The Hospitality Gross sales and Advertising Affiliation Worldwide (HSMAI) proclaims the Profession Achievement Awardees for the Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Advertising 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 occupation and have contributed to the betterment of the trade in a major and lasting manner, over an prolonged time frame.
Jeff Senior, a just lately retired advertising govt, is receiving the Albert E. Koehl Award for Profession Achievement in Hospitality Advertising. Gina Stouffer, president of Lou Hammond Group, is receiving the Winthrop W. Grice Award Hospitality Public Relations. Each awards will likely be introduced together 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 public relations for the journey and tourism trade. Their affect extends far past the organizations and people they’ve led and proceed to guide, leaving an indelible mark on the complete hospitality trade. Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI
Jeff Senior: Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Advertising
Jeff Senior, MBA, is just lately retired from his chief industrial officer function with KSL Resorts. Beforehand, he was govt vice chairman and chief advertising officer for Fairmont Raffles Motels Worldwide. Senior has additionally held govt industrial positions with plenty of international manufacturers together with Marriott Worldwide, Doubletree Motels, Kimpton Group, and IHG. His tasks have spanned the globe, offering industrial steerage to a wide range of resorts, resorts, and locations, together with owned, managed, asset managed, and franchise operations. His expertise consists of industrial steerage throughout the US, Canada, Western Europe, Center East, Africa, Southeast Asia, India, and China.
He’s an acknowledged trade professional, 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 Right this moment, Wall Road 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 Technique from Northwestern College, Kellogg College of Administration, and a certificates in Buyer Targeted Innovation from Stanford College Graduate College of Enterprise. Senior has been energetic in giving again to the journey trade, and has served in govt 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 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 purchasers optimize industrial 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 improvement of the company’s award-winning group and huge assortment of vacation spot, resort/resort and cruise accounts.
Starting in LHG’s New York workplace, Gina went on to ascertain an company presence in Miami and Charleston and later laid the enterprise improvement and group recruitment plans for the agency’s enlargement 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 drive, Gina is revered by purchasers, 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 expertise as an intern within the Clinton White Home in Washington, D.C. earlier than becoming a member of Forte Motels in New York.
She and her husband, Blake, together with their son, Sebastian (Baz) now name Charleston residence. She is previous president of Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Charleston chapter and presently serves as an govt board member for the Charleston Library Society, the oldest cultural establishment within the South.
For extra data on the HSMAI Adrian Awards and the HSMAI Profession Achievement Awards, go to HSMAI Adrian Awards.
About HSMAI
The Hospitality Gross sales & Advertising Affiliation Worldwide (HSMAI) is dedicated to rising enterprise for resorts 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 optimize income by applications such because the Advertising 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.
