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Les Miller Named ‘Gonzmart Family Tourism Ambassador Of The Year’
which resulted in tens of thousands of hotel room nights and millions of dollars of economic impact to the community. Since leaving public office, Les has contin- ued to be an integral member of our board and is fully de- serving of this accolade.”
Miller has served as a Florida State Representative
and later as a State Senator. He has served on the Tampa City Council and retired in November 2020 as a mem- ber of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
But even in retirement, Miller continues to work for the betterment of the com- munity.
“I’m officially retired, but I love this city and county and things that need to hap- pen, if I can help I will,” Miller said. “I may not be getting up at 5, maybe 9, but I can’t turn people away.
“I made it where I am be- cause people helped me,” Miller said. “The way to give back is by helping the com-
munity. God gave you this space on earth to help others. I couldn’t do it by being rich so this is my way of getting it done.”
Whether serving on nu- merous boards or acting as Principal for Shumaker Advi- sors, the 71-year-old Tampa native continues to work with and for the public.
LES MILLER ...‘Gonzmart Family Tourism Ambassador Of The Year’
The Award was given by Visit Tampa Bay for Miller’s unwavering commitment to the Tampa Bay community
When Lesley ‘Les’ Miller, Jr. talks about com- munity service, it isn’t just lip service. It is more than a call- ing. Miller believes that serving is the right thing and the best way he can help bring unity into the commu- nity.
Miller was named 2022 “Gonzmart Family Tourism Ambassador of the Year” on Thursday (May 5th) by Visit Tampa Bay.
“There are no better ex- amples of an ambassador for our industry than Les Miller and we are delighted to honor him as Visit Tampa Bay’s Gonzmart Family Tourism Ambassador of the Year,” said President and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay, Santiago C. Corrada, in a release. “Working with our sales team, Les has person- ally helped bring multiple citywide meetings to Tampa, including Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., United Bik- erz Jamboree, and the An- cient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
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