CHART Announces John Wiley & Sons New Silver Sponsor

Oct 15, 2002

Westfield, NJ - The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) today announced that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has become a Silver Sponsor.

"Wiley's commitment to hospitality education and training is illustrated by their joining CHART's sponsor family," said TJ Schier, president of CHART and president and founder of Incentivize Solutions. "The practicality and quality of Wiley's publications will help our members access even more resources to help them do their jobs better."

"Our number one goal is to be a full and active partner with CHART," said Joanna Turtletaub, executive editor for Wiley. "When considering our hospitality expertise over 195 years of publishing and CHART's mission of developing people and improving performance, this collaboration is a perfect match."

Wiley is widely-recognized as a leading publisher of culinary and hospitality books and training materials. With such titles as "Professional Cooking," "Remarkable Service" and "The Restaurant Training Program," they stand behind the industry as a critical information resource.

CHART currently has nine active sponsors who support its mission of improving operational performance by developing people. They are:

CHART Sponsors - Gold Level: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Silver Level: American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute, Batrus Hollweg International, People Report, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Maritz Learning, Prentice Hall. Bronze Level: Elliot Solutions, Coca-Cola Company.

For more information, please call 708-588-0565, email lmarovec@ameritech.net. 

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CHART is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to training in the hospitality industry. Members number over 400 and represent multi-unit restaurant and hotel companies. A typical CHART member holds over 10 years of training and human resources experience and impacts over 5,000 employees in 80 units. By helping trainers do their jobs better, CHART positively impacts millions of employees, customers and companies and the industry as a whole.

CHART's mission is to help hospitality training professionals improve operational performance by developing people.