The core of our mission at Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is to build community. As such, we seek to feature content that helps you get to know our fabulous members by learning about their career paths, ambitions, leadership styles and more. Through Q&A interviews, videos and more, this page is designed to highlight our members.
Elga Sickler is the corporate director of people and culture at Makeready, a firm that creates, manages and operates independent hotel brands across the U.S. She has more than 20 years of experience in people and culture, and has worked in both union and non-union environments on the East and West Coasts. Previously, the Arizona...
Canvas Meetings & Incentives in January announced the promotions of Christian Pardo to vice president of operations and Kelly Gallagher to vice president of marketing. Both have worked at the company for about five years. Canvas is 100 percent owned and operated by women. “Meetings are a complex, time-consuming orchestration of budgeting, planning, negotiation and...
We love getting to know our Women Leading Travel & Hospitality members, and helping them learn about each other’s backgrounds, skills and interests so they can network effectively online and at our in-person events. Here is everyone we met in 2021: Shannon Rinella, Senior Director, Global Performance and Brand Talent Advisory, Marriott International Dorie Beacham,...
Angela Shannon is a digital executive in the media, travel and lifestyle space, with extensive experience in operations, e-commerce, marketing, content strategy, account management, and journalism. She has been with Travelzoo for nearly 15 years. Angela is also a Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member! In this member spotlight, we asked her a series of...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member spotlight, you’ll hear from Nicole Eliopoulos, head of service and training, guest experience shared services at IHG Hotels & Resorts. In this video interview, Nicole answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry so you can get to know...
Anupa Charles-Pierre is the director of global luxury brand marketing at Hilton, where she leads a team focused on building global brands such as Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, and LXR. Prior to joining Hilton, she spent over 20 years working in various leadership and marketing roles across several different industries with a focus on luxury, digital...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member spotlight, you’ll hear from Nicole LaSpina, director of brand marketing at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. In this video interview, Nicole answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry so you can get to know her better. If you would...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member spotlight, you’ll hear from Jennifer Kahl, vice president of sales and marketing at Commonwealth Hotels, which operates and manages a portfolio of premium national hospitality brands. In this video interview, Jennifer answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality board member spotlight, you’ll hear from Charisse Evans, vice president of employee relations at Delta Air Lines. In this video interview, Charisse answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry so you can get to know her better. If you...
In this Women Leading Travel & Hospitality member spotlight, you’ll hear from Susan Moore, vice president of leisure and citywide sales at Caesars Entertainment. In this video interview, Susan answers a series of questions about herself and her career in the travel and hospitality industry so you can get to know her better. If you...
