Colleen Birch’s Post

A leader by example throughout her life, we are so proud to celebrate Fontainebleau Las Vegas Chief Operating Officer Colleen Birch as a groundbreaking #WomanInGaming at this month’s inaugural #WomenofInspiration awards presented by Women In Sports and Events Las Vegas and Global Gaming Women.    Colleen is a UNLV graduate who rose through the ranks of Las Vegas’ hospitality industry, using her success to inspire and mentor those that would follow in her footsteps. She has been recognized as a UNLV “Alumna of the Year” as well as one of Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s “Revenue Management Professionals of the Year,” a Vegas Inc. “Woman to Watch” and one of HSMAI’s “Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing and Revenue Optimization.”   Now, as Colleen helps to lead our resort toward its global debut in the fourth quarter of this year, we applaud the incredible example that she has set for professionals in the industry. Congratulations Colleen, on this incredible recognition for your years of service and leadership! #fontainebleaulasvegas #fontainebleau #vegas #teambleau #foreverfontainebleau #hospitality #leadership

After seven years of ownership and a more than $500M renovation, Blackstone thanked the employees of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for their help transforming the resort into a #Vegas icon and a leading luxury destination. Each employee, or “CoStar,” was awarded a $5,000 bonus – a testament to our 35+ year conviction that great companies start with great people. #ThankYouCoStars See more: https://bit.ly/3p8kiJB

We were absolutely ecstatic to finally pay tribute to our late founding dean Jerry Vallen and celebrate seven industry giants at the 2022 Vallen Dinner of Distinction last week.  Created in Dean Vallen’s honor, the Vallen Dinner not only recognizes current industry greats but also funds scholarships for our future industry leaders - our students.  With a guest list of more than 400, we are happy to announce we raised $30,000 from our silent auction alone!  We are so grateful for the continued support of our alumni, friends, UNLV community, and industry partners, and we can’t thank everyone enough.   Cheers, until next time!  Read more about the event → bit.ly/3wFbu2A The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas San Manuel Band of Mission Indians MGM Resorts International Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Guy Fieri