Hotel Online Special Report 
Daytona’s Mary Ann Richardson Named Florida’s Hotelier Of The Year ORLANDO—Mary Ann Richardson, CHA, has been named Florida’s “Hotelier of the Year” by the Florida Hotel & Motel Association (FH&MA). The award was made to the Daytona Beach hotelier at the statewide lodging industry’s annual conference on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Renaissance Orlando Resort.
Richardson was chosen by her colleagues for this award—the Florida lodging industry’s highest honor—due to her continued dedication to the hospitality business and her outstanding professional and personal accomplishments.
El Caribe Resort and Conference Center Richardson is the owner of the El Caribe Resort and Conference Center in Daytona Beach Shores. She was among the first women hoteliers to serve on FH&MA’s board of directors, ultimately becoming its first woman president in 1987. She also is the first woman to receive the “Hotelier of the Year” award.
On a local level, Richardson has been active in the Daytona Beach Hotel-Motel Association since 1979, serving on the board and the association’s Education Scholarship Awards Committee, which she chaired for 12 years. In addition to serving as past president and FH&MA director-at-large since 1988, she also is a long-time trustee and member of the board of the Florida Hospitality Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Jacksonville.
An ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Richardson chairs the Christian Education Committee for First Presbyterian Church in Daytona Beach.
Richardson, a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), holds a bachelor’s degree in French Literature from Vassar College. She also received masters of arts and philosophy degrees from Columbia University. She is a Jackson, TN native and a 24-year Daytona Beach resident.
El Caribe Resort and Conference Center Richardson is the owner of the El Caribe Resort and Conference Center in Daytona Beach Shores. She was among the first women hoteliers to serve on FH&MA’s board of directors, ultimately becoming its first woman president in 1987. She also is the first woman to receive the “Hotelier of the Year” award.
On a local level, Richardson has been active in the Daytona Beach Hotel-Motel Association since 1979, serving on the board and the association’s Education Scholarship Awards Committee, which she chaired for 12 years. In addition to serving as past president and FH&MA director-at-large since 1988, she also is a long-time trustee and member of the board of the Florida Hospitality Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Jacksonville.
Contact: Jayleen Woods FH&MA Director of Publications 800/476-3462 Also See: Russell (Russ) A. Kimball, CHA, has been named Florida’s Hotelier of the Year / Sept 1998