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Monika Zuluaga Promoted to Vice President, RIHA
Pawtucket Resident Promoted to Vice President of RI Hospitality Association
RI Hospitality Association Promotes Monika Zuluaga to Vice President of Membership and Marketing
Cranston, RI – February 7, 2018 – The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) is proud to announce that Monika Zuluaga of Pawtucket, RI has been promoted to Vice President of Membership and Marketing.
Previously, Zuluaga worked as RIHA’s Member Services and Communications Manager, a role in which she acted as executive assistant to Dale Venturini, the President and CEO of RIHA. In her previous role, Zuluaga managed RIHA’s internal communications, coordinated RIHA’s social media accounts, and marketed RIHA events and seminars while also administering a process for identifying and monitoring potential members.
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In her new role as Vice President of Membership and Marketing at RIHA, Zuluaga will manage all aspects of RIHA membership operations including recruitment, retention, and program services. She will also oversee and implement all marketing initiatives for the RIHA and RIHEF. Zuluaga will serve as the main point of contact for individual members seeking information or assistance on programs and services, and will also manage event budgets, logistics and sponsorship investments.
“In her six years with RIHA, Monika has been an invaluable part of our team,” said Dale J. Venturini, President & CEO, RI Hospitality Association. “Her dedication and can-do attitude is an inspiration to our team every day, and I look forward to her continued professional development in her new position.”
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Zuluaga earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business with a minor in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts in 2008. In 2016, she completed a four-year management program at the Institute for Organization Management, a training program produced by the United States Chamber of Commerce.
With more than 750 foodservice and hospitality members in Rhode Island, the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) has been the voice of the hospitality industry in the state since 1982. For more information on the RIHA, please call (401) 223-1120, or write to: RI Hospitality Association, 94 Sabra Street, Cranston, RI, 02910, or visit www.rihospitality.org.
