Namuhla, i I-Illinois Hotel & Indawo Yokuhlala (IHLA) imemezele ukuqokwa kukaMichael Jacobson njengoMengameli ongenayo kanye neChief Executive Officer.
UMnu. Jacobson, osanda kusebenza njengoMqondisi Omkhulu Wezobudlelwano Bezimboni kanye Nokuzibandakanya Kwezepolitiki we-U.S. Travel Association (USTA), ujoyina i-Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association kusukela mhla lu-1 kuMfumfu wezi-2018. Uzongena esikhundleni sikamakadebona embonini ohlonishwayo uMarc Gordon, omemezele ukuthi uzothatha umhlalaphansi ngoZibandlela wezi-2018 ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka ngemuva kokusebenza ngempumelelo, iminyaka engama-21 njengoMongameli kanye ne-CEO yenhlangano.
"Lokhu kube ukusesha okuphelele, futhi sijabule ngomphumela," kusho u-Tom Robertson, uSihlalo we-Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association kanye noMphathi-Jikelele we-Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. “UMichael uletha ulwazi, ubuhlakani obusha kanye nomdlandla ongenakuqhathaniswa kule ndima. Sibheke ngabomvu ushintsho lwakhe nokusebenzisana naye ukwandisa umsebenzi omuhle osufezwe yi-IHLA embonini.”
Nge-USTA kusukela ngo-2010, uJacobson ube nesandla enhlanganweni enamandla eyakhiwe izinhlangano ezingamalungu ayi-1,200, abasebenzi abangama-65 kanye nenzuzo engu-$34M. Eqala njengoMxhumanisi, ngaleso sikhathi owayeyiMenenja, eqondise ikomidi lezombusazwe le-USTA (PAC) kanye nokumela abantu basemazingeni aphansi, wasukuma ngokushesha waba nguMqondisi Wezobudlelwano Bemboni kanye Nokuzibandakanya Kwezepolitiki, wabe eseba uMqondisi Omkhulu. Wakhe ubudlelwano obuyisisekelo endaweni kanye nakuzwelonke nezikhulu ezikhethiwe kanye nabaholi bezinga eliphezulu embonini yezokuvakasha. Ngaphezu kokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi lakhe kanye nezibopho zakhe zokugcina amalungu, useke wahola futhi emisebenzini yezombangazwe - okuhlanganisa ukumela abantu basemazingeni aphansi, imikhankaso esekelwe kuhulumeni kanye nokuqoqwa kwezimali kwe-PAC. Ubuchwepheshe bakhe buholele ekukhulumeni okuningi kwe-USTA, lapho abelane khona ngemininingwane yemboni ezingqungqutheleni zemboni yezokuvakasha kanye nezinsuku zokwamukela izivakashi ezingeni likahulumeni. Enye yezinhlelo ze-USTA eziphumelela kakhulu, uMnu. Jacobson uphinde wahola "Izinkulumo Zokuhamba," uhlelo lokuvakashela isayithi oluxhumanisa amalungu eCongress nabaholi bezokuvakasha bendawo.
“Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukujoyina ithimba le-Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association,” kusho uJacobson. “Njengomdabu wase-Illinois, ngijabule kakhulu ukuhlanganisa uthando lwami ngombuso nokuzinikela kwami embonini yamahhotela. Lesi isikhathi esibalulekile samahhotela nezindawo zokulala ezweni lonke, futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukwakhela phezu kokuzibophezela kwe-IHLA ekumelaneni nomthetho, emfundweni nasekubandakanyeni amalungu. Njengomunye wabashayeli ababalulekile bezomnotho kuhulumeni, ngijabule kakhulu ukumela abantu base-Illinois abangama-281,000 abaziphilisa ngayo embonini yokwamukela izihambi. ”
“Njengoba uMichael eqala isahluko esisha ehola i-Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, angikwazanga ukuziqhenya noma ngijabulele ithuba lakhe elisha,” kusho uRoger Dow, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-U.S. Travel Association. “Ngibe ufakazi wamagalelo avelele kaMichael e-U.S. Travel, inani alidalele amalungu ethu nendima ayidlalile njengommeli wezokuvakasha - zonke izici ezizozuzisa i-IHLA emsebenzini wayo obalulekile osazowenza. Siyameseka ngokugcwele futhi simfisela impumelelo enkulu.”
UJacobson uneziqu ze-BA kuSayensi Yezepolitiki azithola eNyuvesi yase-Seton Hall, futhi uhlala ekhuthele emphakathini wabafundi bangaphambili. Ummeli we-American Cancer Society, uhlala eqenjini le-Global Relay For Life Leadership futhi wasungula umzamo waminyaka yonke we-Seton Hall University. I-Global Relay For Life inika amandla amaligi omdlavuza emhlabeni wonke ukuthi akhulise ukubonakala kwawo futhi akhiqize ukuqwashisa ngomdlavuza, ukufinyelela emiphakathini yawo, kanye nemali engenayo kuyilapho kwakhiwa imizamo yokusinda, yokuzithandela, neyokumela emiphakathini yawo. UJacobson uphinde asebenze njenge-Trustee ku-Illinois Township District 214 Education Foundation Board of Trustees.
Ongowokuzalwa eProspect Heights, e-Illinois, uJacobson uhlala eChicago nonkosikazi wakhe uSarah nendodakazi esanda kuzalwa, uMadelyn.
