The Hospitality Gross sales and Advertising and marketing Affiliation Worldwide (HSMAI) proclaims the Profession Achievement Awardees for the Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Advertising and marketing and the Winthrop W. Grice Award for Hospitality Public Relations. These awards acknowledge people who’ve spent a serious portion of their careers within the hospitality and journey career and have contributed to the betterment of the trade in a major and lasting means, over an prolonged time period.
Jeff Senior, a not too long ago retired advertising and marketing government, is receiving the Albert E. Koehl Award for Profession Achievement in Hospitality Advertising and marketing. Gina Stouffer, president of Lou Hammond Group, is receiving the Winthrop W. Grice Award Hospitality Public Relations. Each awards can be offered along with the HSMAI Adrian Awards Celebration on February 13, 2024 on the New York Marriott Marquis.
Jeff and Gina stand out as trailblazers in advertising and marketing and public relations for the journey and tourism trade. Their affect extends far past the organizations and people they’ve led and proceed to steer, leaving an indelible mark on your entire hospitality trade. Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI
Jeff Senior: Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Advertising and marketing
Jeff Senior, MBA, is not too long ago retired from his chief business officer position with KSL Resorts. Beforehand, he was government vp and chief advertising and marketing officer for Fairmont Raffles Accommodations Worldwide. Senior has additionally held government business positions with quite a few world manufacturers together with Marriott Worldwide, Doubletree Accommodations, Kimpton Group, and IHG. His duties have spanned the globe, offering business steerage to a wide range of lodges, resorts, and locations, together with owned, managed, asset managed, and franchise operations. His expertise contains business steerage throughout the US, Canada, Western Europe, Center East, Africa, Southeast Asia, India, and China.
He’s an acknowledged trade skilled, and has been featured on a wide range of media together with tv on Fox Enterprise, NBC, and on Chinese language Tv whereas supporting the state of California on a commerce mission. He has been featured in publications together with USA At this time, Wall Avenue Journal, New York Instances, a wide range of client going through publications, and trade media and journals.
A proponent of lifelong studying, Senior holds a MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Enterprise College, a certificates in Client Advertising and marketing Technique from Northwestern College, Kellogg College of Administration, and a certificates in Buyer Centered Innovation from Stanford College Graduate College of Enterprise. Senior has been energetic in giving again to the journey trade, and has served in government capacities throughout a wide range of teams, together with U.S. Journey Affiliation; Go to California California State College Hospitality & Tourism Alliance Council; American Journey Advertising and marketing Affiliation Government Committee; and eventually, with HSMAI as International Chair, Americas Chair, Government Committee and Board.
Senior’s most up-to-date enterprise is the creation of 5 Vines Journey Advisors, a boutique journey consultancy targeted on aiding shoppers optimize business alternatives, the place he’s Principal and Proprietor.
Gina Stouffer: Winthrop W. Grice Award for Public Relations
A born chief and an inveterate traveler, Gina Stouffer has spearheaded the expansion of Lou Hammond Group since becoming a member of the agency in 1998. A 28-year public relations veteran, she has been instrumental within the growth of the company’s award-winning staff and huge assortment of vacation spot, resort/resort and cruise accounts.
Starting in LHG’s New York workplace, Gina went on to determine an company presence in Miami and Charleston and later laid the enterprise growth and staff recruitment plans for the agency’s growth into Houston, Denver, Atlanta and Tampa.
In her present capability as president of the Charleston workplace, Gina oversees a broad portfolio of nationwide and worldwide accounts. An trade power, Gina is revered by shoppers, media and friends alike, remodeling her skilled contacts into long-lasting relationships.
A local of Little Rock, Arkansas, Gina graduated from Baylor College in Waco, Texas with a level in historical past and political science. She first honed her public affairs abilities as an intern within the Clinton White Home in Washington, D.C. earlier than becoming a member of Forte Accommodations in New York.
She and her husband, Blake, together with their son, Sebastian (Baz) now name Charleston house. She is previous president of Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Charleston chapter and at the moment serves as an government board member for the Charleston Library Society, the oldest cultural establishment within the South.
For added data on the HSMAI Adrian Awards and the HSMAI Profession Achievement Awards, go to HSMAI Adrian Awards.
About HSMAI
The Hospitality Gross sales & Advertising and marketing Affiliation Worldwide (HSMAI) is dedicated to rising enterprise for lodges and their companions and is the trade’s main advocate for clever, sustainable resort income development. The affiliation offers resort professionals and their companions with instruments, insights, and experience to gasoline gross sales, encourage advertising and marketing, and optimize income by means of packages such because the Advertising and marketing Technique Convention, Adrian Awards, Gross sales Chief Discussion board, and HSMAI ROC. Based in 1927, HSMAI is a membership group comprising greater than 5,000 members worldwide, with 40 chapters within the Americas Area. Join with HSMAI at hsmai.org.
