IKhomishini yoKhenketho eLouisville ibhengeze isicwangciso sobundlalifa malunga nomhlala-phantsi ozayo kaMongameli wangoku kunye ne-CEO uKaren Williams. Igqala kwishishini lokubuk 'iindwendwe uWilliams uza kuvala iminyaka engama-30 yokuhlala kwindawo yaseLouisville yokuthengisa indawo yokufikela ngoJuni 30, 2021. IKomishini ichonge iGosa eliyiNtloko eliSebenzayo uCleo Battle ukuba akhokele iarhente yezokhenketho yesixeko xa umhlala-phantsi kaWilliam.
The Ukhenketho lwaseLouisville I-CEO imele indawo ekurhwebelana nayo kunye neenkomfa kwaye inikezela ngobunkokeli obunobuchule kunye nokongamela iarhente yentengiso kuyo yonke imiba yokusebenza kwemali yayo kunye nokusebenza kwemihla ngemihla.
U-Williams usebenze kumzi-mveliso wokubuka iindwendwe iminyaka engama-40 eqala njengomphathi wentengiso kwiRitz-Carlton Hotel eAtlanta. Emva kokuvula iihotele ezili-18 kwihlabathi liphela, uWilliam wabuyela eLouisville kwaye wakhonza iminyaka engama-23 kwindawo eyayisakuba yiLouisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, ethatha umhlala-phantsi njengeSekela Mongameli ngo-2012 kwaye ebuya njenge-CEO ngo-2014. Usebenze kwiibhodi zobuNkokheli eLouisville, kwiiNgcali zeNtlanganiso. UManyano lwaMazwe ngaMazwe, lokuThengisa iNdawo yokuFikela kunye noMkomishinala we-APEX kunye neBhunga lezoShishino lweNgqungquthela. U-Williams ukwasebenza njengosihlalo we-Destination & Travel Foundation, umbutho wesisa ozinikele ekukhonzeni umdla wabathengisi bendawo ekuyiwa kuyo kunye nokuqaqambisa ifuthe lokuhamba kwihlabathi liphela. Ekuqwalaseleni impumelelo eyahlukileyo kunye nokuphila ixesha elide kwikhondo lakhe lokubuk 'iindwendwe, uWilliams wafumana imbasa kaDan Mangeot ngo-2012 wanikwa umntu onegalelo elikhulu kumalinge okhenketho eLouisville.
Eli lixesha lesibini ledabi lokugcwalisa indima kaWilliams, njengoko wonyulwa njengeSekela Mongameli kwi-2013 ngaphambi kokuba abizwe njenge-COO kwi-2019. Idabi lisebenze kumzi-mveliso wokubuka iindwendwe iminyaka engama-34. Ngaphambi kokufika eLouisville, uMfazwe wachitha iminyaka eli-12 njengo-Sekela Mongameli weeNtengiso kunye neeNkonzo kwiNgqungquthela yeRichmond kunye neZiko leeNdwendwe eRichmond, eVa. Wayekwizikhundla zoMlawuli weNtengiso kunye noMphathi weNtengiso kwi-CVB yaseRichmond. Idabi laqala umsebenzi wakhe wokubuka iindwendwe kushishino lwehotele olusebenzela iiNdlu zoZakuzo, iHoliday Inn kunye neehotele zaseSheraton. Imfazwe yinzalelwane yaseDenver. Uphumelele kwiKholeji yaseburhulumenteni yaseMetropolitan enesidanga se-BA kuLawulo lweehotele / irestyu. Ufumene i-Master's ye-Business Administration ngo-1997 esuka kwiKholeji yase-Averett eVirginia. Ungumntu oGunyazisiweyo woLawulo lweNdawo yokuFikela (i-CDME) kunye noMphathi oThengisiweyo weNtengiso (CASE).
Usihlalo weBhodi uDonald Lassere uthi, “Ishishini lokubuka iindwendwe lishishini elinokhuphiswano olukhulu lokuzonwabisa kunye neentlanganiso zeshishini. Ngaphantsi kobunkokheli bukaKaren, indawo yaseLouisville yavela ngamathuba amakhulu okukhuthaza iindibano kunye nezokhenketho ezazifunwa kakhulu kwaye isixeko sasifumana ukukhula kwengxelo kutyelelo ngaphambi kobhubhane. Ukusebenza kunye noKaren iminyaka esibhozo, siyazi ukuba uCleo unamava afanelekileyo, ubunkokheli kunye nombono ukunceda uluntu lwethu ukuba lusebenzise amathuba ethu njengoko iindawo ezinjengezethu zingena kwinqanaba lokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo. ”
USodolophu waseLouisville, uGreg Fischer wongeze ngelithi: “Akunakubakho ukugqwetha kwiimpembelelo zikaKaren Williams kwirekhodi lokukhula okwenziwe nguLouisville kwiminyaka yakutshanje, nenani eliphambi kwesibetho sabatyeleli abazizigidi ezili-19 ngo-2019. , ii-cheerleader ezinamandla, uKaren wazisa izakhono ezintle, amava kunye nemvakalelo yokusebenzisana emsebenzini. Wayencedisa ekusebenzeni nesixeko, urhulumente kunye nabathathi-nxaxheba kwezokhenketho ukuxhasa ngezimali nokuxhasa ukulungiswa okuhle kwe-KICC, okusibeka kwindawo yentengiso enokhuphiswano njengoko abantu beqala ukuhamba kwakhona, bethumela ubhubhane. Ndiza kumkhumbula uKaren ngenxa yezizathu ezininzi, kodwa ndiyazithemba kwibhodi yakhe, iqela elaziwayo kwilizwe abalakhile- nakwilandela lakhe, uCleo Battle, obesebenza noKaren iminyaka eliqela. Ndiyayixabisa into yokuba uKaren ahlale kude kube lihlobo ukuze ancede aqiniseke ngotshintsho olumnandi kwaye ndinqwenela ukuba aphumle-kwaye ahambe! - xa uthatha umhlalaphantsi. ”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- I will miss Karen for so many reasons, but I am confident in her board, the nationally recognized team they have built – and in her successor, Cleo Battle, who has worked alongside Karen for several years.
- She was instrumental in working with the city, state and tourism stakeholders to finance and support the beautiful renovation of KICC, which positions us well in a competitive market as people begin traveling again, post pandemic.
- The Louisville Tourism CEO represents the destination at industry tradeshows and conferences and provides strategic leadership and oversight of the marketing agency in all aspects of its fiscal and daily operation.
