Agenda 12/10/2019 Item # 4A (Proclamation - Recognizing Ed Staros)12/10/2019
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Edward Staros began his stellar career in the hospitality industry in
1972 at a hotel in San Francisco, and after stints in Pittsburgh and
Chicago, he joined the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company of America
operating its property in Atlanta; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Staros is recognized as a major contributor to the birth of The
Ritz-Carlton brand and a driving force behind winning two Malcolm S.
Baldrige awards that recognize companies that implemented successful
quality management systems and is the nation’s highest presidential
honor for performance excellence; and,
WHEREAS, he arrived in Naples in 1999 in a leadership role for The Ritz-Carlton
Naples, becoming its Vice President and Managing Director and leading
the property to a Forbes Five-Star Award, an AAA Five-Diamond
Award, a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and being voted as a
Best Hotel in the U.S. (number one in Naples) by U.S. News & World
Report; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Staros is the 2019 recipient of Hotels Magazine’s Independent
Hotelier of the World Award that recognizes individuals and their
careers with criteria including how the nominee defines standards of
service, overall operational excellence and performance, creativity in
management, and what they do for the greater good of the global
hotel industry; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Staros is a profound community leader, currently sitting on the
Lutgert College of Business Advisory Board and Resort & Hospitality
Management Advisory Board at Florida Gulf Coast University, and he
appointed the Ritz-Carlton Naples to become a founding sponsor of the
Naples Winter Wine Festival, which funds the Naples Children’s
Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that supports
programs to improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of
Collier County’s underprivileged and at-risk children.
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
wishes to recognize Edward Staros as the recipient of Hotels
Magazine’s Independent Hotelier of the World Award for his elite level
of dedication and service and his invaluable contributions to our
community.
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DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of December 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, JR., CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 10874
Item Summary: Proclamation recognizing Edward Staros as the recipient of Hotels Magazine's
Independent Hotelier of the World Award for his elite level of dedication and services and his invaluable
contributions to our community. To be accepted by Edward Staros.
Meeting Date: 12/10/2019
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
11/14/2019 11:38 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager - Technical Systems Operations – Administrative Services Department
Name: Michael Cox
11/14/2019 11:38 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Administrative Services Department Michael Cox Additional Reviewer Completed 11/14/2019 5:23 PM
County Manager's Office Sean Callahan County Manager Review Completed 11/24/2019 10:32 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 12/10/2019 9:00 AM
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