A La Carte Coral Reefs, new FRLA Members and Supporting Make-A-Wish

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DiamondRock Hospitality Supports the Coral Restoration Foundation Working together to protect the reefs

Members of the DiamondRock Hospitality executive leadership team presented a $5,000 check to Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 from proceeds of a special “‘Tis the SeaSon” package that ran from November 2021 through January 2022 at Margaritaville Beach House, Key West. For each overnight stay, the resort made a $10 donation to the Foundation, with a matching contribution from DiamondRock Hospitality. “It’s an honor to support the Foundation, which works to protect and restore one of the area’s most treasured assets,” stated DiamondRock Chief Operating Officer, Tom Healy. A nonprofit marine conservation organization, CRF™, is dedicated to restoring reefs to a healthy state in Florida and globally. Through large-scale cultivation, outplanting and monitoring of genetically diverse corals, CRF™ works to support the reefs’ natural recovery processes. CRF™ engages and empowers others in its mission with dive programs, educational activities, scientific collaborations and community outreach.

From L to R: John Cassell, Asset Manager for Margaritaville Beach House Key West, DiamondRock Hospitality; Tom Healy, Chief Operating Officer, DiamondRock Hospitality; Bailey Thomasson, Restoration Project Coordinator, Coral Restoration Foundation™; Jeremy DaSilva, General Manager, Margaritaville Beach House Key West

Welcome Summer Hall to the RCS Training team!

Summer Hall has recently joined RCS Training, succeeding Christy Crump and Caitie Higginbotham, as Regional Manager for the Destin to Panama City market. She comes to us with over 20 years in hospitality. Starting as an hourly with a large multi-unit restaurant chain, Summer worked her way up the ranks culminating in 14 years of experience as Food and Beverage Director for the Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village in Destin, where she also oversaw concierge and retail operations. To round out a great fit with RCS, she has also served as a public school teacher. Summer holds a Bachelor of Science in social studies education from Florida State University — go Noles! — and lives in Mary Esther. Welcome to the team Summer!

FRLA welcomes Adam Hebenthal, Director of Operations, RCS Training

Please welcome Adam Hebenthal as the newest member of the education and training team! Adam joins us as Director of Operations for RCS Training replacing Cristy Crump.

Adam comes to us with over 19 years at the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the trade association for Florida CPAs. For more than 15 of those years he oversaw production of continuing education and training programs, from concept and budget preparation to delivery completion. He is familiar with all phases of the training development and delivery cycle: strategy, content, business objectives, marketing and, ultimately, building effective and relevant course content to align with industry requirements.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State, and looks forward to meeting our team and applying his deep expertise to a new industry.

Make-A-Wish

Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida grants wishes to children battling critical illnesses. A wish inspires hope and strength in children in a time when they need it most. Extraordinary things happen to very sick children when they are given permission to dream about something beyond their grasp. A wish experience can help give back what childhood illness takes away. It can help a child forget about being sick, remember how to be a kid again and inspire a sense of normalcy back in their family and hope for the future.

For every wish granted, there are three more children with critical illnesses whose wishes need your financial support. Volunteers, donors and businesses contribute their time, talent and treasure to help us achieve our mission. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

For more information on how you can help support the Make-A-Wish mission and help grant wishes, visit their website at https://wish.org/cnfl or call the chapter office at 407-622-4673.