Women Leading Travel & Hospitality
Amy Ruffner, CRME, currently serves as the General Manager of Royal Sonesta Chicago River North since September 2022 and is a member of Women Leading Travel & Hospitality. With extensive experience in hotel management, Ruffner previously held positions as General Manager and Assistant General Manager in the Urban and Lifestyle Division at White Lodging Services, overseeing operations for multiple hotels. Additional roles include Director of Operations at Q-BBQ Restaurant Group, Director of Food & Beverage at Crescent Hotels & Resorts, and various management positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Regency. Ruffner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University Bloomington and is set to complete the Certified Revenue Management Executive program from HSMAI NYU in March 2024.
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Women Leading Travel & Hospitality
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is an unparalleled community for executive women working across travel and hospitality companies, offering unique networking experiences and an opportunity for professional growth. Members of the community include but are not limited to executives from the following verticals: hotels and lodging, airlines, rail lines, cruise lines, online travel agencies (OTAs), car rentals, shared economies, and travel agencies. The common thread is women coming together to learn from each other and help each other succeed. The energized core of Women Leading Travel & Hospitalityโs community stems from its dedicated advisory board and members, who believe and support its mission. Beyond directly connecting with the industryโs most elite women leaders, benefits of membership include discounted event registrations, exclusive member-only content, a job directory, a private networking forum, and so much more. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Our mission is to unite, inspire and empower our community of executive women leaders by providing unparalleled resources, support and motivation to achieve personal and professional growth. Our community is built on passionate, successful, senior-level women from across the industry who have a strong belief that investing in themselves and in other women is good business. Focused on both business strategy and executive professional development, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality offers women leaders the opportunity to network, discuss industry issues, and learn how to become better leaders. Our goal is to grow and thrive together. ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ v๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.