The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, September 2010 ? Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading US-based hospitality management company, has announced the appointment of Rhonda Lasee as director of conference services for Eaglewood Resort & Spa located in Itasca, Illinois, near Chicago. Charles Reece, general manager, made the announcement.
?I am so pleased to welcome Rhonda to Eaglewood Resort & Spa,? said Mr. Reece. ?She comes to her new position with significant experience in leading catering and convention services departments at a variety of hospitality organizations in multiple markets
throughout the Midwest.?
Rhonda Lasee was most recently senior catering manager for Chicago Restaurant Partners, the exclusive catering and food service provider for McCormick Place, the nation?s largest convention center. She has previously held the positions of director of
convention services and / or director of catering at hotels and resorts for major hotel brands in St. Charles and Oak Brook, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri.
Ms. Lasee is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, located in Menomonie, where she earned her Bachelors degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. She currently resides in Aurora, Illinois with her husband and 2 children.