1. Vegas Elite Meet &
Greet
Hosted By National Society Of
Minorities in Hospitality

2. Tonika Quick
Training & Development Manger, Las Vegas
Region Caesars Entertainment Corporation
UNLV BM & Phoenix BM, Master of Psychology
Alumni
What specific skills do you bring to the trainer
position that made you successful in your career.
How have you gone about identifying employee
training needs in the organization?
What are the most difficult training situation that
you have to deal with at the training &
development level?

3. Mark Garcia
Director Of VIP Services At Mandalay Bay Hotel
& Casino
UNLV Alumni
What are some of the challenges you face daily
with VIP’s how do you overcome them?
Describe a decision you made that wasn’t
popular and how you handled implementing this
to your team?
Share an example of how you were able to
motivate employees or co-workers?

4. Michael Amato-Von Hemert
Slot Operations Manager at Green Valley Ranch
Hotel & Casino
UNLV Alumni
How do you handle a problem with a loyalty card
member as a local oppose to an tourist?
Share an example of how you were able to
motivate employees?
How do you think your schooling has benefited
you in casino operations to prepare you for your
career now?

5. Arlene Montano
Housekeeping Floor Manager at Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts
UNLV Alumni
What made you choose housekeeping? Most
mangers would consider housekeeping the most
challenging department what made you take on
the challenge?
How do you motivate your team when situations
become out of control?
How do you handle a guest who is angry or
upset about not receiving room service for
several days?

6. Bernardo Neto
Assistant Director of Hotel Operations at The
Linq Hotel & Casino
Johnson and Wales University Alumni
How do you handle meeting a tight deadline from
superior manager?
When you worked on multiple projects how did
you prioritize?
How did you convince your team to work on a
project they weren’t thrilled about? How did your
leadership take a key role?

7. Cinthia Pedroza
In Room Dining Manager at Green Valley Ranch
Hotel & Casino
Universidad del Valle de Mexico Alumni
What are challenges that you face on a daily with
oversee two departments?
What entry level jobs would you suggest for
students who would want to transaction into a
role such as yours?
Working at a locals hotel what are some of the
challenges you face retaining guest?

8. Shelly Edberg
Learning & Development Manager at Four
Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Santa Barbara City College Alumni
What are some of the challenges in learning &
development that you face?
What is one key skill you feel all students should
have?
What are some of the most rewarding things that
about your position?

9. Andre Jackson
Assistant Director of Hotel Operations( Flamingo
Las Vegas, The Linq Las Vegas)
University of Houston Alumni
Give an example of how you set goals for your
staff and how you set employees up to achieve
them?
Did you ever make a risky decision? What was it
and how did you handle it?
When you work on multiple projects how do you
prioritize them?

10. Lauren Auger
Event Designer at By Dzign
Southeastern Louisiana university Alumni
What are some of the challenges you can face
when working events and how do you overcome
them?
What are great entry level jobs for students who
are looking to transaction into an Event Designer
career?
How do you motivate your team when an event is
not going as planned and needs to get back on
track?