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Employee Spotlight- Sarah Tendler

  1. Employee name: Sarah Tendler
  2. Where were you born and where is your hometown? Born in Lyon, France and I grew up in Paris, France.
  3. What division and position do you work for? Resort Management and I’m an Event Coordinator
  4. How many years have you worked for the CVB? 3 years at the Convention Center and Resort Management
  5. How many years have you worked for the City of Va Beach? 3 years
  6. What is the best vacation you’ve been on? Thailand
  7. What is your favorite thing to do in the wonderful City of Virginia Beach? I did enjoy riding the new Bird Scooters
  8. What are your favorite quotes? “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. And, “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done, than the things I haven’t done”- Lucille Ball.
  9. Do you have an office nickname? If so what is it? Maybe, “Frenchie”
  10. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us: I arrived to New York City knowing only a couple words in English. And look at me now!
  11. What do you like to do for fun? Shopping, Friends, and going to new places.
  12. What is one thing you cannot resist? Chocolate.
  13. What is on your bucket list? Travel the world. I also want to help random people in need.
  14. What is your hidden talent? All of my talents are gonna stay hidden
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Employee Spotlight- Tony Gregory

  1. Employee name: Tony Gregory
  2. Where were you born and where is your hometown? Born in Virginia Beach (Seatack) and hometown is Virginia Beach.
  3. What division and position do you work for? Abacus – Maintenance and Housekeeping @ The Convention Center
  4. How many years have you worked for the CVB? 3
  5. How many years have you worked for the City of Va Beach? 3
  6. What is the best vacation you’ve been on? It was actually a working vacation. I played football for VA Tech and went to New Orleans to play in the Sugar Bowl
  7. What is your favorite thing to do in the wonderful City of Virginia Beach? I like to take my dog Louie (a bully pit bull) to the Oceanfront Beach. He doesn’t swim but likes to get to the edge of the water.
  8. What is your favorite quote? Some things are just a lot easier done than said
  9. Do you have an office nickname? If so what is it? Boom-Boom
  10. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us: I love to watch karate movies on tv that are in different languages, even without sub-titles.
  11. What do you like to do for fun? Challenge myself to new things
  12.  What is one thing you cannot resist? French Toast
  13. What is on your bucket list? Skydiving
  14. What is your hidden talent? I play the piano and electric guitar
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Blog Posts Published This Week

Here are a few blog posts that were published on the Visit Virginia Beach Blog and Meetings Blog this week. Please feel free to share these with your clients or on your own social media channels.

Top 6 Most Popular Instagram Spots in Va Beach

6 Reasons You Must Visit Virginia Beach This Fall

The Lost Treasure of Edward Teach

6 Local Brunch Spots with Great Bloody Marys

First Landing State Park | Explore Virginia’s Most-Visited State Park

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If You Haven’t Already, Please Complete The LEED Arc Survey (Only 2 Questions)

Happy Friday!!  Many thanks to the 124 people who have already taken the LEED Arc survey!! You rock!

But we still need at least 50 more responses before we can receive any LEED points.  Remember, anyway who has ever been to the Convention Center is eligible to take the survey – so please share this information!  It only takes a minute.  Thank you, and please see box and email below for additional information.

If you haven’t yet completed the survey, please click here, or copy and paste this link https://app.arconline.io/app/project/10167588/survey/?key=53e7082b2a828e5df26642e7 in your internet browser window.  Thank you! 

 

BTW – ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED AT OR VISITED THE CONVENTION CENTER CAN TAKE THE SURVEY, so please share this email.  We need at least 200 people to complete the survey and only about 75 have so far.  Please help!

 

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Employee Spotlight – Karen Kephart

  1. Employee name: Karen A. Kephart
  2. Where were you born and where is your hometown? Born in Elizabeth NJ and hometown is Virginia Beach.
  3. What division and position do you work for? Directors Office, HR Coordinator
  4. How many years have you worked for the CVB? 38
  5. How many years have you worked for the City of Va. Beach? 48
  6. What is the best vacation you’ve been on? Three weeks touring China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan and Macau
  7. What is your favorite thing to do in the wonderful City of Virginia Beach? Float along the Lazy River at Ocean Breeze Waterpark.
  8. What is your favorite quote? The mountains are calling and I must go. –John Muir Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
  9. Do you have an office nickname? If so what is it? Super K
  10. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us: Lived in Denmark for three years and Thailand for three years.
  11. What do you like to do for fun? Camping and Hiking.
  12. What is on your bucket list? A week in Bora Bora and a hot air balloon ride over the Grand Canyon.
  13. What is your hidden talent? If I tell you it won’t be hidden anymore.