When Nicki Grossman was appointed Broward County’s tourism director in 1995, her primary experience was that she had been a county commissioner.
So it is hypocritical to hear today that County Commissioner Stacy Ritter is not suitable to be Grossman’s replacement because she is not a tourism professional.
By every account, Grossman has done a wonderful job as tourism chief of Broward. I believe one of the reasons is what I’ve argued in print and on television — the tourism director is a job that demands a significant amount of political skills. That is something that Grossman brought to the job and Ritter will, too.
You can buy professional experience, maybe as a second-in-command. You can’t buy political experience and knowledge of the community.
[vc_btn title=”More on Stacy Ritter” style=”outline” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.browardbeat.com%2Fdont-rule-county-commissioner-stacy-ritter-out-for-tourism-job%2F|title:More%20on%20Stacy%20Ritter|target:%20_blank”][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” message_box_color=”turquoise”]By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat.com, for SouthFloridaReporter.com, May 4, 2016[/vc_message]