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Hospitality & Tourism NAF Academy Track

The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism curriculum includes courses on event planning, customer service, geography for tourism, hospitality marketing, and sustainable tourism. The curriculum has received industry validation from the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership.

  • Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School
  • American Senior High School
  • Barbara Goleman Senior High School
  • Booker T. Washington Senior High School
  • Cutler Bay Senior High School
  • Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
  • Hialeah Gardens Senior High School
  • Homestead Senior High School
  • John A. Ferguson Senior High School
  • Miami Beach Senior High School
  • Miami Central Senior High
  • Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • Miami Norland Senior High School
  • Miami Northwestern Senior High School
  • Miami Springs Senior High School
  • Miami Sunset Senior High School
  • North Miami Senior High School
  • Robert Morgan Educational Center
  • Hialeah Gardens High School: Academy of Arts & Entertainment
  • Hialeah Gardens High School: Academy of Education
  • John A. Ferguson Senior High School: Academy of Education

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Work-Based Learning Activities

  • Developing and providing tours to visitors

  • Coordinating staffing of local events

  • Working at the hotel reception desk

  • Assisting with event planning

  • Preparing dining rooms for service

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HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Chair
Joel Gonzalez
Area General Manager
TPG Hotels & Resorts
Vice Chair
Mildred Riscigno
General Manager
JW Marriott Miami
Secretary
Nashara Frazier
Director, Market Management, Florida
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Treasurer
Aka Ali-Kerr
Human Resources Director
Andaz Miami Beach
Immediate Past Chair
Wendy Kallergis
President
Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association
Chair: Julissa Kepner
General Manager, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
Vice Chair: Wendy Kallergis
President, Greater Miami & the Beaches
Secretary: Leonie Timothee
Human Resources Manager – Talent Development, Intercontinental Miami (Hotel)
Treasurer: Peggy Benua
General Manager, President, Dream South Beach
Immediate Past Chair: Benton Launerts
President & CEO Vice President, "Launerts Hospitality Group Park One, LLC"

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