University Club of Chicago
Maureen Hollinrake has extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Maureen started their career at Hyatt Hotels as a Catering Manager from 1995 to 1997. Maureen then moved on to the University Club of Chicago, where they held various positions. From 1997 to 1999, they worked as a Catering Sales Manager, ensuring successful events and collaborating with planners. In 1999, they were promoted to Director of Catering Sales and was responsible for achieving over 100% of quota each year. Maureen implemented the club's first catering forecasting system. In 2002, they took on the role of Director of Guest Room Sales and Marketing, overseeing the revenue generation and profitability of a 59-guest room hotel. During their time in this role, they developed relationships with reciprocal clubs in the Midwest and East Coast. Maureen then became the Director of Operations and Sales, where they provided operational leadership for the club's various facilities and services. Maureen managed a 50-person team and motivated employees to achieve maximum member/guest satisfaction and labor productivity. Their work experience demonstrates their expertise in operations, sales, marketing, catering, and guest services.
Maureen Hollinrake attended Central Michigan University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Facility Management. The specific start and end years of their education are not provided. Additionally, Maureen obtained a Certificate in Hotel Revenue Management from eCornell in the year 2017, although the exact month is not specified.
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University Club of Chicago
Our Story It began over a century ago, when a small group of university graduates gathered together in order to establish a meeting place of their own. The State of Illinois granted them a charter in 1887. Their goal was simple – to foster an appreciation of literature and the arts and to create an environment where they, their guests and all future members could draw upon sustaining values of a common educational experience. The founders represented a variety of higher education institutions, bringing together unique backgrounds and interests. Among these founding members were Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr., President of International Harvester, Frederic Clay Bartlett, an avant-garde painter and art collector, and William Eliot Furness, an abolitionist credited with creating one of the Union Army's first regiments of free and former slaves. The Club first rented rooms in the Henning Speed building at 125 N. Dearborn Street and later purchased 116 N. Dearborn Street which provided accommodations for members during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. In 1906, the present property became available and the Club made plans to move to its final (and current) home at 76 E. Monroe Street, just as Michigan Avenue was becoming a major cultural hub for Chicago. As vanguards of the Chicago School of Architecture, members and architects William Holabird and Martin Roche presented designs for the new Clubhouse. Although the members had been expecting designs in the style of the adjacent Gage buildings, which Holabird and Roche also designed, the pair returned with a shocking Gothic "skyscraper." Their design became the first of its kind, and the completed building was occupied by the membership on April 3, 1909. Who We Are We are a private members' club that is committed to fostering an appreciation of literature and the arts. We are member-owned, Board-driven and are proud to provide a space where members can explore many intellectual and cultural pursuits. College or universit