Charles Amey

Throughout my tenure at Champlain College I have continued to stay active in my field of Hospitality and successfully incorporated many experiences into my curriculum. The students have benefitted from this experiential learning and I continually look for opportunities to immerse them into the industry.

Some of the professional development and experiences that I have provided for them include:

• International Hotel and Restaurant Show in New York City
• International Tour Director for students, faculty and staff at Champlain College
• International Study-Tour Facilitator, set-up partner schools for student collaboration, presentations and observations. Partner schools to date include:

1. Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, Ireland
2. Rennes Business School, Rennes France
3. Cesar Ritz Hotel School, Le Bouveret, Switzerland
4. Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Scotland
5. Escuela de Hosteleria Valencia, Spain

• Internship Field Experience between the Windham Foundation's Inn at Grafton
• Arranged Study-Tour Site Inspections for students enrolled in the International Hospitality Course. At the following hotels and tourist venues:

1. Dorchester Hotel London, England
2. St. Regis Grand Hotel Rome, Italy
3. Palace Hotel Madrid, Spain
4. Eifel Tower
5. Louvre Museum
6. Coliseum Rome
7. City of Pompeii
8. Lake Geneva
9. Edinburgh castle

I have also had a wide variety of professional experiences to further my teaching credentials. Some of these experiences include:

• Nagasaki Summer School American Cooking Course at Champlain College
• Taught Hospitality courses at Champlain College's Tel Aviv Israel Campus
• Taught in Tech Connections Program at Barre Technical Center
• Hosted and presented Hospitality Industry information to a delegation from Armenia from the Vermont International Trade Association 2007
• Representative at the 2006 Winter Games Closing Ceremonies in Torino Italy

Membership Associations

• CHRIE (International Council on Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Education)
• American Culinary Federation
• Skills USA / Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (Honorary Life Member as nominated by students)
• Vermont Chamber/ Hospitality Council

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