8:00 am – 9:30 am
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York

October 23, 2009

 
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Don't miss this exclusive breakfast gathering to celebrate hospitality professionalism!

The 2009 Celebration of Excellence breakfast event held during the AH&LA Fall Conference in New York recognizes individuals who have achieved the professional designation of Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) or Master Hotel Supplier (MHS), and honors those chosen for an Emeritus award by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.

This celebration recognizes the importance of professional certification in the hospitality industry and gives us an opportunity to honor those people who have distinguished themselves in their hospitality careers and have shown a dedication to the goals of professional certification.

Please join us in honoring this year’s CHA and MHS Emeritus Award recipients:

• Caroline Cooper, Ed.D., CHA
  Professor
  Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School
      
• Pedro Mandoki, CHA
  Owner
  Mandoki Hospitality
     
• Richard C. Nelson, CHA
  Vice President Emeritus
  Hyatt Hotels
        
• Paul O’Neil, CHA
  Chief Operating Officer
  Kerzner International
      
• Kerry Hirschy, MHS
  Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing
  Kaba Lodging Systems
       
• Stanley Turkel, MHS
  Hotel Consultant

Keynote Speaker: Peter Greenberg
America’s most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist.  An Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter and producer; no other journalist brings his extensive level of expertise and experience to the travel process.  Travel Weekly recently named Peter one of the most influential people in the travel industry, along with Al Gore, Bill Marriott and Richard Branson.

For additional information, contact Katie Hais in the Conventions & Events department at (202) 289-3114 or khais@ahla.com.