Steve Adkins

Mr. Adkins was appointed to the VCA in January 2009. He is currently the President of the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the largest not-for-profit corporation in the County for gay and lesbian businesses. MDGLCC membership has more than quadrupled in the two years since Adkins took over the reins.

In 1999, Mr. Adkins moved from his native San Diego, California to South Florida after holding several positions in the financial world, and immediately became interested in promoting Miami as a year-round, gay and gay-friendly tourist destination, while owner/operator of the Jefferson House, a South Beach Boutique Hotel.

Mr. Adkins currently serves on the GMCVB’s Marketing Council, the Miami Beach Gay Pride Board, Miami Dade Mayor’s GLBT Community Advisory Committee and Business Development Committee, the Coalition of Chambers, and is the Chair of the Executive Director’s Round Table. He holds a Bachelor of Science from San Diego State University in Business Administration with a strong emphasis on Management and a concentration in Finance.  

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