- Ukuqokwa kuyikhaya likaWhitaker obesebenza njengelungu leqembu leGMCVB iminyaka eyi-17.
- UWhitaker ushiye iMiami ekuqaleni ngo-2007 ngenxa yokuqokwa endimeni kaMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu Wezokuvakasha eToronto.
- Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, uWhitaker usebenze njengoMongameli ne-CEO ye-Select Chicago, i-DMO yaseChicago.
The IGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) umemezele namuhla ukuthi uDavid Whitaker uqokwe njengoMongameli kanye ne-CEO elandelayo yenhlangano yezentengiso (i-DMO) yeGreater Miami neMiami Beach. Ukuqokwa kuyikhaya likaWhitaker obesebenza njengelungu leqembu leGMCVB iminyaka eyi-17 (1990 - 2007), muva nje njengePhini Likamongameli Ophethe kanye neNhloko Yezentengiso. Eminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kwalokho, wasebenza ezikhundleni eziphezulu ze-United Way yaseMiami-Dade.
UWhitaker uhambe Miami okokuqala ngo-2007 ngenxa yokuqokwa endimeni kaMongameli ne-CEO Yezokuvakasha eToronto (manje eyaziwa ngokuthi iDestination Toronto), i-DMO yaseToronto, lapho ahola khona inhlangano iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. Ngesikhathi esabambe iqhaza eToronto, le nhlangano yavotelwa njengengqungquthela ephezulu yeNyakatho Melika kanye nezikhungo zezivakashi kanye nesikhungo somhlangano kwinhlolovo yabahleli bemhlangano abangaphezu kuka-650. UWhitaker uhole amabhidi aphumelele ukusingatha i-NBA All-Star Game nePan American / Parapan American Game.
Ngemuva kokuphothula isikhundla sakhe eToronto nakule minyaka emihlanu edlule, uWhitaker usebenze njengoMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu weKhetha iChicago, iDMO yaseChicago. Ngesikhathi sakhe eChicago, wayenomsebenzi wokuqhakambisa nokuthengisa isikhungo somhlangano esikhulu kunazo zonke e-United States, iMcCormick Place. Ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe, i-DMO yawina ngempumelelo futhi isingatha i-NBA All-Star Game, i-MLS All-Star Game, umqhudelwano wokuqala we-Laver Cup wamazwe omhlaba wonke we-Laver Cup, i-NCAA Frozen Four, kanye nemicimbi eminingi yebhola lezinyawo neyebhola lombhoxo. IChicago, njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo, ivotelwe kwinhlolovo ehlonishwayo yabafundi abanobuhlakani beCondéNast Traveler Readers' Ama-Choice Awards as “Best Big City” ukuvakashela iminyaka emine ilandelana engakaze ibonwe (2017 - 2020), konke lokhu kwenzeka ngaphansi kobuholi bukaWhitaker.
"UDavid usibuyisela inhlanganisela engajwayelekile futhi enamandla - inqwaba yamava nolwazi lomphakathi wethu, kuhambisana nomhlaba obalulekile wokuhlangenwe nakho okutholakale ngokukhangisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zomhlaba wonke zaseNyakatho Melika eChicago naseToronto," kusho uGMCVB Usihlalo uBruce Orosz. “Le nhlanganisela, ikakhulukazi emadolobheni womabili ayihole ngokugqamile njengezindawo ezinkulu zemihlangano nezemicimbi, izosiza imboni yethu yokungenisa izihambi nozakwethu bathathe iGreater Miami neMiami Beach baye ezingeni elilandelayo. "UDavid ubuye waba nempumelelo enkulu ekuqhakambiseni imiphakathi ehlukahlukene futhi ukhombisa uthando olunamandla lokukhuthaza ukwehlukahlukana, ukulingana kanye nokubandakanya".
UWhitaker wakhethwa ekuphetheni kocwaningo oluphelele lwezinyanga eziyisithupha lukazwelonke oluqhutshwa yikomidi elisesikhundleni elikhethwe ngokukhethekile elinamalungu ayi-14 elinabaholi bendawo nabomphakathi ababonisa ukwehluka ngokobuhlanga, ubuhlanga, ubulili nobulili, futhi njengokuhlukahluka kwezinhlangano ezithile nezimboni eMiami-Dade County, ikakhulukazi imboni yezokungenisa izihambi. Ikomidi labaseshi lilulekwe nguMike Gamble, oyiChief Executive Officer ye-SearchWide Global, okuyinkampani ebhekele ukusebenza kwezokucwaninga ebhekele kuphela isikhala se-DMO kanye noJaret Davis, oyi-Co-Managing Shareholder yaseGreenberg Traurig, owayengummeli wesikhathi eside ngaphandle kweGMCVB. Ikomidi lokusesha ligunyaze ukuseshwa okuphelele kwabo bonke abazongenela ukhetho, ngaphakathi nasekhaya, bebheka ubunjalo bukaMiami njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Ikomidi lokusesha liphinde lagunyaza ukuthi islayidi likhombise ukwehluka okunothile kwaseMiami-Dade County, ekugcineni okuholele ekuqoqweni kwezingxoxo zokuqala, ama-75% awo ayehlukile kumbono wobulili, ubuhlanga kanye ne-LGBTQ kanti ama-25% awo ayene-African-American ukumelwa. Izingxoxo zomzuliswano wesibili zazibandakanya abantu abangu-50% ababeqokelwe ngokobulili, ubuhlanga kanye ne-LGBTQ, ama-25% awo ayenabamele base-Afrika baseMelika. Sekukonke, leli qembu, lisizwa yi-SearchWide Global, lenza imibuzo noma lathinta abantu abangaphezu kuka-125 abazongenela ukhetho abavela emphakathini wendawo, ezweni lonke nakwamanye amazwe, futhi baqhuba imihlangano ubuso nobuso nabangu-XNUMX emzuliswaneni wokuqala nabane abazongenela ukhetho umzuliswano wesibili.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- UWhitaker uqokwe ekuphothulweni kophenyo olunzulu lwezinyanga eziyisithupha olwenziwa yikomidi lokusesha lamalungu ayi-14 eliqokwe ngokukhethekile elakhiwe ngabaholi bosomabhizinisi bendawo kanye nabaholi bomphakathi abakhombisa ukwehluka kwesifunda saseMiami-Dade ngobuhlanga, ubuhlanga, ubulili kanye nobulili, futhi. njengokwehlukahlukana kwezinhlangano ezithile nezimboni e-Miami-Dade County, ikakhulukazi imboni yezihambi.
- "UDavid usibuyisela inhlanganisela eyivelakancane nenamandla - ingcebo enkulu yesipiliyoni nolwazi lomphakathi wethu, kuhlanganiswe nezwe elibalulekile lesipiliyoni esitholwe ekukhangiseni izinhlobo ezimbili zemikhiqizo yaseNyakatho Melika ehluke kakhulu neyomhlaba wonke eChicago naseToronto," kusho i-GMCVB. Usihlalo uBruce Orosz.
- Sekukonke, leli qembu, lisizwa i-SearchWide Global, lenze imibuzo noma lenze iziphakamiso kubantu abangaba khona abangaphezu kuka-125 abavela emphakathini wendawo, ezweni lonke nakwamanye amazwe, futhi laba nemihlangano yobuso nobuso nabayisishiyagalombili emzuliswaneni wokuqala kanye nabane kukhetho. umzuliswano wesibili.
