Join the HLAGH as Steve Roppolo, Managing Partner with Fisher & Phillips LLP Attorneys At Law, discusses the latest developments in employment law affecting the travel and tourism industry with a focus on hotels. Steve will cover various topics reshaping the industry, such as Labor and Employment Issues, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Defamation, Transgender Employee Policies and Protections, and National Labor Relations Board NLRB.  All departments will benefit from this educational seminar; we strongly encourage HR departments to attend.

CONNECT  ~  ENGAGE  ~  NETWORK 
Join us for another fun-filled HLAGH membership mixer.   Come and network with some of the brightest minds in the hospitality industry.  Grab a few hospitality colleagues and see what we are all about.
Hors d’ oeuvre and cocktails will be provided by Embassy Suites by Hilton Houston West – Katy

Jorge Franz oversight over three departments at Houston First.  First is the Tourism department, which is tasked with travel trade relations and various initiatives designed to help promote Houston to visitors, like the Houston Marketplace and the Houston Insider program.  He also oversees the Houston Film Commission, tasked with marketing and promoting the Houston region to producers, production executives, and independent filmmakers as a film/TV media production destination.  Lastly, he oversees the Services Department For Houston First and the company’s event management.

Mr. Franz is very active in the Tourism sector.  He currently serves on Expedia’s Media Solution Select Board, is the Vice Chair of The Texas Travel Alliance, and is on the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus board.  He is also a Past Chair of the Governor of Texas’ Tourism Advisory Committee.  Mr. Franz was born in Santiago, Chile, and has lived in Chile, Venezuela, Spain, and the United States.  He has also represented Houston personally worldwide and is a true believer in Houston as a leisure destination.

THANK YOU TO OUR MEETING SPONSOR

Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design

We make dreams come true! Montgomery Roth is an award-winning architecture and interior design firm located in Houston, Texas. We specialize in combining form and function to create fresh, sophisticated, and exciting designs for residential and commercial clients. Montgomery Roth is a one-stop-shop as we handle all aspects of the design and build process, including procurement.
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Reflecting how you want to dwell, work, escape, dine, shop, and play, the Montgomery Roth team utilizes a collaborative process to translate a client’s desire into a vivid reality, elevating everyday life through evolved design.
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Montgomery Roth’s culture of design innovation is led by licensed architects and interior designers John Montgomery and Lisa Roth, both firm principals. Become our client to create your own sophisticated and inspiring spaces.

For More Information Please Contact:
Lisa Roth
Principal, AIA Architect, Registered Interior Designer
lroth@montgomeryroth.com
713.654.9400

Hannah Perepeluk
Business Development and Marketing Coordinator
hperepeluk@montgomeryroth.com
713.654.9400 Ext 237

Patrick Jankowski is the Senior Vice President of Research at the Greater Houston Partnership.  He oversees the research department, which provides data analysis and forecasting functions for the Partnership.  His observation and analysis of the local, regional, and U.S. economic trends have appeared in over 200 newspapers, magazines, radio, and television broadcasts.