Hospitality Student Named Public Relations Director of the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality

Wed., Mar 19, 2008
Moustafa Cheaiteli, a junior in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department, was named the 2008-2009 National Public Relations Director (elect) for the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). The duties of the position will start in June 2008.

The National Society of Minorities in Hospitality has grown tremendously from four visionary leaders at Cornell University in 1989, to over one thousand students across the country that continue to set the precedent for the future leaders of this industry. There are over 50 chapters in the US and many of the top hospitality programs in the country have NSMH chapters.

The vision of NSMH is to be nationally recognized as the premier professional organization for developing exceptional minority student talent and leadership. The mission is to educate in order to aid in the recruitment, retention, support, and advancement of minority students in the hospitality industry. The organization builds and maintains relationships between hospitality professionals and minority students in ways that encourage lifelong commitment to the organization.

The role of the National Public Relations Director is to prepare and submit articles affecting the public image of NSMH to other publications. Additionally, identify other minority hospitality student/professional organizations for the purpose of collaboration and/or support.

Currently, the UMass Amherst NSMH chapter was reactivated by several minority students in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department in 2006. The following students are on the UMass Amherst NSMH Executive Board:

For more information about NSMH please visit: www.nsmh.org.

The UMass Amherst NSMH chapter meets on Tuesdays at 5:30pm in Flint 011.