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2016 ANNUAL REPORT A Review of AHLEF’s Accomplishments

OPENING DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY As the pledged contributions come in over the next five years, those RAISED $8 MILLION funds will have a real, positive impact on the Foundation’s scholarship, research and workforce development programs for many years to come.

In the interim, our programs are already setting precedents. In 2016, the A Message from Foundation distributed approximately $1.45 million toward scholarships, AHLEF Chair Minaz Abji and educational programming, workforce development, cutting-edge President Joori Jeon research projects and grants. A record $849,500 was awarded in academic scholarships to 383 promising hospitality management students.

We want to take this opportunity to reflect upon last year’s accomplishments Eight grants were funded to educate the public in areas such as lodging and look ahead to continuing this momentum, but first and foremost, tax rates, the beneficial impact have on communities, and short- we would like to acknowledge we could not have done it without you. term online rentals. One of our biggest accomplishments was funding the AHLEF is funded solely from voluntary gifts, which are above and beyond first-ever economic impact analysis of the U.S. hotel industry, which showed association dues. Thanks to your generosity, countless lives have been that hotels support 8 million jobs, add $590 billion to the U.S. economy, changed. We are grateful for every single gift! and support $1.1 trillion in U.S. sales, including hotel revenue, guest spending and taxes. AHLA incorporated this vital data into its national For the past 18 months, we have been engaged in a capital initiative awareness campaign, Dreams Happen Here, which showcases the career called Opening Doors To Opportunity. Its goal is to raise $8 million for development, community commitment, and economic importance of the AHLEF’s academic and professional development scholarships and to hotel and lodging businesses to every city and state across America. fund critical industry research. We’re excited to announce that not only did we reach that goal, but we exceeded it. Thanks to the hard work By empowering the next generation of hospitality leaders and investing in and dedication of the Campaign Executive Committee, comprised of crucial research, your contributions are already having a tremendous impact 14 industry leaders and led by Kirk Kinsell, we raised $8,278,883. And that on our industry. We can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish over the next few remarkable total came from just 121 donors. years with this infusion of new capital from our very generous donors!

1 AHLEF PROGRAM FUNDING

$851,000 Academic Scholarships and Alumni Program $305,000 Research Grants INVESTING Workforce/Professional Development $200,000 IN STUDENTS & INDUSTRY $70,000 AHLA Green Initiative Program PROFESSIONALS

Partner State Association Support In 2016, the Foundation continued

$11,000 its mission, distributing more than $1.4 million to educate our future leaders and tell our industry’s story. It provided a record $849,500 in academic scholarships to 383 $849,500 promising hospitality management AHLEF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING students from 90 colleges and universities. Additionally, 10 hotel Within the last six years, AHLEF has increased $730,000 employees were awarded scholarship funding by more than 115%. professional development scholarships for certification or distance learning offered through $554,500 the American Hotel & Lodging $514,500 $528,000 Educational Institute (AHLEI).

$394,000

2 011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 CAREER SUPPORT & NETWORKING

Ten scholarship recipients were selected to attend the 2016 Lodging Conference to network with industry leaders and learn about important industry issues. Students’ registrations were generously donated by Harry Javer. AHLEF provided funds for stipends and hotel stays.

AHLEF hosted the Scholars Luncheon during AHLA’s Fall Conference, which featured notable industry leaders and drew 23 industry executives and 56 current and past scholarship recipients.

The Foundation provided educational support for partner state associations (PSA) Partner State by sponsoring the International Society of Associations Association Executives’ Winter Conference. It also awarded six scholarships to PSA staff members so they could attend the Institute for Organization Management, which was funded through the Lawson Odde Scholarship Fund.

3 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT “As a Certified Hospitality and Management Professional, AND HIGH SCHOOL INITIATIVES I’m familiar with many concepts and terms that are used within the – a recognition that has proven beneficial for both the present and future.” In 2016, more than 7,000 credentials were awarded Ana May, CHTMP to students enrolled in the Foundation’s high school 2016 graduate, Hospitality & Tourism Management Program and workforce initiatives. Forest Hill Community High School Recipient of a $5,000 scholarship

One of the major programs supported through AHLEF is HTMP (Hospitality and Tourism Management Program). HTMP is the official industry-recognized curriculum to prepare high school students for a job in hospitality and is offered in 656 high schools. The program gives students the opportunity to earn multiple certifications from AHLA to help them on their career journey. Goodwill Industries serves as a national partner in delivering the START The START (Skills, Tasks And Results Training) program program to individuals in need. Pictured here are is used in 450 schools and workforce facilities to members of the May 2016 prepare high school and workforce development- graduating class from Goodwill Industries based students (welfare-to-work participants, youth, of Lower South Carolina. veterans, and displaced workers) for careers in the lodging sector. START is instrumental in bridging the gap between community pre-employment services and the lodging industry’s need for a “More than 100 students have graduated from our hospitality training academy, which uses the START program. These students gained valuable, industry-recognized skilled workforce. skills that are leading to successful employment and upward mobility. I would highly recommend this program for any organization that is looking to provide training to staff in the hospitality field.” Ruth Espy Training and Compliance Administrator Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina

More than 7,000 credentials were awarded to students enrolled in 4 school-to-career and workforce development programs in 2016. ENHANCING ESSENTIAL SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH INDUSTRY RESEARCH In 2016, the Foundation launched a social The Foundation funded some of the industry’s media campaign, #PineapplePics, to engage leading research in 2016 including: with scholarship alumni, and disseminate interesting facts about the industry. The winner • Economic Impact of the U.S. Hotel Industry was Jenette Hale from Johnson & Wales (Oxford Economics) University-Denver. A recipient of three AHLEF • From Air Mattresses to Unregulated Business: scholarships who, while studying sustainable An Analysis of the Other Side of Airbnb in Costa Rica, took pictures at a pineapple farm. The Foundation achieved • U.S. Hotel Small Business Ownership Study (STR) significant social media growth this year, with • Millennials in the Hotel Industry a 27% increase in Twitter followers and a 200% • U.S. Lodging Tax Study (STR) increase in people who engaged with AHLEF’s Facebook page. • ADA Title Rulemaking Support Activity Grant

• Hosts with Multiple Units: A Key Driver of Airbnb Growth

• ANSI Committee Support Activity

5 In 2016, the following donor contributed $25,000 to Creighton Holden Memorial Scholarship a named scholarship – Ecolab. Established: 2005 Awards to date: $11,750 to 12 students AHLEF SUPPORT Additionally, AHLEF received interest and capital gains from the following board-designated Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Thanks to the generosity of donors from the hospitality funds, previous capital campaign proceeds Management Students and endowed scholarship funds: Established: 1988 community, along with support from the proceeds of the Awards to date: $744,000 to 372 minority students Americas Lodging Investment Summit, AHLEF can provide the AHLEF Hospitality 2000 Scholarship Established: 2002 Hospitality Asset Managers Association resources on which the industry relies every day. Awards to date: $257,500 to 181 students Scholarship Established: 2014 AHLEF New Century Scholarship Awards to date: $5,500 to 4 students The Americas Lodging Established: 2008 Investment Summit (ALIS), Awards to date: $186,000 to 91 students through Steve Hymans Extended Stay Scholarship the Incoming Freshman Scholarship Program Established: 2006 which is co-owned by AHLA Awards to date: $70,750 to 41 students and the Burba Hotel Network, American Express Scholarship Established: 1994 Richard Kessler Scholarship allocates a generous portion Awards to date: $382,600 to 328 students and Established: 1985 of its revenues to benefit the professionals Awards to date: $49,325 to 44 students educational, research and training missions of AHLEF. Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) J. Willard Marriott Memorial Scholarship Since its inception, ALIS contributions have: Scholarship Established: 1989 Established: 2002 Awards to date: $410,000 to 298 students • Provided scholarships for 1,378 students in 124 colleges Awards to date: $2,327,000 to 1,378 students through the Incoming Freshman, Graduate, and Joseph McInerney Scholarship and universities across the country Annual Scholarship Grant scholarship programs Established: 2013 Awards to date: $12,000 to 12 students • Generated more than $2.7 million for cutting-edge Melinda Bush Mentors Scholarship research projects Established: 2006 Karl Mehlmann Scholarship Awards to date: $33,000 to 13 students Established: 1978 • Provided funding for the START program in more than 450 Awards to date: $210,000 to 177 students John Clifford Memorial Scholarship high schools and workforce development centers Established: Early 1980s Curtis C. Nelson Scholarship Awards to date: $49,000 to 60 students Established: 2002 • Provided funding for the Lodging Management Program Awards to date: $70,000 to 31 students and the new Hospitality & Tourism Management Program Cecil B. Day Memorial Scholarship Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship in 656 high schools Established: 1981 Awards to date: More than $916,500 to Established: 1974 777 students Awards to date: More than $310,000 to 98 students • Generated $5.7 million to support the development of (since 1987) hotel industry educational projects Ecolab Scholarship Established: 1996 PepsiCo Foundation Awards to date: More than $426,450 to Established: 2002 287 students and professionals Awards to date: $137,000 to 58 students

Handlery Hotels Scholarship Rama Scholarship for the American Dream Established: 1982 Established: 1998 Awards to date: $458,000 to 312 students (since 1989) Awards to date: $772,000 to 471 students

Conrad N. Hilton Memorial Scholarship Established: 1995 Awards to date: $659,000 to 563 students

6 $300K - $500K $50K - $99K $5K - $24K Jim & Adele Abrahamson Apple Hospitality REIT Geoff & Leslie Ballotti Beaver Run Breckenridge Crestline Hotels & LLC California Hotel & Lodging Association DiamondRock Hospitality Company CCS Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts CLA Foundation Steve & Bonnie Holmes Lynne Dougherty $250K - $299K Hospitality Ventures Educational Foundation of Texas Our first capital campaign in more than 15 years, the Opening ROBERT A. ALTER FAMILY Management Group Hotel & Lodging Association Interstate Hotels & Resorts Florida & Lodging Association Doors to Opportunity Campaign, exceeded its goal and JHM Hotels Terri Haack raised $8,278,883. Under the leadership of Campaign Chair JLL Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Kirk Kinsell, more than 100 companies and individuals realized Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Hotel Business Pyramid Hotel Group and Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association that the hotel industry – a supporter of 8 million jobs – thrives Winegardner & Hammons Hotel Group Joori Jeon when it provides the core of the industry, its people, with Corporation Mark Laport REM Hospitality educational opportunities. The campaign’s donations will Lodging Magazine Royal Cup Coffee and Tea Maine Innkeepers Association fund the Foundation’s academic scholarships, professional Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation Marshall Hotels & Resorts development programs, and important industry research. Shaner Hotel Group Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association The Broadmoor Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association Thank you to all the donors who helped us reach this lofty The Chartres Lodging Group Sebasco Harbor Resort goal. Their diligence and unwavering support will ensure that The Lodging Conference Sonifi Solutions the doors to a future in hospitality will be truly open to all. Two Roads Hospitality Sysco Guest Supply/Sysco Corporation Vision Hospitality Group $150K - $249K Tennessee Hospitality Aimbridge Hospitality & Tourism Association FelCor Lodging Trust $25K - $49K Vesta Hospitality “The future of the hospitality industry is dependent Hersha Hospitality Trust BRE Select Hotels Washington Hospitality Association on the education of our future generations. Mark & Cheryl Carrier Xenia Hotels & Resorts Trump Hotel Collection The Robert A. Alter family is honored to support Dimension Development Company scholarships to continue the education of our Dimond Family Foundation $100K - $149K Under $5K youth and future generations of students.” Minaz Abji Apple Core Hotels Robert A. Alter AccorHotels G6 Hospitality Jeffrey Brown President of Seaview Investors, LLC John Belden David Kong Vijay Dandapani Caesars Entertainment Jim Leahy Deborah Herman Davidson Hotels & Resorts Katherine G. Lugar Michael Hoffman “The Foundation supports companies like Sage HEI Hotels & Resorts Montage Hotels & Resorts Hotel Ave Value Enhancements, Inc. Hospitality by providing a pipeline of quality Highgate Northcott Hospitality and AmericInn Massachusetts Lodging Association individuals to hire and by making professional IHG Oracle Hospitality Dr. Robert O’Halloran development resources available to our Kinsell Family Protect-A-Bed Christopher Ostapovicz employees. Leadership development is one of Omni Hotels & Resorts Serta Simmons Mattress Company Allen Ostroff Sage’s core values, so we felt it was important PSAV, Presentation Services Spire Hospitality Leslie Pchola to lend our support and show our peers and Sage Hospitality The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc. Pinkowski & Company customers that the Foundation not only supports STR The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas John Reeder our company, but our entire profession.” Summit Hotel Properties The Hotel Group Javier Rosenberg Towne Park Steve Rushmore Walter Isenberg Sunstone Hotel Investors Waterford Hotel Group Schahet Hotels, Inc. Co-Founder, President & CEO of Sage Hospitality Westmont Hospitality/Red Roof Standard Textile Co. Tradewinds Island Hotel & Resorts

Opening Doors exceeded the campaign goal raising $8.28 million. $1,000 to $2,499 ◆◆◆◆ ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Aimbridge Hospitality Comfort Ottawa Geoff and Leslie Ballotti David Dittman Boykin Management Lynne Dougherty The Annual Giving Campaign, AHLEF’s key annual CHM Warnick Bill Folkerts fundraising initiative, supports the Foundation’s core Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Annie Fowler objectives. The 2016 campaign was chaired by Harry Javer, HVS Hotel Management Fareed Zapala Koepke Johnny Walker Hospitality Greater Toronto Hotel Association president of The Conference Bureau and co-founder of Nancy Johnson Gurneys Inn Resort & Spa The Lodging Conference, and it raised $149,000. Since its Oceana Resorts Stephen Hillard inception in 1997, Annual Giving has raised more than $2 Remington Hotels Hotel Dynamics, LLC million. The Foundation would like to thank the following 95 Sebasco Harbor Resort Hotel Equities, Inc. in Memory of Bruce Grimaldi Hoteliers Ink donors for giving back to the industry: Area Team of New York & Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association New Jersey in Honor of Minaz Abji Jameson and Company The Hotel Group Leadership Gifts $10,000+ Eugene Kordoban Mary Kay & Mark Woodworth Bill Langkopp Lighthouse Inn, Inc. $500 to $999 ◆◆◆ Marshall Hotels & Resorts Atrium Hospitality Management Matthew Masia Big Cedar Lodge Peter Mason John Campbell MINAZ ABJI ROBERT A. ALTER FAMILY KIRK KINSELL Presidential Hotel Advisors Canyon Equity Dr. Robert O’Halloran James Cook Dr. John O’Neill Terri Haack Henry Patel Hotel Association of New York City $5,000 – $9,999 Michelle Poinelli Joori Jeon ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Lori Raleigh Joe Martin RDR PR, LLC PAUL & JILL KIRWIN Kenyon Inn Resort Hotel Association RANDY SMITH Montage Hotels & Resorts Thomas B. Ruff RICHARD TAKACH Schahet Hotels, Inc. Warren Sackler Bill Simpson Charles Satkewich Robert E. Slater Sheraton Sand Key Resort Gaines Sturdivant Rolfe & Judith Sick The Kessler Collection Joshua Sumption Ron Vlasic $2,500 – $4,999◆ Tai Ping Carpets Americas ◆◆◆◆◆ The Breakers $100 to $499 ◆◆ The Goffin Group, Inc. Dr. Nathan Austin The Otesaga Hotel Vince Barrett Michael Watkins Steven J. Belmonte Westin New York at Times Square PLUS Rockwall Inn & Suites Beverly Coat Hanger Co., Inc. Gary and Joanne Budge Michael Bullis

Since its initiation in 1997, Annual Giving has raised more than $2 million. 8 Foursome Sponsors Welcome Gifts & Prizes Aimbridge Hospitality Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Cintas ASSA ABLOY Hospitality HD Supply Avendra, LLC dorma+kaba Best Western Hotels & Resorts Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Cintas Concierge by Foodbuy Package Donors dorma+kaba (2) Basin Harbor Club ECOLAB, Inc. Carlson HD Supply Epic Hotel For the 29th consecutive year, the Golf HBO Grand Hotel Classic brought together industry golfers Hyatt Hotels Corporation Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in the name of charity. More than 130 INNCOM by Honeywell Hyatt Regency Orlando LG Electronics USA, Inc. La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club attendees gathered at the Pinehurst Minibar Systems Worldwide Montage Laguna Beach Resort in North Carolina for four days of Nalco Water Montage Palmetto Bluff golf, networking and fundraising. Thanks P Kaufmann Contract New York Marriott Marquis to attendees and generous sponsors, the PepsiCo Foodservice Nine Zero Hotel Phillips Lighting Company Oglebay Resort & Conference Center Foundation raised $189,000. PSAV Ritz-Carlton Naples RDI-USA, Inc. Salamander Resort & Spa Sonifi Solutions Sebasco Harbor Resort Standard Textile Sheraton Steamboat Resort Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Spring Creek Ranch Vesta Hospitality Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club VT Group Terranea Resort Event Sponsors Zaplox, Inc. The Biltmore The Breakers Twosome Sponsors The Broadmoor Hotel Folio Fine Wine Partners The Fairmont Chateau Whistler HCareers The Greenbrier S&D Coffee + Tea The Hotel Hershey The Kimpton Gray Hotel Tee Sponsors The Monteleone Hotel Constellation Brands The Otesaga Hotel Encore The Wentworth Folio Fine Wine Partners Tides Inn , Inc. Tradewinds Island Resorts Stillwater Hospitality Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Group Woodstock Inn & Resort

Media Sponsors Hospitality Design Hotel Business Hotel Management Lodging Magazine

Since its inception in 1988, the Classic has raised approximately $3 million. A perennial favorite since 1993, this auction is held in conjunction with HX: The Hotel Experience. The 2016 auction featured more than 195 items, including the coveted full-page USA TODAY ad, which currently costs $125,600. More than 300 bidders participated in the online auction, which generated $85,000 for the Foundation’s programs.

American Hotel & Lodging Association (3) Hilton Austin La Quinta Inns & Suites (3) Southernmost Hotel Collection American Liberty Hospitality Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Las Vegas Sands Corp. SPIRE Hospitality (3) Andaz 5th Avenue Hilton Chicago/Northbrook LaSalle Hotel Properties Springhill Suites by Marriott - Aston Waikiki Beach Tower Hilton Chicago/Oak Lawn Lawai Beach Resort St. Petersburg/Clearwater Atlantis Resort Spa Denver/Cherry Creek Loews Coronado Bay Resort Springhill Suites by Marriott Chicago/O’Hare Axiom Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Freeport Downtown London Bridge Resort Terranea Resort (2) Basin Harbor Club Hilton Garden Inn Portland Airport Mandarin Oriental Miami The Broadmoor Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center Hilton Lexington Downtown Mandoki Hospitality, Inc. The Carriage House Benbow Historic Inn Hilton Los Angeles/Universal Marriott Crystal Gateway The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Best Western Plus Hawthorne Terrace Hilton Milwaukee City Center Marriott Denver Tech Center Hotel The Hotel Hershey Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Hilton San Francisco Union Square Marriott Marquis Washington, DC The Imperial Hawaii Vacation Club Cheyenne Mountain Resort Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Marriott New York LaGuardia Airport The Jefferson Hotel Chicago Marriott Suites O’Hare Inn Capitol Metropolis Resort & Conference Center The Kimpton Gray Hotel Chicago Downtown Memphis Montage Palmetto Bluff The Lodging Conference Downtown/River North Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf Neil Locke The Otesaga Hotel Courtyard by Marriott-Kirkland Holiday Inn Oceanfront New Castle Hotels (10) The San Luis Resort, Spa & Center Crestline Hotels & Resorts (2) Horseshoe Bay Resort New York Hilton Midtown The St. Regis Houston Miami International Airport New York Northcott Hospitality The Westin Verasa Napa Dana Hotel and Spa Hotel Allegro Chicago - A Kimpton Hotel Oglebay Resort & Conference Center (2) The Woodstock Inn & Resort Chicago Hotel Bethlehem Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark Thomas B. Ruff DoubleTree Arctic Club Hotel San Diego GasLamp Omni Parker House Boston Tradewinds Island Resorts DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Hotel Jerome Omni Shoreham Hotel Trump International Hotel & Tower, New York Doubletree by Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel Monteleone (2) Omni William Penn USA TODAY Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Santa Barbara Peabody Hotel Memphis W Scottsdale Paradise Valley - Scottsdale Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort Waikiki Parc Hotel DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, Seattle Airport Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Southcenter Hyatt Regency Bellevue Portola Hotel & Spa Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Hyatt Regency Dallas Protect-A-Bed Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Erwyn Products Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago Quail Lodge & Golf Club Wellington Hotel New York City Fairfield Inn by Marriott Anaheim Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina Mall of America Westin Atlanta Airport Fairmont Pittsburgh Hyatt Regency Orlando Red Lion Corporate (5) Westin Pittsburgh Fairmont San Francisco - Nob Hill Hyatt Regency Resort Indian Wells Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel Westin Kierland Resort & Spa (2) Fifteen Beacon Hotel Boston Hyatt Regency San Francisco Royal Kona Resort Westin National Harbor Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center Iberostar 70 Park Avenue Hotel Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Westin O’Hare Hotel Grosfillex Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Westin Virginia Beach Town Center Halekulani Intercontinental Miami Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Windsor Court Hotel Heidel House Resort & Spa JHM Hotels Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center Wyndham Hotel Group Herald Square Hotel JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale Hermosa Inn Kellogg Conference Hotel

Hilton Atlanta KSL Capital Partners

Since its inception in 1995, the auction has raised more than $1.5 million. “Your financial generosity will “I aspire to a career in hotel “I am honored to have been “As a hospitality industry “I am humbled and grateful to allow me to become one step real estate with a focus on selected as the recipient hopeful, this scholarship all of the donors for providing closer to my hospitality career impacting the communities of the Hyatt Hotels Fund for reassures me of the value of their support toward my goals. I am inspired to use this where hotels exist. At a young Minority Lodging Management hard work and determination. education. In my application aid to further my education. I age, my father introduced Students. This scholarship has It reminds me that there are essay, I wrote about my desire hope one day I will be able to me to the industry and I was helped reduce my student industry professionals out there to help the hotel industry help other students achieve inspired by the front-line loan burden and alleviated the who believe in me and are increase its global impact and their goals just as you have employees. Since then, my love need to delay my education there to support me as I work realize its potential for creating helped me.” for hotels has never wavered. any further. I am inspired to toward my goals.” social good. The fact that Natasha Hutchinson As a Mexican-American, build a career that prioritizes Carly Chinitz these donors have chosen to 2016 Hyatt Hotels & first-generation student, I am investing and empowering 2016 ALIS Scholar prioritize these values is highly ALIS Scholar thankful to AHLEF for supporting people, as AHLEF has done Boston University motivating for me, and I will University of Central Florida my American Dream and being for me through its generous continue to work as hard as a part of my journey.” financial support.” I can to help these goals Ruben Ortega Kerry Callender come to fruition.” 2016 Graduate Scholar 2016 Hyatt Hotels Scholar Grant Behnke Harvard Business School Culinary Institute of Virginia 2016 Curtis C. Nelson Scholarship and the Handlery Hotels Scholar Cornell University

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