UJulie Coker uthathe izintambo njengomongameli omusha kanye ne-CEO ye- I-San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) njengoba le nhlangano iqala ukwenza uhlelo lwayo lokubuyisela kabusha imboni yezokuvakasha yasekhaya, eshayeke kakhulu yi Covid-19 isimo esibucayi. U-Coker, umakadebona embonini yokwamukela izihambi noneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 yesipiliyoni, uza eSan Diego ngemva kokusebenza njengomongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Ekuqaleni, u-Coker wayezoqala indima yakhe entsha ne-SDTA ngoMashi kodwa wabambezela usuku lwakhe lokuqala ukuze akwazi ukusiza i-Philadelphia Convention kanye ne-Visitors Bureau ukubhekana nalolu bhubhane oluqhubekayo. Phakathi nalolo shintsho, u-Coker wayeka umholo wakhe ukuze amalungu eqembu ngehora akwazi ukuqhubeka nokusebenza.
Ngaphandle kwezikhathi ezinzima, uCoker uthe ujabule ukusiza imboni yezokuvakasha yaseSan Diego ukuthi ibuyele ebhizinisini futhi iqinise isithunzi sayo njengendawo ehamba phambili yezwe.
"Akungabazeki ukuthi iSan Diego iyindawo ekhethekile enikeza izivakashi ingcebo yokuhlangenwe nakho okuvela emabhishi ethu kanye namatheku ethu kuya ezindaweni zethu ezihlukahlukene ezinempilo kanye neminikelo yethu ecebile yobuciko namasiko," kusho uCoker. "Ngibheke phambili ekusizeni ukutshela umhlaba indaba ye-San Diego nokuheha izivakashi eziningi kanye namabhizinisi amaningi ukuze kuzuze umnotho wethu wendawo."
USihlalo weBhodi le-SDTA uDaniel Kuperschmid uthe inhlangano inenhlanhla yokuba noCoker ophethe ngalezi zikhathi ezinzima.
“UJulie waziwa kuyo yonke imboni ngobuholi bakhe obunamandla nobuhle. Ukuhlanganiswa kolwazi lwakhe nendlela angakwazi ukwenza ngayo kuzoba wusizo olukhulu enhlanganweni nasemphakathini wezokuvakasha wendawo njengoba siqala ukululama,” kusho uKuperschmid. "Futhi uletha umbono omusha nothando ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo ezosiza i-SDTA neSan Diego kahle."
Ngaphambi kokuba ngumongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, u-Coker ubesebenza njengephini likamongameli omkhulu wenhlangano. U-Coker uchithe iminyaka engu-21 neHyatt Hotels, lapho abambe khona izikhundla zomphathi jikelele ezakhiweni zasePhiladelphia, eChicago nase-Oakbrook, e-Illinois. Phakathi kwezinto eziningi azifezile, u-Coker usebenze njengosihlalo womkhandlu we-American Hotel & Lodging Association's Women in Lodging, nanjengobambisene nosihlalo we-US Travel Association's Meetings Mean Business. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uyilungu leNational Society of Minorities in Hospitality kanye ne-Philadelphia Chapter of Links, Incorporated. Uke wasebenza emabhodini abeluleki eSikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe SasePhiladelphia, iBoy Scouts of America - Cradle to Liberty Council, Temple University's School of Hospitality and Tourism kanye nasePhiladelphia Centre City District. Usebenze njengomgcinimafa we-International Association of Exhibits Events (IAEE). Usebenza emakomitini aphezulu e-US Travel Association, Destinations International kanye neGreater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Okokugcina, usebenze eqenjini lezinguquko leMeya yasePhiladelphia uJim Kenney elimele umkhakha wezokuvakasha.
Endimeni yakhe entsha, u-Coker uzoqondisa abaphathi nokuthuthukiswa kwamasu kwe-SDTA ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthengiswa okusebenzayo, ukumaketha nokukhuthazwa kwesifunda ukuze kuzuze umphakathi waseSan Diego ngokomnotho. Uzophinde asebenze njengomholi womphakathi obalulekile osebenza ngokubambisana nezikhulu zedolobha nezifunda, izinhlangano zemboni yezokuvakasha endaweni kanye nomhlaba wonke, kanye nomphakathi wamabhizinisi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukukhula nenhlalakahle yomkhakha wezokuvakasha.
Ungena esikhundleni sikaJoe Terzi, owayememezele ukuthi uzothatha umhlalaphansi ngo-2019 ngemva kweminyaka eyi-10 esebenza. U-Terzi uqhubekile nokuhola i-SDTA ngesikhathi soguquko, wehla ngokusemthethweni ngoMeyi 30. Uzoqhubeka esebenza emphakathini wendawo, esebenza ebhodini Lesifunda Sokukhangisa Sokuvakasha SaseSan Diego futhi aqhubeke nomsebenzi wakhe ngezinhlelo zeBalboa Park.
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