BMHS GRADUATE JOINS MARKETING TEAM
Ms Andrea Gauntlett, graduate and Dux of the School in December, 2003, joined the marketing team as Recruitment Coordinator, responsible for completing application requests, researching projects for the directors, marketing activities and conducting tours and career weeks. “I love the diversity of my new position and being able to talk to prospective students about my time here is wonderful.
” Andrea was born in Rockhampton in Queensland and educated at Rockhampton Girls’ Grammar School. Her first placement was in the café and restaurant at The Hilton, Brisbane and her second in housekeeping as a room attendant with the One Aldwych, London. “It was a fantastic opportunity to travel around the UK and Europe in between working.”
Andrea was a high achiever at BMHS becoming Student Representative Council President every year that she attended. Only ten days after graduation, Andrea began working at Quay West Suites Brisbane as night GSA and was promoted to Night Auditor. She then moved to Citigate Sebel Sydney as Front Office Supervisor and was promoted to Duty Manager.
Now the Student Recruitment Coordinator for BMHS, Andrea will take over the duties of Mr Adam Sargeant, graduate and Dux of the School in June 2004, who will be heading to the United Arab Emirates in December, 2006 to establish a placement and recruitment office in Dubai for the ORION hotel schools global alliance.
“The School is able to boast another good intake this semester with particularly strong numbers in returning students,” said Principal/CEO Mr Guy Bentley as the Spring Semester commenced with “O” week on Monday 24 July.
With nearly all the finishing touches completed to Stage 2 of the major renovations, returning and new students were welcomed to a transformed campus. The final stages of the renovation see the completion of a new Blue Mountains Hotel School entrance off Fitzroy street with a driveway, turning circle and VIP guest parking, a new Board Room, lobby area and guest lounge, new reception and porters desks, a new Front Office and Rooms Division Manager office. The guest lounge and Board Room are fitted out with large flat screen TVs and the lobby area with two wall-mounted monitors for messages and daily bulletins.
“These new developments see the culmination of the refurbishment program and the creation of a stylish, hotel lobby entrance to the school with a real sense of arrival,” says Mr Bentley. The completion of the bar area, the large wine display case and the addition of elegant new chairs in the Chambers fine dining room as well as modern funky light fittings, artwork and outdoor furniture and umbrellas for the café give these venues a chic appeal that is quickly proving popular with students, staff and guests.
