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Hotel Thayer at West Point |
| West Point, NY (June 2003) The historic Hotel
Thayer at West Point recently appointed Jodi Gellman of Monroe, NY, as
its new Director of Catering. Ms. Gellman had previously served as Director
of Marketing and Sales, Conference Services, at the Thayer from 1992 to
1999. As Director of Catering she is responsible for all aspects
of the department, including the day-to-day activities.
Built in 1926, the Thayer Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only full-service hotel on the Hudson River from the George Washington Bridge to Albany, New York. Over the years, it has hosted a long line of dignitaries and celebrities including General Tommy Franks, General Douglas Mac Arthur, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, Her Royal Highness Princess Alsha Bint-Huessen of Jordan, singer Luciano Pavarotti, actors George C. Scott and Gregory Peck the cast of �The Sopranos,� and many others. Originally constructed to accommodate U.S. Military Academy personnel and their guests, the Thayer Hotel was a successor of the original West Point Hotel. The Hotel is named for Colonel Sylvanus Thayer, Superintendent of the Academy from 1817 to 1833. |
Contact:
| Hotel Thayer
674 Thayer Road West Point, New York 845-446-4731 |
| Also See | Global Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / The Boutique Search Firm / May 2003 |
Prior
to rejoining the Thayer, Ms. Gellman worked as Manager, Education Administration,
and Meeting Planner for Groupe Clarins in New York City from 2000 to 2003.
She also worked as Meeting Planner at Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group (Tascor)
in Rye Brook, NY, from 1999 to 2000. Ms. Gellman began her career
in the hospitality industry at the Hotel Macklowe in New York City, where
she was a Program Manager from 1989 to 1991.