Kerrie joins The Hotel School Australia as the Stakeholder Engagement Consultant in Victoria. With a passion for hospitality Kerrie is looking forward to facilitating the transition of prospective students to begin their career journey with the solid foundation of a University degree.
“I cannot remember a time when I didn’t want to work in hospitality.
With over 30 years of experience in this dynamic industry I began my career in Events, bars and food service before finding my niche in Front Office in hotels, in the Southern Pacific Hotels (SPHC). I was excited to join the Crown Resorts pre-opening team in 1997 as Assistant Manager of the Crystal Club for Crown. I moved into a variety of roles including Hotel Duty Manager and Front Desk Manager and received a Crystal Award for Manager of the Year in 2000.
Throughout my career I have cherished the special service moments of personalising and adding the “wow” factor to Guest stays and fostered connections with stakeholders and regular guests and talented staff. I have recruited and trained countless teams of hoteliers and supported employees throughout their career development. Working through World Economic forums and Hotel Quarantine programs were great lessons in resilience and teamwork.
After 25 rewarding years at Crown, having worked in Crown Towers, Metropol and Promenade in various roles and raising my 2 children, I was seeking a new challenge and it was a natural progression for me to join the The Hotel School team to nurture and guide the next generation of future hospitality leaders.
I am motivated to support and connect our talented students with positions in my beloved industry that will help them to reach their full potential. As a mother of teenagers, I am thrilled to take an active role in supporting and guiding potential students in their extended education and early career choices. I am privileged to give back to an industry that has given so much to me by connecting the next generation of new talent to key roles to develop exciting and rewarding careers and, in doing so, support a thriving Hospitality industry.”
Kerrie Fox
Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, VIC
