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50 Most Influential People of Color in Hospitality & Tourism

Carlos Bueno

General Manager,
Raffles Boston

Sharam Kahn

General Manager,
Hyatt Regency Boston Downtown

Gurkiret Singh

General Manager,
The Westin Copley Place & W Boston at Marriott Hotels

Marie Firmin

President,
Black Biz Dev, Inc.

Mercedes Hernandez

Area Director of Housekeeping,
Colwen Hotel

Sheila Townes

Senior Sales Executive,
Marriott International

Helder (George) Brandão & Lillian Brandão

Co-Owner,
Estella

President & Co-Owner,
Estella

Robert Eugene & Hermela Belachew

Managing Partner,
Rosebar Boston/ Hue

Co-Owner,
Blue Nile

Tasha Hull

Owner,
Park 54 Restaurant & Lounge

Brian Moy & Patty Moy

Co-Owners,
China Pearl

Olrie Roberts

Chef & Owner,
ZaZ Restaurant

Jacqueline Church

Owner & Operator,
Boston Chinatown Tours

Founder,
FAN Chinatown

Karen Richardson

Managing Partner,
Motherland Coach, LLC

Rafael Torres

President & Founder,
Quijote Tour Boston

Ieasha James

President, CEO, & Creative Director,
Endless Flair Events, LLC

Catherine Morris

Founder & Artistic Director,
Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Fest

AJ Williams

Founder & Executive Producer,
AJ Events

Dakeya Christmas

Former General Manager,
Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites Boston Seaport District

Courtney McCall

General Manager,
Savvor Restaurant & Lounge

John Barros

Interim Executive Director,
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

Victoria Vieira

Director of Digital Media,
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

Myrtho Prepetit

Front Desk Manager,
Westin Manager - Boston Seaport

Albie Alvarez-Cote

Owner,
Che! Empanadas

Manita Bunnagitkarn

Owner & Chef,
Cha Yen Thai Cookery / Boxfish

F. Eddy Firmin

Owner,
Savvor Restaurant & Lounge

Jimmy Liang

Founder, CEO & Chairman,
JP Fuji Group

Hector Piña & Nivia Piña

Co-Owners,
Merengue and Vejigantes Restaurant

Douglass Williams

Owner & Chef,
MIDA

Collin Knight

Founder & CEO,
Live Like a Local Tours Boston

RC Smith

Co-Founder,
Boston Black Hospitality Coalition

Zina Watford

Founder & Owner,
Pen Pals Transportation, LLC

Imari Jeffries

President & CEO,
Embrace Boston

Paige Pasley

Founder & CEO,
The Social Butterflies Events

Nicola Williams

President,
The Williams Agency

Founder,
Boston JerkFest

Ezechiel Josma

General Manager,
Davio's - Back Bay

Santosh Sardesai

General Manager,
Westin Boston Seaport

Althea Blackford

Owner,
VStyle Productions

Martina Germinario

Director of Rooms,
Mandarin Oriental

Gabriel Touissaint

Senior Head Concierge,
Westin Seaport Hotel

Tony Barros

Co-Owner,
Cesaria

Rokeya Begum

Co-Founder,
Shanti Restaurant

Nia Grace

Owner,
Grace by Nia/Uptown Social

Andrew Li & Irene Li

Co-Founders,
Mei Mei Restaurant Group

Biplaw Rai

Co-Owner & CEO,
Comfort Kitchen

Hilina D. Ajakaiye, MBA, CDME

Chief Strategy Officer,
National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals

Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Founder & Owner,
Privé Parking

Candice Stover

General Manager - New England Sales,
Delta Air Lines

Lisa Flores

Director of Sales & Marketing,
Columbus Hospitality Group

Myriam Michel

Founder & CEO,
M&M Elite Events

Rose Staram

Founder & Owner,
Rosemark Production

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