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H.news 20 Years in the Making��

February 2012

NEWH Washington DC Metro��

The mission of the Washington DC Metro Chapter is to bring hospitality professionals and students together to promote excellence and leadership in the industry through education, mentoring, promotion and awareness of sustainable design and building, networking opportunities and the awarding of scholarships.

George Washington University's 2011 Juror's

Choice Award for Best MFA Graduate

Interior Design Project

The “Re” Resort & Spa ��

“The ‘Re’ spa and rehab resort was designed to cater to the health, wellness and rehabilitation of couples repairing their relationships after a year of substance and drug abuse. This resort allows recovery & healthy rediscovery of the relationship that what once was before the addiction. Re is given...and Re is where everybody wants to be!”��

On the Cover…��

Renee Golding ��George Washington University��

Currently a December 2011 graduate of George Washington University's MFA Interior Design Program Renee Golding is excited about continuing a lifelong passion of pursuing a very rewarding career in Hospitality and Institutional design. Renee is the current winner of George Washington University's 2011 Juror's Choice Award for Best MFA Graduate Project in Interior Design. This was awarded over nine amazing graduate projects across GWU’s design department and Renee was truly proud, but also humbled by the honor. Renee does believe her hard work paired with natural design talent allows her to achieve such great honors. ��

“I am proud to be on a path of becoming one day thought of as a design industry leader. I hope to be amongst an elite group of trailblazers as I continue to explore, create, learn and share my love for the arts and design.” ��

Renee Golding 2011 NEWH Washington DC Metro Scholarship Award Winner

A New Board, a New Year and 20 Years to Celebrate!��

1 The mission of the Washington DC Metro Chapter is to bring hospitality professionals and students together to promote excellence and leadership in the industry through education, mentoring, promotion and awareness of sustainable design and building, networking opportunities and the awarding of scholarships.

www��For a full profile of our 2012 Board visit:��www.newh.org/washington-dc

“This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Chartering of our Chapter. I pledge to ensure that we award $20,000 in scholarships, eclipse our goal of having cumulatively disbursed over $200,000 in scholarships since our Chartering and to set-in place a strong succession plan to ensure the future successes of our Chapter.”��

-  Jason Stock | President��

Executive Committee��

David Tracz ��VP Administration/

NEWH Delegate��

Valerie Coleman��VP Development/��NEWH Delegate��

Amy Doherty��Secretary��

John Gilson��Treasurer��

Carol Ranno��Past President/��

Parliamentarian/Ways & Means��

Whitney Tredwell ��Executive Advisor/��Strategic Planning ��

Directors��

Carrene Ressa��Scholarship/ ��Hospitality/��

Regional Tradeshow��

Marissa Borst��Programming��

Monica Meade��Fundraising��

Melinda Peck��Membership��

Donald Griner��Sustainability��

Committee Chairs��

Corinne Ritsick ��Strategic Alliances��

Pamela Gragg��Education��

Barbara Azzinaro��Committee

Development��

Toby Schermerhorn��Hospitality/��

Regional Tradeshow��

Kristyn Ivey��Web

Communications��

Kim Swanson��Public Relations��

Alicia Cyrus��Student

Representative��

Did you know?��To date, NEWH Washington DC Metro has raised

$185,300 in scholarship funds for students interested in hospitality careers.

Up Next…��EVENTS: In the Spirit of Networking��

BUZZ: Member & Industry News��

FEATURE: 20 Years in the Making: A Founding Member Reflects��

TALENT: Scholarship Opportunities��

TRENDS: Top 10 Hospitality Trends for 2012��

TIPS: Conquering Your Inbox

EVENTS: In the Spirit of Networking!��


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www��For event recaps and photos visit:��www.facebook.com/NEWHWashingtonDC

Did you know?��The 2011 Golf Tournament raised

over $40,000 towards NEWH Scholarships.

Up Next…��BUZZ: Member & Industry News��

FEATURE: 20 Years in the Making: A Founding Member Reflects��



TIPS: Work Smarter

Join us for cocktails, a panel discussion on the renovation and a tour of the Madison Hotel under renovation.��

2012 Events to Look Forward to… ��

March��

April��

June��

Sept��

Oct��

Oct��

Sundowner & Washington DC/Bethesda Regional Tradeshow ��Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Registration opens early-February. Pre-conference Goals of GREEN Sundowner.��

Asian Cooking Class ��We want to give our members the gift of cooking! Be an essential ingredient to complete this recipe.��

State of the Industry��A panel of distinguished representatives from hotel flag companies, hotel developer/ownership groups, as well as hotel management firms. ��

Holiday Inn Columbia: Tour & Student-Professional Round Table Help encourage students in Hospitality fields, by connecting them with working Professionals. ��

2012 Golf Tournament��Hit the links! Building off last year’s successful golf tournament join this committee to plan this year’s “Hole in One.” ��

Dec��20th Anniversary Gala & Annual Awards ��20 years since NEWH DC was chartered, the holiday season will be upon us, and it's time to distribute our annual awards. So many great reasons to celebrate!��

Roaring 20’s Vegas Night Fundraiser��A 1920’s speakeasy costume party…..this will be this years Major Fundraiser. ��“To inspire young

professionals to take a chance on themselves and take initiative to get involved in their community.”

My NEWH Resolution…

- Marissa Borst, Programming Chair

More events to be added in the upcoming months!��RSVP & full events details @ http://bit.ly/yYxzU6 ��

BUZZ: The Latest Member and Industry News!��


www��Share your member news on LinkedIn:��http://linkd.in/NEWHWashingtonDC

Did you know?��Heather McCarty has hosted NEWH luncheons for the past 12 years; Laura Ann Francis has hosted for the past 3 years.

Up Next…��FEATURE: 20 Years in the Making: A Founding Member Reflects��




Barbara Azzinaro, president/owner of Cohen Azzinaro Associates, LLC is pleased to announce that with the $7,000.00+ funds she raised for the 2011 Heart Walk, she has been named in the Top Ten walker category in the Greater Washington, DC Region Heart Walk by the American Heart Association. ��

"Working with the energetic NEWH board to make sure all events are widely publicized to get the best attendance!"


- Kim Swanson, Public Relations Chair

NEWH Hospitality Luncheons��

Fist Wednesday��February 1st @noon ��Join Laura Ann Francis��@ Clyde’s – Tower Oaks��2 Preserve Parkway��Rockville, MD 20852��

301.704.0830��[email protected]��

Second Wednesday��February 8th @noon��Join Heather McCarty��@ City Cafe��1001 Cathedral Street��Baltimore, MD 21201��

301.831.9520��[email protected]��

FORRESTPERKINS is pleased to announce that Pamela Parsons, AIA, ASID, LEED®AP, has joined the luxury hospitality design firm as Vice President of Operations. Parsons, who is a licensed architect, a certified interior designer, and a LEED Accredited Professional, brings a unique hotel owner's perspective and a great depth of experience to the firm. ��

Innovative Design Group and Ritsick Design Associates announce their strategic alliance with focus on interior design and procurement services for Hospitality, Healthcare, Multi Family, Commercial and Restaurant projects. Corinne Ritsick and Linda Everett are combining their organizational and design strengths, sharing resources and collaborating to generate a successful year ahead. The alliance will allow for greater reach into a variety of diverse markets, streamlines processes for both companies, provides faster response times and more effective client services. Both principals are very excited about the synergy and combined focus the relationship will achieve and they look forward to providing clients with creative interior design & outstanding procurement services.��

FEATURE: 20 Years in the Making: A Founding Member Reflects…��


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www��For an album of historical photos visit:��http://on.fb.me/xefNg6

Did you know?��In 1999, Barbara Azzinaro was one of two NEWH, Inc. members to receive the national “Woman of Excellence” award.

Up Next…��TALENT: Scholarship Opportunities��



“To continue to diversify and grow the chapter, adding ‘new blood/fresh ideas’ with every incoming board.“


-  Barbara Azzinaro, Committee Development Chair

Founding member, Barbara Azzinaro, president/owner of Cohen Azzinaro Associates, LLC, reflects on 20 years.��

In the beginning…��In 1990, I was encouraged by my then-sales manager, who was on the board of the Atlanta chapter, to start this chapter, and once I applied for membership to the organization, and voted in, I began that process.��As my first step, I contacted Helen Marcus of the Los Angeles original chapter, and she sent me a guide book “How to Start an NEWH Chapter”. I invited several colleagues to the first informal meeting, including Lynda Welte, and from there we all went through our databases to create the first distribution list. ��I became the Founding President, and after that, remained on the Chartering Board of Directors. We were officially chartered in November 1992 in a ceremony and reception held at the Key Bridge Marriott, and attended by Helen Marcus and Doritt St.John of the Los Angeles Original Founding Chapter of NEWH (then called The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality).��

Getting involved…��Being involved with this chapter gave me the opportunity to meet and get to know a great number of people on different levels in the industry, including respected clients and colleagues, many of whom, have become lifelong friends as well.��The number one expectation was to grow the chapter and thus begin our work of raising funds for, and awarding scholarships to students in the Hospitality Industry.��The chapter has exceeded expectations thanks to the great ideas and leadership of all the wonderful and talented members who have been part of our chapter over the years!��

The future looks bright…��Our chapter has evolved and grown, to such a diversified membership and leadership, that I can hardly wait to see our growth over the NEXT twenty years.��I am so much in awe, and extremely proud, of how well-respected our chapter has become over the years, not only within NEWH, but within the entire hospitality industry, and I feel honored to have been the catalyst.��

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NEWH Golf Tournament Fundraiser | Poolesville Golf Course

TALENT: Scholarship Opportunities…��

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www��NEWH Scholarships:��www.newh.org/about-scholarships

Did you know?��This year, our chapter’s goal is to raise and award

$20,000 in scholarship funds.

Up Next…��



“Today is YOUR day to join us - as we charge ahead to the great things that await! Lets make it a remarkable year!”


-  Alicia Cyrus, Student Representative

Renee Golding ��George Washington University��(see “on the cover”)��

Hillary McElroy��George Washington University��Hillary McElroy is a 5-year Bachelor of Business Administration- Master of Tourism Administration student, concentrating in hospitality management at The George Washington University. During her time at GWU she has been actively involved in Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, serving on the executive board, an RA, Americorps education volunteer, and currently is president of Tourism for Tomorrow, a graduate hospitality and tourism organization. She currently works at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. as a Meeting and Special Events Coordinator.��

Tamar Marino��L’Academie de Cuisine��Tamar Romero Marino grew up in a small town in Northern New Jersey and always imagined herself eventually working at a magazine or in fashion. While in college, she met a friend whose passion was cooking and agriculture. Tamar's friend recommended that she read Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, a book that changed the way she thought about food. Tamar started paying attention to what she ate and how food is raised or harvested. Since graduating from college about four years ago she volunteered on organic farms in Catalonia, worked in a restaurant and wrote a food blog, “Basque Fed,” while living in San Sebastian, Spain, and interned at the food magazine, Saveur, in New York City. This past year Tamar made the decision to go L'Academie de Cuisine for a certificate in the pastry arts. Now she is working full-time as the pastry assistant to Chef Douglas Hernandez at Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca in Washington, DC.��


Meet the 2011 NEWH Washington DC Metro Chapter scholarship award recipients:��

TRENDS: Top 10 Hospitality Trends for 2012…��


www��Source:��http://bit.ly/uHMZNb

Did you know?��When surveyed, membership chose networking (in-person) and design as the top two most important hospitality activities/issues.

Up Next…��TIPS: Conquering Your Inbox

“Share our values with other hospitality organizations and, through collaboration, build our community to continue nurturing our mission of Scholarship & Networking.”


-  Corinne Ritsick, Strategic Planning Chair

1. Hoteliers will invest in reinvigorating properties to take advantage of the market.��

2. There will be little to no new development dollars on the debt or equity Side.��

3. Online booking will continue to (modestly) grow.��

4. There will be more mobile bookings and research.��

5. Demand and average rate are up in most markets, but not equally distributed.��

6. Revenue management will make the art of managing a hotel more of a science.��

7. Proliferation of distribution channel management will largely impact pricing.��

8. Brands will put more money into deals to expand market share.��

9. Prepare for growth.��

10. Social media will continue to transform connections with travelers.��

TIPS: Conquering Your Inbox…��

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www��Source:��www.fastcompany.com

Did you know?��Average number of corporate emails sent and received per

person, per day: 228��

Source: Radocati Group��

Up Next…��The next issue of H.news will be released in

April 2012��

“We have done extraordinary things, and, in the process, have formed special bonds while reaching for our goals.”


-  Carl Ranno, Past President/ Parliamentarian/ Ways & Means

It’s one month into the new year…how many messages are in your email inbox right now? A few dozen? It’s probably more like a few hundred, or even a few thousand. We all get too much email. Getting through all those messages every day isn't easy. So here are some tips to help you keep your inbox healthy:��

There are only three kinds of email messages: stuff you need to do, stuff you're waiting on, and stuff you might want to refer to later. ��Make three folders in your email program: To-do, Reference, and Wait. When you read an email, if it just needs a quick response, reply on the spot. If it's trash, delete it. Everything else will go into one of your three folders.��

Do yourself a favor: Select all the email in your inbox that's more than three days old, and move it into a Backlog folder. ��

Process whatever's left using your new three-folder system. When you have time you can work your way through the old message backlog--but don't worry, there will always be new email to deal with.��

Check your email only a few times day. ��

Email is asynchronous--senders do not expect an immediate response. Take advantage of this by turning off your visual and audio alerts, and checking it just a few times a day. ��


This issue sponsored by…��

The Web Communications Committee thanks you for reading the first edition of H.news. Be sure to submit member news and advertisements for the April edition!

-  Kristyn Ivey, Web Communications Chair

Architectural Ceramics’ hospitality sales manager, Monica Meade, worked in collaboration with Architecture + Design Associates’ designer Debbie Lelko to create a “brilliant hotspot for dining, nightlife and relaxation” at The Grand Lodge at Brian Head in Utah. The Restaurant (left) has a graceful split face travertine stone mosaic to bring the outside in.��

Photography: Kenneth M. Wyner��

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