Lizzie Jeon, a junior in the Hotel School, had the chance to interview Sophia Line Kanno ‘05, Event Producer with Kehoe Designs in Chicago. Would you mind sharing a bit about yourself? I was actually a transfer from Georgia Tech. While I was there, I planned many events for the school and realized this is what […]
Randy Garutti ’97, CEO of Shake Shack, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie for Life® Cornell just stays with you. It’s in your soul. Every day in my business and personal life I’m reminded how important my time was at Cornell. Not just the education, but more importantly the […]
Claudia Choi, a junior in the Hotel School, had the chance to interview Robert Cole ‘81, Founder and CEO of RockCheetah. Robert, has vast experience in different fields of hospitality, working with Four Seasons as Corporate Director of Marketing Planning, Sabre as Director of Hospitality Development, and Cendant as Vice President of Hotel and […]
On Tuesday March 7, 2018, the CHS Nevada Chapter hosted a reception in conjunction with the SHA sponsored HR in Hospitality Conference. The event was held at Rose Rabbit Lie inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Special guests included Hotel School Professors Bruce Tracey and Dave Sherwyn, along with Professors Harry Katz and Richard Hurd from ILR. […]
Aaron Friedman ’19 spoke with Steve Haggerty ’90, Capital Strategy, Franchising and Select Service at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Thank you for taking the time to speak. Can you explain your day-to-day? Hello. I am the Global Head of Capital Strategy, Franchising and Select Service at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. I am constantly traveling and meeting with […]
In February 2018 Duke Bishop (Hotel ’19) had the chance to talk with Monika Moser about her career with Wilson Associates, a hospitality-focused design firm, as well as her personal thoughts on a handful of subjects. Mrs. Moser is the managing director for Wilson Associates’ Paris and London offices and a graduate of the Hotel […]
On February 27, 2018, members of the CHS Pan-Hellenic chapter gathered at Manolis Taverna-Restaurant in Athens, Greece to celebrate the new year. Pictured from left to right are: Themis Trakas ‘95 Evan Pezas ‘72 Sofia Kalfopoulou, MMH ‘14 Irini Varda ‘95 Panos Panayotopoulos ‘91
On Thursday, February 27, 2018, the CHS Georgia chapter toured the new Omni Hotel at the Battery. The Battery is a multi-use development that is anchored by the new stadium for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. After some hors d’oeuvres and drinks, the 11 Hotelies and guests in attendance toured the multiple public spaces, guest […]
Dear Hotelies: It is an honor to serve as the President of the Cornell Hotel Society for 2018. I am privileged to work with a terrific team of passionate Hotelies on the Board including First Vice President Dexter Wood ’87, Second Vice President Anna Chung ’03, Treasurer Susan Wood ’87, Secretary Rick Adie ’75 and […]
On February 2, 2018, the CHS France chapter joined alumni from other U.S. universities to celebrate Brazilian Happy Hour. The event was held in Restaurant Boteco in Paris. In the photo, left to right: Yves Rebuel (President Alumni Association University of Chicago) Roberto Abramovitch (President Alumni Association Thunderbird) Monika Moser PDP ’99 (President of CHS […]
