About PHAN
PHAN is a non profit incorporated Association of Professional Housekeepers
throughout the NSW region. PHAN was formed in 2005 by a group of Sydney
Executive Housekeepers who wanted to encourage ambition and to inspire,
train and mentor current employees for the future of the profession
of Housekeeping Management.
PHAN is dedicated to share knowledge and continue Housekeeping Managers
professional development throughout their careers as well as to actively
assist and encourage those under their direction to advance their knowledge
and experience.
Annual PHAN Memberships are from 1st April 2010 – 31st March
2011. The first event in 2010 was the AGM held on March 17th at Star
City. The PHAN Service Excellence Award 2009/2010 was presented to Greg
Agius of AL Hayles. The newly elected 10 office-bearers of the Association
and ordinary members of the committee are:
| President |
Ms Chona Ogilvie (Four Points by Sheraton) |
| Vice President |
Ms Grace Esogon (Sydney Harbour Marriott) |
| Secretary |
Ms Zarife Melick (The Menzies) |
| Treasurer |
Ms Nela Neves (Holiday Inn Darling Harbour) |
| Assistant Treasurer |
Ms Kamila Smirski (Shangri-La Hotel) |
| Committee |
Ms Maureen Jolowicz (Radisson Plaza) |
| Committee |
Ms Lalini de Silva (Star City) |
| Committee |
Ms Tina Tian (Four Seasons) |
| Committee |
Ms Elizabeth Vega (Wyndham Vacation Resorts) |
| Committee |
Helen Hofman (St Marys Cathedral) |
Welcome from PHAN President Chona Ogilvie,
Another year has passed and in spite of the global economic
challenges in 2009, PHAN has successfully delivered a number of initiatives
and activities. At the beginning of 2009 the inaugural Housekeeping
Olympics was attended by over 200 enthusiastic housekeeping staff from
19 participating hotels! Other events during the year included educational
workshops, hotel tours, an innovative products workshop, shared best
practices, and the fantastic fun day at the Hunter Valley.
As the newly elected President of PHAN, I wish to warmly
welcome you all to another year for the Professional Housekeepers’
Association of NSW. This year we will continue to encourage participation
from all our members. We will invite members to join our committee meetings,
giving them an understanding of how PHAN works, an opportunity to add
their ideas and ongoing involvement throughout the year. To increase
our standing as an organisation, we will also focus on increasing the
membership to enable us to be recognised as a true business partner
in the hospitality industry, acknowledging the importance of the Housekeeping
Department’s contribution to the success of hospitality in NSW.
Our organisation offers members the great advantage of
a combined pool of knowledge from each and every member. Attending functions
and workshops is a perfect opportunity to network, share ideas and learn
from each other, this also includes our Assistants and Supervisors.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express
our thanks to the suppliers. Their ongoing support assists PHAN’s
workshops and functions to be even more successful. We look forward
to improving this already mutually beneficial continued partnership
with them in the future.
Chona Ogilvie
PHAN President
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