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NEW CEO/PRESIDENT HIRED TO RUN FLORIDA KEYS TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Monroe County Tourist Development Board members George Fernandez, left, and Bobby Mongelli, far right, speak with Kara Franker after the board voted to hire her as the first president/CEO of the TDC on July 30, 2024. JASON KOLER/Keys Weekly
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MONROE COUNTY HAS SIX FINALISTS FOR CEO TOURIST DEVELOPMENT JOB. NO LOCAL MADE THE...

The search for a new president/CEO to take the wheel of the multimillion-dollar Florida Keys tourism agency has narrowed to six finalists chosen from an original pool...
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OUTGOING KEY WEST MAYOR TERI JOHNSTON WANTS THE TDC PRESIDENT/CEO JOB: ‘WE NEED TO...

Teri Johnston, the outgoing mayor of Key West is among the applicants for the newly devised Monroe County Tourist Development Council president/CEO position, saying she has the...
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KEYS TOURISM BOARD FIRES TOP MARKETING DIRECTOR IN UNANIMOUS DECISION

The Monroe County Tourism Development Council Board fired its top employee, marketing director Stacey Mitchell, in a unanimous vote Tuesday, five months after a county audit questioned...
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NEW COUNTY AUDIT SAYS TDC INCREASED ADVERTISING BUDGET TO $36M WITH NO EXPLANATION

The Monroe County Clerk's Office dropped a third audit of the Florida Keys' multimillion-dollar tourism marketing agency on Wednesday, this time reviewing the advertising services outsourced to...
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TDC BOARD STICKS UP FOR AGENCY’S DIRECTOR AFTER ANOTHER SCATHING AUDIT

After the Monroe County Clerk’s Office rained criticism down on the financial practices of the Florida Keys’ tourism marketing agency – the Tourist Development Council (TDC) –...

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