Tag: Rich Maladecki

Rich Maladecki Retires


On Feb. 26, after 23 years of service to the Central Florida hospitality industry, Rich Maladecki worked his final day as president/CEO of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association.

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Caitlin Walsh of Dr. Phillips High School is awarded the 2017 Don Lorraine Freeberg Foundation’s “Full-Ride” $40,000 student scholarship from Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association President and CEO Rich Maladecki (left) and CFHLA Immediate Past President Chairman Gerlad Urquiola.

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Former Commissioner Scott Boyd (center) receives the 2016 CFHLA Public Servant of the Year award from Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association representatives (l. to r.) Board of Directors Chairman David Bartek, Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Peter Kacheris, Political Action Committee Chairman Jay Leonard, and President and CEO Rich Maladecki.

The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association honored Scott Boyd, former Orange County District 1 commissioner, as the association’s 2016 CFHLA Public Servant of the Year.

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The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association held its annual Golden Pineapple Awards Dinner on Jan. 26 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive to recognize frontline hourly lodging employees for exemplary service and customer satisfaction. The red-carpet event, attended by nearly 1,000 Central Florida lodging professionals, featured welcoming remarks by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who had the opportunity to take photographs with the award nominees. The dinner was emceed by Fox 35’s Tom Johnson, and awards were presented by CFHLA President/CEO Rich Maladecki.

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Awards Scholarships & Grants

Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association held its Community Partnership Luncheon at the Hilton Orlando, during which the CFHLA Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships and grants to Central Florida hospitality students and programs. For the second consecutive year, a “full-ride” $40,000 Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation Scholarship was presented. This year’s recipient was University High School student Ilana Harmon Sanchez, who will be attending the University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management this fall. Also among the 29 Central Florida students who received scholarships at the event was IraRain Levinson of West Orange High School. Ira-Rain was awarded the $10,000 …