The new year is off to a great start for MPIGNY!  For those of you who attended our first education event of 2020, you experienced a tremendous presentation from Jamie Mason Cohen outlining his thoughts on emotional intelligence. A huge thank you to Education Committee members Hallia Baker and Derrick Sabater for all of their hard work in executing a great evening.

Last night, we held our first networking event of the year at SPiN New York 23. It was a great experience filled with lots of networking, cocktails and fun! Thank you to our fellow MPIGNY member Laura Anderson for the warm hospitality! Stay tuned for more networking events coming later this year as we have some pretty exciting things in the works. 

Mark your calendars for the second annual MPIGNY Town Hall that will take place on Monday, Feb. 24 at Meet on Broadway. This is a free event that is open to everyone! So, if you have a colleague, friend or client that you feel would benefit from learning more about our chapter, please encourage them to register. The main objective of the Town Hall is to provide our members with the opportunity to understand the board of directors' vision for shaping your experiences within our chapter. 

One of the items we are focusing on this year is enhancing your return on investment of time and dollars put into MPIGNY. With that in mind, the MPIGNY Town Hall will be an open dialogue where members are invited to ask questions or raise concerns. Our goal is to ensure everyone is fully aware of all the ways an MPIGNY membership can best be leveraged in growing your career in the hospitality industry. We will also be providing updates on the current state of the chapter as well as a sneak peek into what the rest of our year will hold.

Sincerely,

Patrick Colomer
President
MPI Greater New York Chapter