiina ai le faalapotopotoga mo le valu tausaga. I le taimi o lona nofoaʻiga i Toronto, na palota ai le faʻapotopotoga i Amerika i Matu o le tauaofiaga maualuga ma ofisa asiasi ma ofisa o tauaofiaga i le palota o le sili atu i le 650 fono fuafuaga. Na taitai e Whitaker ni taumafaiga manuia e talimalo i le NBA All-Star Game ma le Pan American / Parapan American Game.

Ina ua maeʻa lona taimi galue i Toronto ma i le lima tausaga ua tuanaʻi, sa tautua Whitaker o le Peresetene & Pule Sili o le Select Chicago, le DMO mo Chicago. I le taimi o lana nofoaʻiga i Chicago, sa ia te ia le tiute o le faʻalauiloa ma le faʻatau atu o le nofoaga tele o tauaofiaga i Amerika, McCormick Place. I lalo o lana taʻitaʻiga, na faʻamanuiaina ai ma faʻatautaia e le DMO le taʻaloga NBA All-Star, o le MLS All-Star Game, o le North American's muamua Laver Cup faʻavaomalo taamilosaga tenisi, o le NCAA Frozen Four, ma le tele o taʻaloga soka ma lakapi faʻavaomalo. O Chicago, i le avea ai o se nofoaga, na palotaina i se palota lauiloa o le au faitau malamalama o CondéNast Traveller Readers' Filifiliga Faʻailoga o le "Sili Sili Aai" e asiasi mo se sili atu fa fa sosoo sosoo (2017 - 2020), o na mea uma na tupu i lalo o le taʻitaʻiga a Whitaker.

Na taʻua e le GMCVB, "Ua aumaia e David ia matou se tuufaatasiga e seasea lava ma malosi - o se oa tele o le poto masani ma le malamalamaaga o lo matou nuu, faatasi ai ma se lalolagi taua o aafiaga mai le faalauiloaina o ituaiga e lua o Amerika i Amerika i Chicago ma Toronto." Taitaifono Bruce Orosz. "O lenei tuʻufaʻatasiga, aemaise lava i taulaga uma e lua na ia taʻitaʻia lelei o se tauaofiaga tele ma faʻamoemoe e taunuʻu ai, o le a fesoasoani i le tatou talimalo talimalo ma a matou paʻaga ave Greater Miami ma Miami Beach i le isi tulaga. "Sa i ai foi Tavita se alualu i luma maoae i le faalauiloaina eseese o nuu ma faaalia se naunautaiga malosi mo le faalauiloaina o eseesega, tutusa ma aofia ai".

Whitaker na filifilia i le faaiuga o le maeʻa ono masina suʻesuʻe pulega faʻatautaia na faia e se faʻapitoa tofia 14-tagata suʻesuʻe komiti aofia ai pisinisi a le lotoifale ma taʻitaʻi taʻitaʻi e atagia Miami-Dade County ituaiga, lanu, itupa ma feusuaiga eseesega faʻapea foi. pei o le eseʻesega o nisi faʻalapotopotoga ma alamanuia i Miami-Dade County, aemaise lava le talimalo alamanuia. O le komiti suʻe na fautuaina e Mike Gamble, o le Ofisa Sili o le SearchWide Global, o le ofisa suʻesuʻe sili ona taua e naʻo le DMO avanoa ma Jaret Davis, Co-Managing Shareholder o Greenberg Traurig, o loʻo faufautua i taimi uma i le GMCVB. Na faʻatulafonoina e le komiti suʻesuʻe se suʻesuʻega maeʻaeʻa o sui tauva uma, i le lotoifale ma le atunuʻu, ona o le tulaga masani o Miami o se taunuʻuga. Na faʻamalosia foi e le komiti suʻe e faʻapea, o le laupapa e atagia mai ai le mauoa o Miami-Dade County, ma iʻu ai i le faia o faʻatalatalanoaga muamua, o le 75% e eseʻese mai le itupa, ituaiga ma le LGBTQ, ma le 25% e aofia ai ma Aferika-Amerika. sui. O le faʻatalatalanoaga lona lua na aofia ai le 50% sui tauva eseese mai se itupa, ituaiga ma le LGBTQ faʻaaliga, 25% ia e aofia ai sui o Aferika Amerika. I le aotelega, o le kulupu, na fesoasoani i ai le SearchWide Global, faia ni fesili poʻo ni overtake i le sili atu 125 sui tauva mai le lotoifale nuu, uma o le atunuʻu ma faavaomalo, ma faia feiloaʻiga fonotaga ma valu sui tauva i le muamua taʻamilosaga ma fa sui tauva i le taʻamilosaga lona lua.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

Whitaker was selected at the conclusion of a comprehensive six-month national executive search conducted by a specially appointed 14-member search committee comprised of local business and community leaders who reflect Miami-Dade County's ethnic, racial, gender and sexual orientation diversity, as well as the diversity of certain associations and industries in Miami-Dade County, particularly the hospitality industry.
“David brings back to us a rare and powerful combination – an immense wealth of experience and knowledge of our community, coupled with a significant world of experiences gained from promoting two of North America's most diverse and global brands in Chicago and Toronto,” said GMCVB Chairman Bruce Orosz.
In total, the group, assisted by SearchWide Global, made inquiries or overtures to over 125 potential candidates from the local community, around the country and internationally, and conducted face-to-face meetings with eight candidates in the first round and four candidates in the second round.