President’s Convention Scholarship Awarded to Lew

The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that Steven Lew has been awarded the 2014 President’s Expo Scholarship. The Concession & Hospitality Expo is being held from July 15-18, 2014 at the Denver Marriott City Center in Denver, Colorado. Lew is the Concessions Manager for New Orleans City Park. He holds two B.S. degrees in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of New Orleans.

Lew says that he takes all educational opportunities seriously, “I really enjoy what I do and I have used all my educational and job experiences to assist in managing the Concessions Department…the knowledge I will take back from the Expo will help me teach my employees and improve the park’s concession operations.”

Founded by then-NAC President Maria Angles, ECM, with an initial donation in 2009, the President’s Convention Scholarship Fund was created to provide a scholarship package each year to the NAC Annual Convention. The Fund will continue through donations and proceeds from the NAC Silent Auction and the NAC Run/Walk.

Past recipients of the scholarship include Tara Buck of Classic Cinemas; Mike Scarpino, CCM, of the Calgary Flames; Gary Butske Jr. of Emagine Entertainment; Denise Ferro, CCM, of Phoenix Big Cinemas and Jeff Hanauer, CCM, of Ovations Food Service. The scholarship package includes full registration to the NAC Annual Convention, three nights’ hotel accommodations and a travel stipend.

About NAC: The National Association of Concessionaires, founded in 1944, is the trade association for the recreation and leisure-time food and beverage concessions industry. Members are comprised of the owners and operators of facilities such as: Movie Theatres, Stadiums & Arenas, Zoos & Aquariums, Colleges & Universities, Foodservice Contractors, Park & Recreation Departments, Amusement Parks & Family Entertainment Centers, Ice and Roller Skating Rinks, Racetracks, Bowling Centers, Outdoor facilities, Convention centers and Performing Arts Centers. Our members also are the companies that provide products and services to these facilities, including: Suppliers, Equipment Manufacturers, Popcorn Processors, Jobber Distributors, Consultants and Brokers.

For more information:
Chris Dammann, Director of Communications
612-849-8418
cdammann@naconline.org

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