Susan Renneisen, vice president of Community Affairs and Special Events at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, is one of the honorees of “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change – Broward County.”

History Fort Lauderdale and Galleria Fort Lauderdale announced the awards Jan. 10. The honorees will be recognized March 5 at Galleria Fort Lauderdale. The women will be honored through a photo exhibit for Women’s History Month through March. Renneisen has been with Hard Rock for over 21 years.

“I think I broke the glass ceiling years ago, because I’m very happy in what I do. I have always loved being part of the community, have always loved charitable giving, loved doing parties, loved creating new things. When you get up and do that every single day and you get paid to it, there’s nothing better in the whole world, and I am so fortunate to work for a company that not only allows me to give back, but also encourages me and helps me do it. That is a recipe for success in my book—and I don’t think I could do anything that would make me happier,” Renneisen said in a story from South Florida Business and Wealth
Magazine from 2023.

The other honorees are Rita Case, president, CEO and owner of Rick Case Automotive Group; Frances M. Esposito, chief strategy officer of Broward Partnership; Ina Lee, owner of Travelhost Magazine of Greater Fort Lauderdale; Juliet Roulhac, director of External Affairs for Broward and Southwest Florida for Florida
Power & Light Company (FPL) and corporate philanthropy for NextEra Energy (NEE), FPL’s parent company; and Elaine Vasquez, owner of Broward’s first bilingual newspapers, El Heraldo de Broward.

“This year, on our fifth anniversary, History Fort Lauderdale is honored to celebrate these champions of change who have made indelible impacts on not only Broward County, but South Florida as a whole,” Patricia Zeiler, executive director of History Fort Lauderdale, said in a press release. “These, passionate, innovative leaders and entrepreneurs represent the best of us in their respective fields of business development, tourism, community, philanthropy and journalism. As role models and achievers, their contributions to the economy and well-being of the City of Fort Lauderdale are immeasurable.”

Tickets for the March 5 recognition and benefit reception are available at https://bit.ly/HFLWomenTrailblazers2025. For more information about History Fort Lauderdale and Galleria Fort Lauderdale’s “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change – Broward County” 2025 visit
historyfortlauderdale.org.