UKathleen Matthews, owayeyisikhulu esiphezulu sezokuxhumana nezindaba zomphakathi emhlabeni jikelele eMarriott International, wathola umklomelo ovelele wobuholi ovela e-US Travel Association ebonga amagalelo akhe kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, ukukhuthaza ukusimama, nokweseka ukwehluka nokufakwa kulo mkhakha.
UMatthews wajoyina uMarriott ngo-2006 ngemuva kokuchitha iminyaka engama-30 esebenzisana neWashington, DC e-ABC, iWJLA, lapho ayebambelela khona iminyaka engu-15. Ngesikhathi sakhe, uMarriott wethule iGlobal Green Council yakhe futhi waqala ukwakha amahhotela aqinisekiswe nge-LEED njengengxenye yecebo lawo elisha lokusimama, kanti uMatthews wahola umzamo eChina wokusiza ukonga imithombo yamanzi yalelo zwe.
UMatthews wakha ubambiswano nezinhlangano ezifana noMkhankaso Wamalungelo Abantu, futhi wethula nezinhlelo zokuqeqesha imisebenzi e-US, kanye nasemazweni afana neRwanda, India neHaiti ukuhlinzeka indlela eya emisebenzini yokungenisa izihambi yentsha eyayincishwe amathuba.
UMatthews wabelane ngolwazi lwakhe ezingeni likazwelonke nelomhlaba wonke ngokusebenzela uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Wezokuvakasha kanye Nezokuvakasha kanye noMkhandlu Wezwe Lomhlaba Wezomnotho Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha. Ubuye wasebenza ebhodini lase-US Travel nasekomitini eliphethe, waphinde wahlela Ingqungquthela Yezokuvakasha Evikelekile yase-US ngo-2017.
Ngo-2015, uMatthews washiya uMarriott wayofundela umsebenzi wokusebenzela umphakathi, manje usengusihlalo we-Maryland Democratic Party.
“Umsebenzi kaKathleen ube nomthelela omuhle, omuhle kuMarriott nakumkhakha wezokuvakasha wonkana, futhi ngiyaziqhenya ngokukwazi ukumbiza ngomngani omkhulu,” kusho uMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu Wezokuvakasha wase-United States uRoger Dow.
Abakwa-US Travel bahambise lo mklomelo kuMatthews ngesikhathi sokudla kwenhlangano yabaqondisi beBhodi.
Abantu abake bathola izihlonipho ezivelele zase-US Travel bahlanganisa uMbusi waseFlorida uRick Scott noTom Nides, owayeyisekela likanobhala wezokuphatha nezinsizakusebenza eMnyangweni Wezangaphandle wase-US, owaziwa nezikhulu zoMnyango.
