KEY WEST BUSINESS GUILD PRESENTS AWARDS, WELCOMES 2021 BOARD

Key West Mayor Teri Johnston, far right, swears in members of the Key West Business Guild’s new board.

The Key West Business Guild wrapped up a year that’s been like no other at its Dec. 2 awards luncheon at the Marriott Beachside Hotel.

Mayor Teri Johnston swore in the 2021 board members: Alan Beaubien, Larry Blackburn, Chuck Licis-Masson, Jacqueline Luhta, Patti McLauchlin, Misha McRae, Paul Murphy, Dan Skahen and Jenn Stefanacci-Portier.

Licis-Masson, board president, reviewed the guild’s activities throughout the past year, “working tirelessly with member and nonmember businesses as the Florida Keys worked to reopen following the shutdown,” he said.

With website and other digital upgrades and a commitment to supporting Key West businesses and the LGBTQ community in Key West, Licis-Masson assured the members and supporters that the guild is financially stable with a robust membership roster.

“We’ll get through this together,” he said before presenting the guild’s three annual awards to Sister Season Fund, Dorian Patton and Heather Carruthers.