CHART Announces 2019 - 2020 Board of Directors

CHART announced the election of its new Board of Directors at its 98th Hospitality Training Conference, held July 27 - 30, 2019 at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

WESTFIELD, NJ, August 9, 2019 – The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART, chart.org) announced the election of its new Board of Directors at its 98th Hospitality Training Conference, held July 27 - 30, 2019 at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

CHART Board 2019-2020

Front: Rachel Richal; Middle: Tammy Calhoun, Serah Morrissey, and Monique Donahue; Top: Colby Hutchinson, Chris Sutton, and Jennifer Belk White.

The Board will be headed up by Serah Morrissey, SPHR, President of CHART. Serah is the Area Director of Human Resources for WB Hotel Partners in Edina, MN.

CHART Board members for the 2019 - 2020 year include:

Monique Donahue, CHT, President-Elect

Tammy Calhoun, CHT, Board Member             

Colby Hutchinson, OCEM, ACI, CHA, Board Member

Rachel Richal, CHT, Board Member

Chris Sutton, Board Member

And beginning her first year in an appointed Board position:

Jennifer Belk White, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CHT, Board Member – Educational Strategist

This new Board will continue to carry out key strategies for CHART including expanding the reach of its Hospitality Training Competencies Certificate Program, strengthening strategic industry partnerships, and providing exceptional professional and personal development experiences for its members. The Board also oversees CHART’s semi-annual hospitality training conferences which will be held February 22 - 25, 2020 at the Embassy Suites, Napa Valley, CA and July 25 - 28, 2020 at the Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL. Newly this year, the Board will also oversee training content in CHART’s new Hospitality Training Magazine.

Bios and photos for CHART Board of Directors can be found at www.chart.org.

Contact: Lisa Marovec, 312.405.2634, lisa@chart.org

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CHART (chart.org), a non-profit professional association founded in 1970, is the leading resource for the development and advancement of hospitality training professionals and their organizations. With more than 500 members from more than 300 multi-unit restaurant and hotel companies, CHART represents a workforce of almost three million. CHART includes all facets of hospitality training, learning, and performance professionals; from entry level to senior executive. CHART’s mission is to develop hospitality training professionals to improve performance through access to networks, education, and resources. Follow CHART on Facebook or Twitter at @CHARTtrainers.