Congratulations to our Nominees and thank you to our Award Sponsors Chris Abrego - The Hazelton Hotel ACCOUNTING AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Tai K Florence Koo - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Sponsored by: KPMG Enterprise Catherine Robbins - Hilton Toronto Diana Zuniga - Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel Elsa Sabando - Novotel North York Brenda Sequeira - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Ashlee Sinamban - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Dominic Tang - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Heru Prasasto - Omni King Edward Hotel Donna Marie Caoili - Fairmont Royal York Melissa Attard - Fairmont Royal York Eduardo Garcia - Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre ADMINISTRATION AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Robellious Ocampo - Thompson Toronto Hotel Sponsored by: Hicks Morley LLP Luigi Chiarelli - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Yashpal Singh - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Sarah Rau - Thompson Toronto Hotel Kwangwoo Choi - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Carly Sherban - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Learie Grannum - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Nancy Dacosta - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Suwendra Aluthge - Novotel Mississauga Emile Agbaje - Fairmont Royal York Elizabeth Leyva - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto
Alexia Skaropoulos - Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel ENGINEERING AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Melissa Wong - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Sponsored by: Hotel Engineering/ Facility Managers Association of Toronto BANQUET AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Steven Pimentel - Radisson Admiral Hotel Sponsored by: CINTAS Kevin Bickerstaff - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Michael Chan - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Labeeb Ai-Jawhary - Thompson Toronto Hotel Masood Ansari - Sheraton Centre Toronto Joan Jacob - Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square Charlie Sukhbir - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Nadia Hibbeln - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Arnel Bonilla - Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Halina Dureczek - Radisson Admiral Hotel Joseph Anandappa - Novotel Mississauga Anica Marusic - Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Mohan Veluppillai - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Don Loo - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Alberto Miguel - Bond Place Hotel Kristie De Giorgio - Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale Vijay Muru - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Dogan Mustafa - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Louise Casao - Hilton Toronto Paul Hudson - Sheraton Centre Toronto Bohdan Lutsiv - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Mandip Gurung - Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Kurt Sealey - Fairmont Royal York Ian Hurley - Bond Place Hotel Srikrishna (Krishna) Rasiah - Thompson Toronto Hotel Ravi Hucharaddi - Adelaide Hotel Toronto Engjiell Xhemalaj - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Johannalyn Rigodon - Alt Hotel Toronto Perry Pena - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Terry Norris - Omni King Edward Hotel Lenard Diaz - Adelaide Hotel Toronto Helen Dimas - Fairmont Royal York FOOD AND BEVERAGE OUTLETS BELL PERSON AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Sponsored by: Toronto Hydro In Partnership with Smart Serve Ontario Eddie Medeiros - Chelsea Hotel Toronto James O’Sullivan - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Joey Heholt - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Francisco Iturraran - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Nasim Yousafz - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre Patricia Brazas - Toronto Airport Marriott Patrick Segubiense - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Rajanathan Sivapragasam - Hyatt Regency Toronto Terry Katsoris - The Hazelton Hotel Nithiyanantha Veerachamy - Pantages Hotel Toronto Ziaul Hoque - Bond Place Hotel Elgar Sirajov - Pantages Hotel Toronto Richard Hartl - Adelaide Hotel Toronto Sean Anderson - The Strathcona Hotel Bhim Goordial - Fairmont Royal York Aarron Gomes - Radisson Admiral Hotel Joseph Lahoud - Thompson Toronto Hotel Val Neil - Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Ramon Naldoza - One King West Hotel & Residence Jean Yves Tardif - Novotel Toronto Centre Scot Noonan - Omni King Edward Hotel Alex Freitas - Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel Violetta Smith - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
CONCIERGE OF THE YEAR Foysal Miah - Sheraton Centre Toronto Sponsored by: Insuranceland Inc. Lauren Estey - Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Donna Madhosingh - Bond Place Hotel Samuel Hui - Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Rachelle Hendricks - Marriott Downtown Toronto Eaton Centre Hotel Rylee Jaikissoon - The Hazelton Hotel James Robar - Fairmont Royal York Maria Bernardita Daco - Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale Justin Gonzales - One King West Hotel & Residence Mercy Eguavoen - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Cindy Tang - Hotel Le Germain Toronto Nicole Deeges - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Abdul Mohmand - Marriott Downtown Toronto Eaton Centre Hotel CULINARY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Jamie Cordeiro - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Sponsored by: Leonard Wholesale Herbert Orbigo - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Sungah Lim - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Jojo Dominguez - Radisson Admiral Hotel Kenny Anantha-Narayanan - Omni King Edward Hotel Raymund Acenas - Cambridge Suites Toronto Tran (Jessie) Chuc - Fairmont Royal York Clifford Tiamson - Cambridge Suites Toronto Erin Watts - Thompson Toronto Hotel Delroy Reid - Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Mary Joyce Mariano - Thompson Toronto Hotel Danial Valaei - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Agnes Fenech - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Mervin Dharmapalan - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre Javed Syed - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Ron Erjas - Toronto Airport Marriott Steve MacCabe - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Cecil Chin - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Fahema Uddin - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Timothy Thompson - Sheraton Centre Toronto Cecile Dela Fuente - Cambridge Suites Toronto Ranuka Mandol - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Mesfin Yersaw - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Evelyn Keov - Hyatt Regency Toronto GUEST SERVICES AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR German Mendoza - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Sponsored by: Hotelier Magazine Kostuch Media Ltd. Odilo Abano - One King West Hotel & Residence Leslie Itwarie - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Simona Soopaul - Radisson Admiral Hotel Chandi Rodhan - Courtyard By Marriott Toronto Airport Berenice Hernandez Canseco - Townplace Suites By Marriot Mississauga- Airport Corporate Centre Francesca Retemal Rey - The Anndore House Rahul Charnalia - Cambridge Suites Toronto Alexander Arthur - Chelsea Hotel Toronto LAUNDRY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Andrea Guzman - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Sponsored by: Victory Laundry Reuben Hunter - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Jeryll Cristobal - Hyatt Regency Toronto Samuel Sebehat - Pantages Hotel Toronto Duraid Al Sendi - Novotel Mississauga Tamara Stone - Hotel Victoria Kiem Nguyen - Fairmont Royal York Steven Sicurella - Montecarlo Inn Toronto West Suites Aniela Denis - Residence Inn By Marriott Toronto Airport Sherif Serag - Novotel Toronto Centre Afraa Yusuf - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel RESERVATIONS AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Marc Boileau - Sheraton Centre Toronto Sponsored by: TravelClick Bruno Rios - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Robert Laciak - Hyatt Regency Toronto Luis Mero-Chavez - Cambridge Suites Toronto Princess Domingo - Double Tree By Hilton Toronto Downtown Jennifer Vargas - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Saif Mistry - Novotel Mississauga Daisy Puran - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Brenda Gerro Holder - The Hazelton Hotel Laura Liggett - Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale Lisa Ali - Four Points Toronto Airport Marcos Barreto - Novotel Toronto Centre Mohab Ragheb - Bond Place Hotel Clint Aquino - Novotel Mississauga Abeo Buckley - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Meskerem Woldegebrel - Marriott Downtown Toronto Eaton Centre Hotel Daud John - Aloft Vaughan Mills Kamran Suleman - Novotel North York Eunice Minoza - Aloft Vaughan Mills Natalia Rodriguez - Fairmont Royal York Alex Melnyk - Omni King Edward Hotel Niron Thurairajasingam - One King West Hotel & Residence Kanan Ismayilov - Fairmont Royal York Eugene Benjamin - Montecarlo Inn Brampton Suites Tiffany Barraclough - The Strathcona Hotel Jennie Postulart - Thompson Toronto Hotel SECURITY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Carl Pucl - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Sponsored by: Emergency Response Portal Yasmine Elmi - One King West Hotel & Residence Brian Donnelly - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Constantine Pateras - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Loreto Tiongson - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Richard Mnkande - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Matthew Smith - Sheraton Centre Toronto Hussam Shabber - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport West Mississauga Devin Allain - Fairmont Royal York Julia Devyatykh - The Anndore House Rodel Arriola - Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre Rebecca Corrigan - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Veroon Churaman - One King West Hotel & Residence Emi Maebori - Novotel North York STEWARD OF THE YEAR HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT Sponsored by: CTM Media Group AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Sponsored by: Simmons Hospitality Bedding Ricardo Llamas - Novotel Mississauga Merline Hanson - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Juwan Shallon-Rhodes - Delta Hotels By Marriott Toronto Yosief Kidane - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Tammy Smith - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Dwayne Parsons - Sheraton Centre Toronto Seto It Kin - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Ratnam Kodeeswaran - Hyatt Regency Toronto Dongping Wang - Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Loganathan Krishnan - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Cloris Pelletier - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Jose Yepez - Fairmont Royal York Lilieth Mcdonald - Hilton Toronto George Mcfarlane - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Rabeya Khatun - Radisson Admiral Hotel Meissa Sokalski - Townplace Suites By Marriot Mississauga- Airport Corporate Centre SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR OF THE YEAR Presentacion Barnachea - Cambridge Suites Toronto Sponsored by: Meteor Telecommunications Joyce Gyasi - Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Estelita Montablan - The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Marva Brisco - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Sheryl Verona-Gamboa - Hotel Victoria Nadine Peynado - Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Victoria Raoet - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Carol Hendry - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Luisa Valencia - Sheraton Centre Toronto Paulina Pama - Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Dolores Medenilla - Hyatt Regency Toronto Radovan Martinka - Novotel North York Chyanne Johnson - The Hazelton Hotel Eden Kaluski - Omni King Edward Hotel Jesuina Pereira - Bond Place Hotel Madelyn Nguyen - Fairmont Royal York Fermelia Tagaytayan - Adelaide Hotel Toronto Rose Laylor-Brown - One King West Hotel & Residence Leni Paner - Fairmont Royal York Oksana Vilychynska - The Strathcona Hotel VALET DRIVER / DOOR PERSON / SHUTTLE DRIVER Elizabeth Laguna - One King West Hotel & Residence AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Maria Pannozzo - Montecarlo Inn Airport Suites Sponsored by: Target Park Paulette Patterson - Hotel Carlingview Toronto Airport Sean Loughran - Omni King Edward Hotel Artesa Jabier - Novotel Mississauga Bonifacio Mendoza - Fairmont Royal York Candelaria Ebonia - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Aaron Wright - One King West Hotel & Residence Grace Mootoo - Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Getent Minda - Sheraton Centre Toronto Carolina Morelos - Omni King Edward Hotel Mussie Gebere - Four Points Toronto Airport Bhairbi Bhista - The Anndore House George Chalhoub - Adelaide Hotel Toronto
HOUSEKEEPING SUPPORT SERVICES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Sponsored by: Group Lockhart Inc. Sponsored by: Ecolab Jacqueline Nunez - One King West Hotel & Residence Nelbert Dayaday - Cambridge Suites Toronto Victor Melendez - Radisson Admiral Hotel Emerson Lorenzo - Cambridge Suites Toronto Frank Panacci - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Tay Teng-Wee - Novotel Toronto Centre Roy Lattibeaudiere - Chelsea Hotel Toronto Mugunthan Somasundram - Marriott Downtown Toronto Eaton Centre Hotel Albertha Reid - Toronto Airport Marriott Tonya Bishop - Radisson Admiral Hotel Charles Drakes - Sheraton Centre Toronto Leonila Diaz - Intercontinental Toronto Centre Peter Rizakos - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Rodrigo Concepcion - Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel Kunamalar Kumarasamy - Hyatt Regency Toronto Efrem Tesemma - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Toshio Shinya - Fairmont Royal York Ragavan Shanmugarasa - Sheraton Centre Toronto Yvonne Stewart - Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel And Suites Saraswati Kc - Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Luigi Naccarato - Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Toronto Henry Domingo - The Hazelton Hotel Veronia Francis - Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale Charlie Alberto - Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale Yosief Kidane - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Rodrigo Montero - Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Rubena Whyte - Hilton Toronto Sammy Wong - Fairmont Royal York Sharon Walton - Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre Teodoro Cornejo - Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre Mark Monfaredi - Intercontinental Toronto Centre