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SUMMARY:Tips for Applying to the Culinary Tourism Diversity\, Equity and 
 Inclusion Award
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DESCRIPTION: Looking to apply for the Culinary Tourism Awards of Excellence
  DEI Award but not sure where to start? Join Monica Maralit\, CTA's DEI 
 Board Chair and Gabrielle Mueller\, Staff Lead to walk you through some 
 helpful information about the award as well as tips for a successful 
 application. This is your opportunity to ask questions about the award and
  how to best answer the application questions. Speakers: Monica Maralit 
 CTA's DEI Board Chair and Senior Project Coordinator at OTEC Ontario 
 Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC) Monica Maralit completed her Bachelor
  of Arts in Linguistics\, with a focus on the Japanese Language\, at the 
 University of the Philippines Diliman in 2013. In 2021\, she earned an 
 Ontario Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Administration at 
 Centennial College in Toronto\, Canada. She recently acquired her Graduate
  Diploma in Tourism Development and Management and is currently completing
  her Master of Science in Tourism Development and Management at the Asian 
 Institute of Tourism at the University of the Philippines. Monica is 
 currently working as a Senior Project Coordinator at Ontario Tourism 
 Education Corporation (OTEC). She is also a part-time faculty member 
 teaching tourism\, hospitality\, and certification courses at Queens 
 College in Mississauga. Through the mentorship of Adam Morrison (President
  and CEO of OTEC)\, Monica also serves as one of the Board of Directors 
 for the Culinary Tourism Alliance since 2021. Gabrielle Mueller Digital 
 Media Specialist Culinary Tourism Alliance (CTA) Falling accidentally into
  the tourism world when hired to do some freelance work on the Oxford 
 County Cheese Trail for Tourism Oxford\, Gabby quickly realized that she 
 doesn&rsquo\;t just love working with people\, she loves telling their 
 stories. Luckily\, her background in history prepared her for all the 
 writing that comes along with that! Six years later\, Gabby&rsquo\;s work 
 with Tourism Oxford grew to full-on content creation. Leading the charge 
 on social media\, blogging\, vlogging and website content\, she quickly 
 fell in love with tourism&rsquo\;s ability to help food producers 
 rediscover their passion and to help their local community. During her 
 time with Tourism Oxford\, Gabby also became a certified Experiential 
 Tourism coach through Southwestern Ontario Tourism Corporation&rsquo\;s 
 Unlocked and Inspired Coaching Program and has become completely enamoured
  with helping businesses create meaningful experiences to change how 
 people see travel. She has played a role in getting several experiences to
  market including the award-winning Tree to Table experience which has won
  Ontario&rsquo\;s Best Culinary Experience at the provincial and regional 
 levels. 
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URL:https://www.tiaontario.ca:443/events/tips-for-applying-to-the-culinary-
 tourism-alliance-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-award
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