Meet HTIM Graduate: Gail Brown

​Employer: Gerald R. Ford Corps
Title: Culinary Instructor
Date of HTIM course completion: September 2024
​Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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​Why did you want to enroll in the HTIM business management course?
I enrolled in the program because I wanted to learn what was new in the industry since I last took classes

What advice do you have for others in the hospitality industry who are looking for ways to grow their career?
My current role is now teaching young adults ages 16-24 how to cook and learn the basics of food service.
 
How long have you been working in the industry?
I have been working in food service for over 25 years.
 
What was your first job in hospitality? How did you get into this industry?
And at the age of 15 I got my first job working at the Dairy King and after I left that job I worked at the park in the pool area with children. And that has been my life in a nutshell food and children!
 
Interesting and fun fact: 
My dream is to open a food truck. And I have two adult sons and two beautiful granddaughters ages 13 and 6.

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