CAROL DOVER
PRESIDENT & CEO, FLORIDA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION, TALLAHASSEE
Dover has headed the 75-employee trade association for 26 years. It represents a $112-billion hospitality industry in Florida and more than 1.6 million employees. “When I first came to the association,” Dover says, “it was the Florida Restaurant Association. We merged with the Florida Hotel and Motel Association in 2005 to become FRLA.” She was deputy chief of staff for Gov. Bob Martinez and headed the state Bureau of Fire Prevention.
| EDUCATION | Florida State University (BS) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I’m a true farm girl at heart. I love running our horse farm and playing an active role every day in its successful operation. |
| Sabbatical Topic | I would train full time to enhance my skills as an equestrian and work to achieve my USDF (United States Dressage Federation) silver medal. |
| READING | Wisdom for Each Day, by Billy Graham |