Welcome to the Triangle Chapter NACE website. We are happy to have our new site up and ready for your use. Thank you all for your patience during this time and we look forward to sharing all of your chapter benefits through this site.
The Chapter board has been working to bring our members easier tools for them to work with involving their NACE membership. It is with great hopes that our members will find this new website as a useful tool. We now will be able to register for our events on line. You may utilize the site by paying for your chapter meetings via credit card and print your own receipts. Along with a new way to register for chapter meetings you will also be able to update your own personal contact information supplied to us by Nationals. You may add your companies web link to your contact information so that visitors will have a direct link to you. Please take a moment to go onto our website at trianglenace.net to view and register for our next event.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Chef's Panel.
Best regards,
Diane Tighe, Triangle Chapter President
Community Service:
Thank you to all who donated to our food drive for the Durham Rescue Mission at our NACE chapter meeting in April. With less than twenty four hours notice our organization was able to donate enough food to feed over one hundred families 2 weeks of wholesome meals . It was truly amazing how thoughtful and generous everyone was with such little time in advance, but what a great turn out and the Durham Rescue Mission was very happy when they saw not only Jen Carlin's trunk, but also her entire back seat full of doanted food.
Upcoming Events:
The Community Service committee is also working on scheduling dates for Habitat for Humanity, look for more information to come in next months Newsletter.
Welcome New Members:
Spring is definitely in the air as Triangle Chapter of NACE has currently grown to 129 members!!!
May has been a fantastic month for our growing chapter - we have added six new members this month alone! Please make sure to say hello to all of our new faces when you see them at a future meeting:
James Auerbach with Showtime Events
John Brown with The John Brown Entertainment Group
Veronica Cruickshank with ARAMARK Wake Forest University
Todd Dawson with Ice Occasions of NC
Tammy Gilbert Cardona
Cara Zuehlke with A Southern Soiree
Member Spotlight:
A new member as of April, we would like to welcome John Self, Director of Sales and Operations, with PSAV Event Services Division.
John has 11 years hospitality experience working at various locations around the southeast, which include the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, The Inn on Biltmore Estate, The Omni CNN Center, and The Sheraton Buckhead Atlanta. John has recently transferred from Atlanta to Raleigh with the objective of increasing PSAV’s presence in eastern North Carolina. Married to Amber with a daughter (Alana) 23 months and a son (lil John) 4 months. Graduate of Full Sail (A media School) in Florida.
PSAV (Presentation Services Audio Visual) is the largest event technology services provider in the world. We service over 500 hotels and convention centers in the domestic United States, and 200 abroad. PSAV has the resources to accommodate meeting planners and producers with exceptional event technology services, through expert equipment and on-site support. As part of the leading event technology company in the industry, PSAV's Event Services Division has the power to offer extensive off-site staging, meeting and rental resources too. No matter the size or scope of the meeting, PSAV is dedicated to ensuring presentation success.
Event Professional Spotlight:
CE Rental specializes in table top décor. Located in down town Raleigh we custom make table linens in a variety of fabrics. You can also find a wide selection of china, glassware, flatware and chiavari chairs. With a continuous growth of new innovatory you can always find what the latest trends demand or what the traditional and classic looks are. Put the finishing touches on your event with CE Rental!
We are looking for someone who is highly energetic, extremely motivated with a bubbly personality.
Please send resume to: michelle@triangle catering.com
Catering Sales Associate & Event Manager
Irregardless Café Catering is looking for a new team member to participate in its growth. The ideal candidate will be a self motivated, detail oriented and goal driven sales person. This is a great opportunity to grow for a quick learner with good social skills.
The successful candidate will have:
Experience with commissioned sales, preferable in the Food & Beverage or Hospitality business.
Ability to network with clientèle, as well as establish relationships with vendors.
Familiarity with the planning and execution of a variety of catered functions.
Effective administration skills to include proposal preparation and equipment maintenance.
The Irregardless Café has been serving Triangle residents for over 30 years, both in its restaurant and at off site catering's. In 2005 , it began expanding its catering division and now generates 20% of its income from Corporate, Wedding and Social Catering.
Please apply to Anya Gordon, Irregardless Café Catering Manager
Salary commensurate on experience + Commission on sales
Job description available on request
Please include references
Baker
Irregardless Café is seeking an experienced baker to prepare a variety of desserts, cookies/squares and Sunday Brunch breads for the Irregardless Café and it's Catering division. Baking of the restaurant breads may also be included in the daily baking. This full time position is complemented by a part time baker.
The successful candidate will have:
Several years experience baking in a restaurant/bakery environment:
Ability to set their own work schedule, meet restaurant & catering needs and be a self starter
The Irregardless Café has been serving Triangle residents for over 30 years, both in its restaurant and at off site catering's. Good hourly wage-commensurate on experience
Please apply to Anya Gordon, Irregardless Café Catering Manager
WHO WE ARE:
Destination Hotels & Resorts began in 1972 with the development and management of condominium resorts. Since then, we have grown to become consistently ranked as one of the top ten hospitality management companies in the country (ranked by Hotel Business Magazine) with more than 7,100 employees, over 7,000 hotel rooms and condominium units, and more than $2.2 billion in assets under management. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Lowe Enterprises, a privately-held, national real estate organization active in commercial and hospitality property investment, management, and development. Since its inception, Lowe has been responsible for more than $8.5 billion in assets nationwide.
Destination Hotels & Resorts is unique in the lodging industry in that our primary mission is to create value for guests, investors, and associates in each of our hotels and resorts. We do this by developing an innovative, customized business plan for each property we manage and combining it with the sales, marketing, and operating resources of a company many times our size. This lodging industry expertise, together with the real estate savvy of Lowe, has allowed us to bring an owner's perspective to the hotel management business.
Destination Hotels & Resorts is one of the industry's leaders in the management and marketing of high-quality independent properties, many of which we successfully converted from major brand affiliations.
OUR CULTURE:
Destination Hotels & Resorts fosters a creative, entrepreneurial and energetic work environment where people come to work and have fun. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the organization. Your role will be integral to the success of our company. We strive to create a work place culture that values family, work life balance and community. We help develop our associates and provide support for them to grow their careers with DH&R. Our associates are proud to work here!
THE CAROLINA INN, CHAPEL HILL, NC:
The Carolina Inn is a historic hotel located in downtown Chapel Hill, NC. Historic charm, modern amenities, gracious service, and memorable food blend beautifully at The Carolina Inn, a AAA Four Diamond Award Winner & Member of Historic Hotels of America.
We are conveniently located on the doorsteps of the University of North Carolina, in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The experience is one of world-class service, elegantly appointed guest accommodations, superb dining, outstanding meeting and banquet facilities, and an expert staff. The Carolina Inn is looking for a qualified individual to join our prestigious team as our Director of Catering.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Department leader who fosters a sales culture of driving revenues and maximizing property revenues. Strong focus on selling skills and a sense of customer urgency that meets the goals of the organization and surpasses customer expectations. Directs the day-to-day Catering department to achieve the property mission and revenue and service goals. Meets or exceeds department budgeted revenues, booking pace, and forecasting accuracy.
BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Guides department in the creation of a marketing plan and its deployment to discover new business opportunities in the social and corporate catering community. Develops tactics to find new customers and retain them. This includes tangible efforts in prospecting, sales calls, entertainment, and site inspections.
• Utilizes the tools of sales productivity reports, post-event surveys and letters, daily banquet event orders/pricing, set-up reports, manages night reports, to measure the effectiveness of training.
• Leader of Catering Sales with assigned markets, and insures both quantity and quality of sales and execution is commensurate with leadership.
• Ensures each member of the department executes all four business cycles (sales, pre-planning, execution, and post-event) at or above standard.
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This Just In...Mark Day Finally Does a Newsworthy Newsletter!!!
2009-06-29:
The Irregardless Café Catering service seeks a Catering Operations Manager who is a self-motivated, high energy, detail oriented and goal driven individual who is experienced in ‘on’ and ‘off-site’ catering. This is an ideal position for a quick learner with good social skills. The Irregardless Café & Catering is a growing catering business.
Successful candidates will have prior experience in Catering and Restaurant Food Service. They will also have
Knowledge of the planning and hands-on execution of on & off site catering;
Experience with catering and event sales;
Skills hiring, training and managing catering staff;
Effective office skills management, to include proposal preparation, financial accountability, and record management;
Ability to network with clientele, as well as establish relationships with vendors.
Compensation will include hourly wages and different pay levels, depending on the work, as well as bonuses. During this current economic downturn, there will be the option to supplement hours with work within the Irregardless Café.
Please submit applications to Irregardless Café’s Catering Director: Anya Gordon anya@irregardless.com
2007-07-20: Operations Manager
CE Rental, a boutique party rental company in downtown Raleigh specializing in tabletop décor is seeking a hands on, logistical, professional with managerial and creative skills.
Salary position with opportunities for 401K, profit sharing and health benefits.
Please forward resume
vickirents@cerental.com
919-669-3492
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