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Advisory Board



The purpose of the VPC Hospitality Advisory Board is to ensure our programs meet the needs of the changing hospitality industry. Through discussions and feedback on our curriculum, the Board supports us in our goal to provide both local and global employers with employees who have a strong theoretical as well practical knowledge and a solid commitment to the industry.

2006-2008

  • Sherry Baumgardner – Director of Marketing, Coast Hotels and Resorts

  • Mary Jane Hannah – Reservations Manager, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre

  • Laura Vik – Business Consultant, Triple O's, White Spot Limited

  • Deborah K. Wickins – Programs Manager, School of International Hotel Management, Royal Roads University

  • Nassiba Zouinati (VPC alumni) – Director of Housekeeping, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

2004-2006

  • Sherry Baumgardner – Director of Marketing, Coast Hotels and Resorts

  • Terry Hood – Tourism Consultant, Tourism Training Canada and Manager, BC Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation

  • Hourik Khanlian – Human Resources Services Manager, Marriott Residence Inn Vancouver

  • Michael Shumas – Guest Service Manager, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre

  • Rachelle Tambeau – Food & Beverage Manager, Holiday Inn Vancouver Downtown

  • Nassiba Zouinati (VPC alumni) – Director of Housekeeping, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

2003-2004

  • John Chao – Sales Manager, Sutton Place Hotel

  • David Goguen – Assistant GM, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre

  • Vonn Parker – Human Resources Director, Sheraton Wall Centre

  • Emma Reyes – Executive Housekeeper, Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites Stanley Park

  • Mark Vaillant – General Manager at GM Place, Aramark
2001-2003

  • Linda Chu – Front Desk Manager, YWCA

  • Greg Holmes – Sales Manager, Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel and Resort

  • Bev Kelly – Director of Sales, Ramada Inn,

  • Naved Noorani – Director of F&B,Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club

  • Angela Penman – Assistant Director of Human Resources, Four Seasons

  • Kathryn Warren – Assistant GM, Radisson President Hotel and Suites

1999-2001

  • Linda Chu – Front Desk Manager, YWCA

  • Tim Ellison – Training Division, Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism; President, the Food & Beverage Association of BC

  • Greg Holmes – Sales Manager, Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina

  • Johane Thibault – GM, Best Western Downtown

  • Anne Ward –Ward and Associates Hospitality Training Company