HSMAI Greater New York Chapter Leaders accept 2014 Chapter of the Year honors at the HSMAI Mike Leven Leadership Conference 2015. L-to-R: Frank Stapleton, HSMAI President & CEO Bob Gilbert, Kathie Stapleton, Consuela Hooblal, Markus Boeker, Lori O’ Connell, Greg Bodenlos, Chris White
McLEAN, VA (April 9, 2015) – The HSMAI Greater New York Chapter was named Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International 2014 Chapter of the Year at HSMAI’s annual Mike Leven Leadership Conference in Dallas.
The Chapter of the Year winner and Chapter Best of the Best Awards recipients were honored at the conference.
“Each year our chapters find creative ways to improve revenue performance for member hotels and their partners through programs and events,” said Fran Brasseux, HSMAI executive vice president. “We are proud to honor these talented chapters for their outstanding work.”
At the Leadership Conference, HSMAI recognized chapters in the Americas Region for leadership, development, educational programming and community involvement. This year’s winners with their award categories were:
Large Chapter Winners
- South Florida, Communication Marketing
- Greater New York, Education Programming, Membership Development, Special Events
- Arizona, Partnership Development
Medium Chapter Winners
- Minnesota, Communication Marketing
- San Diego, Education Programming
- Boston, Membership Development
- Central Florida, Partnership Development, Special Events
Small Chapter Winners
- British Columbia, Communication Marketing, Education Programming, Membership Development, Partnership Development
- Missouri, Education Programming
- Austin, Special Events
The University of Wisconsin-Stout Chapter was honored as the first Collegiate Chapter of the Year.
The conference was renamed the HSMAI Mike Leven Leadership Conference following a generous donation from the Mike and Andrea Leven Foundation in 2013. This year leaders came together at the Omni Dallas Hotel on March 30-31. The conference was made possible by Conference Partners Rainmaker, Omni Hotels and Resorts, and Encore. This year’s opening reception was hosted by the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Omni Dallas Hotel, and the luncheon was sponsored by the Irving, Texas Convention & Visitors Bureau.
