Ke hoʻolaha nei ka San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) i kēia lā ua koho ka papa alakaʻi iā Julie Coker i ke kūlana o ka Pelekikena a me ka Luna Nui. Ke lawelawe nei ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he Pelekikena a me Luna Nui o ka Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), e lanakila ʻo Ms. Coker iā Joe Terzi, nāna i hoʻolaha i kona hoʻomaha ʻana ma 2019 ma hope o 10 mau makahiki i kāna kuleana me ka SDTA.
"ʻOliʻoli mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana iā Julie, he alakaʻi i ʻike ʻia i ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi me ka ʻike nui i ka hoʻokipa a me ka hoʻokele CVB," wahi a ka Luna Hoʻokele SDTA ʻo Daniel Kuperschmid. “Hāʻawi mai ʻo Julie i ke akamai a me ka ʻike me kahi hiʻohiʻona hou a me ka makemake no kahi huakaʻi e lawelawe ai Ka Mana Hoʻokipa ʻO San Diego maikaʻi e kūkulu i kāna mau kūleʻa mua a alakaʻi i ka hui i ka wā e hiki mai ana.
Ma mua o kona noho Peresidena a me Luna Nui o ka Philadelphia CVB, Ua lawelawe ʻo Coker ma ke ʻano he Hope Pelekikena Nui o ka hui. Ua ʻoi aku ʻo Coker ma mua o 30 mau makahiki o ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa, me 21 mau makahiki me Hyatt Hotels, kahi i paʻa ai ʻo ia i nā kūlana Luna Nui no nā waiwai ma Philadelphia, Chicago a me Oakbrook, Illinois. Ma waena o kāna mau hana he nui, ua lawelawe ʻo Coker ma ke ʻano he luna o ka American Hotel & Lodging Association's Women in Lodging council a ma ke ʻano he lālā o ka National Society of Minorities in Hospitality. Ke lawelawe nei ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he lālā o ka papa kōmike hoʻokō o Destinations International a me ka Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce a aia ma ke komite hoʻokō no ka US Travel Association.
Ma kāna kūlana hou, e alakaʻi ʻo Coker i ka hoʻokele a me ka hoʻomohala hoʻolālā o ka hui e hōʻoia i ke kūʻai pono ʻana, ke kūʻai aku ʻana, a me ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka ʻāina no ka pono waiwai o ke kaiāulu San Diego. E lawelawe pū ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi kaiāulu koʻikoʻi e hana pū ana me nā luna o ke kūlanakauhale a me nā kalana, nā hui ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi ma ka ʻāina a me ka honua, a me ke kaiāulu ʻoihana e hōʻoia i ka ulu a me ka pono o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi.
E hoʻomau mau ʻo Joe Terzi i ke kaiāulu o San Diego, e hana ana ma ka Yes for a Better San Diego! e hoʻonui i ka San Diego Convention Center a ma Balboa Park.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- In her new role, Coker will direct the management and strategic development of the organization to ensure effective sales, marketing, and promotion of the region for the economic benefit of the San Diego community.
- E lawelawe ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi kaiaulu koʻikoʻi e hana pū ana me nā luna o ke kūlanakauhale a me ke kalana, nā hui ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi ma ka ʻāina a me ka honua, a me ke kaiāulu ʻoihana e hōʻoia i ka ulu a me ka pono o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi.
- “Julie brings both skill and expertise along with a fresh perspective and passion for the destination that will serve the San Diego Tourism Authority well to build on its previous successes and guide the organization into the future.
