Rachel Abbott (Sydney)
Sheraton on the Park

Rachel is currently the Human Resources Manager at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney. She completed her first year industry placement hours at Yarraton Hospitality Services (then known as Warrane College Household Administration). The remainder of the course, she worked at the Hotel Nikko, Darling Harbour - now known as Four Points. In the years since graduating, Rachel has had a rich variety of experience here and overseas. She worked as a Guest Services Agent at the Nikko after finishing Kenvale. She then worked as Guest Services Manager in the Observatory Hotel. After that she worked in Human Resources in hotels, restaurants and a resort - from Scotland to London to Turtle Island, Fiji. On returning to Australia she worked in Corporate Recruitment, before returning to hotels to the position of Training and Recruitment Manager at the Sheraton on the Park, "If you can go overseas, do it - keeping in mind that building and maintaining relationships along the way is very important."

Matthew Carroll (Wagga Wagga)
Voyages, Dunk Island

While at College, Matt gained a variety of industry experience - from the food and beverage department of the Avillion Hotel, to portering at the Westin. While still a student, he gained a promotion to Senior Porter, and received the award of Crew Person of the Quarter in his first quarter of working in the department. On graduating from College, he joined the Voyages Hotels and Resorts as a Management Development Program Trainee, which took him from Brampton Island to Ayers Rock to Dunk Island. The highlight of his experience was managing his own section of the resort for a month - quite an achievement just months after graduating from Kenvale. Matt has been travelling and working in hotels and resorts overseas. He is currently working as a chef de rang at Galgorm Resort and Spa in Northern Ireland. He will return to Australia in August 2008 to a management role with Voyages. "The hospitality industry is fast-paced and hands-on. Kenvale having designed their course around an even portion of study and specific industry placement, has got me to where I am today and where I will end up in the future".

Serena Ryan (Orange)
Marriott Hotel, USA

Serena stayed in the one property, Swissotel, while studying, but managed to move around several departments - from housekeeping to front office and reservations. On completion of her studies, she stayed on at the Swissotel, before travelling overseas to work in the Melville Marriott, Long Island, New York, where she has met her husband-to-be! In the Melville Marriott, she started in front office, before becoming assistant to the general manager. She moved on to Accounts Receivable and is currently back in Front Office as the Front Office Supervisor and Trainer.