Florida Sports Foundation Adds Experienced Executive to Board of Directors
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida
Sports Foundations announces the appointment of Kim McDougal to its
board of directors. McDougal’s appointment expands the board to 24
directors.
A seasoned education policy expert with almost
three decades of experience, she has served in multiple leadership roles
at the Florida Department of Education, including Governmental
Relations Director and Senior Policy Advisor for several Commissioners
of Education.
Kim served as Chief of Staff to Governor Rick
Scott. In this role, she was responsible for directly serving and
advising the Governor on issues pertaining to 100,000 plus executive
branch employees and administered an $83 billion state budget. She also
served as Governor Scott’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Affairs
Director, Education Policy Coordinator and as Policy Advisor during his
successful re-election campaign.Kim is currently a senior government
affairs consultant at the Tallahassee office of Gray Robinson, Attorneys
at Law.
Jesse Biter, President of the Florida Sports
Foundation Board of Directors said, “We are pleased to have Ms. McDougal
join the board. Her perspective and experience in executive management
and legislative affairs will greatly benefit our efforts to expand and
enhance sports development and tourism in the Sunshine State.”
“I am honored to join this distinguished group of industry experts and
look forward to working on initiatives to increase our footprint in this
growing arena,” said McDougal.
About the Florida Sports Foundation
Florida’s Sports Industry creates over $57.4 billion in economic impact
for the Sunshine State, provides over 580,000 jobs for its citizens,
and attracts over 16 million out of state visitors each year. All of
which deservingly make Florida the “Sports Capital of the World”. The
Florida Sports Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C) 3 non-profit corporation,
serving as the Sports Industry Development Division of Enterprise
Florida, Inc. The mission of the Florida Sports Foundation is to:
·Assist Florida’s communities with securing, hosting and retaining
Sporting events and sports related business that generate significant
economic impact and Sports Tourism for the state of Florida through the
Foundation’s grant programs, legislative initiatives and Industry
Partner service, recognition and development.
·Provide the citizens of Florida with participation opportunities in the Sunshine State Games and Florida Senior Games events.
·Serve as Florida’s leading resource for Sport Tourism research and facts.
·Assist in the promotion of targeted leisure sports industries in Florida.
·Assist National and Florida State Governing Bodies to promote amateur
sport development through the Sunshine State Games and hosting events in
Florida.
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