RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) hosted another installment of its Women in Hospitality gatherings, the summer sail-themed Life’s Better on a Boat, on July 9, via The Newport Experience. The event took place aboard the Schooner Aurora for an evening of open-water sails, sips of wine from Brands of Portugal and pizza from Mother Pizzeria. The evening provided the chance for attendees to learn from and network with a diverse and accomplished group of women in the hospitality industry. The RIHA team, including new President and CEO Farouk Rajab, enjoyed the sunset sail along with a discussion with Rhode Island former Democratic gubernatorial nominee candidate and executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes. RIHA represents more than 800 food-service, hotel, vendor and hospitality members in the state of Rhode Island and has been the voice of the hospitality and food-service industries in the state since 1963.
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- RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) hosted a Women in Hospitality event on July 9 aboard the Schooner Aurora courtesy of The Newport Experience.
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- Farouk Rajab, CEO/President, RIHA and Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation (RIHEF).
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- Guest speaker Helena Buonanno Foulkes and Heather Singleton, Chief Operating Officer, RIHA and RIHEF.
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- Wine donated by Brands of Portugal.
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- Erin Crosett, Narragansett Brewery; Mallory Beagan, Courtyard by Marriott Providence Lincoln; and Cindy Stepanian, Director of Operations, RIHA.
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- Helena Buonanno Foulkes and guests aboard the Schooner Aurora.
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- Schooner Aurora staffer raising the sails.
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- Team from The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection.
