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Lacassagne began his career as an assistant food & beverage manager at Hotel Concorde Montparnasse in France and continued to work in various F&B roles through Egypt, Morocco and the Caribbean. to Kansas City. He has worked with the Shashi Group since 2019, first as director of food and beverage.

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Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Wirkler joined Boulder’s tourism bureau in 2014 as group sales manager and most recently was senior sales manager at the organization. Ramírez has 15 years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience at Mexican hotels and resorts.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Florida and More

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Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Wirkler joined Boulder’s tourism bureau in 2014 as group sales manager and most recently was senior sales manager at the organization. Ramírez has 15 years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience at Mexican hotels and resorts.

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Smart Moves in Oceanside, Washington, D.C. and More

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With 23 years of hospitality and tourism sales and management experience, Higgins steps into the new leadership role at Oceanside, California’s tourism bureau. Dipalma brings 25-plus years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience and a sommelier certification to the position. Richard Szilagyi.

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With 23 years of hospitality and tourism sales and management experience, Higgins steps into the new leadership role at Oceanside, California’s tourism bureau. Dipalma brings 25-plus years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience and a sommelier certification to the position. Richard Szilagyi.

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“It’s amazing how COVID-19 has started to highlight how [flexible spaces] are a great opportunity to spread people out, to connect them in a more inclusive way — on their own terms and where they feel most comfortable,” said Lockwood, head of the convention center practice at Kansas City–based architecture firm Populous. Foraged Cocktails.

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He’s previously worked at The Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida and various Marriott International hotels in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Ritten has more than 25 years of experience at branded and independent hotels in airport, convention and resort destinations.

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