Click here for our 2010 Calendar of Events! (subject to change) 

 

Save the Date for our 1st Annual Wine by Design

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Greetings from San Francisco!!!  It’s been a really exciting year as we received our chapter charter in June!  

 

At the top of the year, we held our first Board Meeting and named the following as Chairpersons:

 

   President:  Robert Polacek
   VP/Admin  Peter Halpern
   Treasurer:  Mara Passetti
   Secretary:  Jaclyn Hall
   Membership:  Lauren McNamara
   Programming:  Alison Corbett, Erin Kennedy

   Student Rep: Annika Andrus
   Past President: Dave delaChevrotiere

   Advisor:  Cliff Tuttle

 

 

 

May 4, 2010 - A panel discussion was held at the Art Institute of CA-San Francisco with key industry leaders who answered questions about design trends, challenges, sustainability and our future. Thank you to our panelists: Jean DiMaria, Joe Kilby, Steven Miller, John Mootz, Darrell Petray, Jennifer Ramsey and Cliff Tuttle.

 

 

In January we also had one of our most successful turn outs for our bi-monthly Tini-Tuesday events- and it was at a venue that was all the way in the East Bay- which we thought may have made it very difficult for some to attend.  However, we had at least 50 people there, and got amazing feedback as to how much fun was being had by all. 

 

Our February event was our first ever membership meeting and it was a HUGE success.  As an overall theme for all of our membership meetings, we are focusing on GREEN issues-  each event relating somehow to GREEN practices.  For this event, we toured the Fairmont Residences at Ghirardelli Square as an example of an adaptive re-use architectural design project.  They took four existing manufacturing warehouses and brought them together to form a high end fractional ownership property situated right in the heart of the Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco.  It was a beautiful property and a great tour that ended with a wine and cheese gathering in one of the guest suites there.  During this time Tanya Erquiaga with Aerotek spoke of her services and offered assistance specifically geared toward the design community.  A turn out of at least 60 people was very pleasing-  and there were several new faces that spoke of becoming a member as well.  Special thanks to Joe Nootbaar-  Principal at JMA and Project Director for this project-  for leading the tour of the property;  GLOBAL ALLIES and AQUA Carpet for sponsoring this event.   Also a special thanks to our events chairs Alison Corbett and Erin Kennedy for arranging such an amazing event.

 

We look forward to many more great gatherings in 2010.  Thanks to everyone involved in making the San Francisco Bay Area Region one of the BEST!!!

 

 

The NEWH/San Francisco Bay Area Region is working hard to establish enough members to form an official NEWH chapter in our area. Leading the business in networking, NEWH programs and events are THE place to build relationships throughout the hospitality world. Our members boast executive leadership positions in all walks of the industry including management companies, ownership, interior designers, manufacturers and hospitality educators. The entrepreneurial spirit is strong amongst our many members. Most importantly, our members lead by example, reaching out and serving their local communities through educational programs and volunteer projects, and supporting educational institutions through mentoring students and donating thousands of dollars each year in scholarship awards to deserving students.