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Lopez will serve as director of food & beverage, bringing with him 21 years of experience in food and wine in the hospitality industry. He will manage all food and beverage processes and events and will establish and uphold exceptional culinary experiences for guests.

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Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more.

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She also worked as director of sales for Cambria Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport (Duke University) in North Carolina. De Jesus comes from Imperium Food & Wine in Celebration, Florida, as food and beverage director, where he worked for the last three years.

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While in Beverly Hills, Williams was also on the board for Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau. Before this, he was director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Seattle, where he worked on the opening team in 2018, as well as director of food and beverage for Grand Hyatt Denver. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida.

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She most recently worked at Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center of Georgetown, Texas. Robert Cox Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina is pleased to welcome Robert Cox, CDME, CSEE as director of sports development.

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and conference attendees are enjoying breakfast in airy prefunction space outside a ballroom. She is going to be met head-on by the revenue manager, the food and beverage director, and possibly even her colleagues in group sales. Spencer Hux is director of group sales at Pinehurst in North Carolina. It’s 8:30 a.m.,

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