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Risë Spinelli
June 10, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Risë Spinelli Sales Manager Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome Risë Spinelli is the Sales Manager for the Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome, a role she assumed in 2024, bringing her career full circle back to IHG/Holiday Inn brands where she first began over 30 years ago in Orlando, Florida. Although she grew up near (and worked for) Walt… Read More »
Robin Parson
June 10, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Robin Parson Owner Tours by NOLA As an Oral Historian, Independent Scholar, and Cultural Ambassador Native to New Orleans, Robin has dedicated her career to preserving African American history and culture in Louisiana. Her professional background includes over 20 years as the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Louis Armstrong Foundation, Inc., a decade as the curator for… Read More »
Rosalie Mortillaro
May 15, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Rosalie Mortillaro Director of Marketing & Communications New Orleans Morial Convention Center Rosalie's path into Marketing and Communications began with a strong mentor. After graduating from the University of New Orleans, Lois Sutton gave her start in Marketing and Public Relations at Prudential Louisiana Properties. She often says, “Lois taught me everything I know,” and credits her… Read More »
Stacey Messina
May 15, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Stacey Messina Owner Messina's Catering & Events Stacey Messina is the owner of Messina’s Catering and Events and has over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Stacey and her husband George have grown their company over the last 25 years, from one restaurant in Kenner to a leading food and beverage company in the Gulf… Read More »
Christine Sory
May 1, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Christine Sory Director of Sales Sonesta ES Suites New Orleans & Convention Center This story is what networking is all about! After graduating from college with bachelor’s degrees in management and marketing, Christine was unsure what career path to pursue. She began working in marketing at Eastover Country Club, where she also met her future husband. After moving… Read More »
Ashlea Kelly
May 1, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Ashlea Kelly Content Creator, Travel Writer, Marketing Consultant, Photographer, Actress ashleaMedia Originally from Georgia, Ashlea fell in love with New Orleans during the summer of 1999, in between her junior and senior year of college. Her best friend’s sister had just gotten a job at a hotel in New Orleans & offered the girls a room in… Read More »
Tabather Moriley
April 18, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Tabather Moriley Event Manager Five O Fore Golf Entertainment Tabather Moriley got started in tourism as early as 2016 booking her own trips as well as her friends' trips and someone suggested she should become a travel agent. She became an independent travel agent for the next four years and absolutely loved it. Then came the… Read More »
Ashley Hartman-Taylor
April 18, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Ashley Hartman-Taylor Regional Business Development Manager Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd Ashley is a Business Development Manager in the travel and hospitality industry with a background in hotel sales, events, and partnership development. She specializes in building meaningful relationships within the travel community and is passionate about connecting people through travel and curated experiences. In her… Read More »
Meagan Moreland
April 18, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Meagen Moreland-Taliancich Senior Communications Strategist Gambel Communications Meagen Moreland-Taliancich is a senior communications strategist at Gambel Communications with more than 15 years of experience across crisis communications, reputation and brand strategy. She previously served as press and communications attaché at the Consulate General of France in Louisiana, leading public relations through crises, cultural festivals and diplomatic… Read More »
Member Spotlight – Kristyn Williams
March 16, 2026 |Member Spotlight: Kristyn Williams Hotard Coaches - Charter Sales UNO HRT Graduate Student Kristyn has worked in the hospitality industry since she turned 18. She loves every part of the industry and is completing her Master's in Hospitality Management at UNO this December after completing a bachelor’s degree at the same institution in 2018. Kristyn began working… Read More »