Fellowship Follows Recent Hire of Two Diversity Apprentices
Visit Baltimore
, the official destination
sales
and marketing organization for Baltimore,
is pleased
to announce
a new
Data Analytics Fellowship
to
offer emerging leaders from underrepresented communities and diverse ethnic backgrounds the opportunity to gain firsthand experience working in the destination marketing and travel economics industries.
This program is
generously
underwritten by
global travel data
company
Tourism Economics
and will launch this fall.
Al Hutchinson
“There are very few Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
individuals working
in the
travel and
tourism leadership
space,
but more specifically in the data, technology and business intelligence sector
with the
destination marketing
community,”
said Al Hutchinson, President & CEO at Visit Baltimore.
“We’re
honored
to partner with Tourism Economics
to
introduce
this program and make real change in our industry.”
Adam Sacks
“This is the ultimate win-win opportunity. We see this as an investment into our community by fostering talent that will benefit our broader industry,” stated Adam Sacks, President of Tourism Economics. “We really are grateful to be able to partner with Visit Baltimore on this important initiative.”
The 600-hour paid
internship
will involve working with the operations departments
at Visit Baltimore
and
Tourism Economics.
The program will provide training and professional development opportunities
through academic seminars, in-depth research and analysis and a broad range of skill development.
Applicants must be 18 or older and a resident of Baltimore City or the Baltimore-Washington
metropolitan
area.
The online application portal will open later this summer.
The Data Analytics Fellowship
is the organization’s latest initiative meant to expand career pathways in tourism to more diverse candidates. Thanks to a new sponsorship from Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Visit Baltimore was able to reinvigorate its
Diversity Apprenticeship Program
and recently selected Tymarra Sherrill and
Anthony Richmond to serve as the newest apprentices.
Tymarra Sherrill and Anthony Richmond
Tymarra Sherrill is
a
Baltimore native with strong
local
ties and
an
appreciation for her hometown. She began her career in hospitality at a Baltimore-based luxury hotel. In 2019,
Sherrill
graduated from
the University of Baltimore with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Communication with a concentration in Public Relations.
Through the
Diversity Apprenticeship Program,
Sherrill
looks
forward to bridging the gap between her studies and love for the hospitality and tourism industry.
Anthony Richmond
graduated from North Carolina A&T State University
with his Bachelor of Science in Applied Engineering Technology in 2016.
Richmond returned to his hometown of Baltimore following graduation and has
spent the past several years
working in the local hospitality community with
beloved Charm City businesses. Through
the Diversity Apprenticeship Program, Richmond
especially
looks
forward to learning
the
operational side of Guinness’ experimental brewing
process.
With these programs and many others, Visit Baltimore continues to demonstrate a commitment to broadening diversity in the tourism industry. In 2020,
the organization
offered
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainings for Baltimore tourism and hospitality leaders
and
its staff.
Visit Baltimore
also offers a special
BoP
pass
, which
unlocks exclusive deals and discounts to museums and attractions that celebrate Baltimore’s deep African American history and heritage.
Additionally,
the organization’s
Diversity & Inclusion subcommittee, which was created to represent Baltimore’s
richly diverse
neighborhoods and
communities, was
elevated to a board committee in Fall 2019.
To learn more about how Visit Baltimore celebrates diversity, please visit
baltimore.org/meetings/celebrating-diversity/
.
About Visit Baltimore
Visit Baltimore is the official sales and marketing arm for the City of Baltimore. The 501(c)(6) organization generates economic benefits for stakeholders through the attraction of convention, group and leisure visitors. In 2019, spending by travelers totaled $6 billion in direct spending throughout the city, supporting 86,827 total jobs and generating $750 million in state and city tax revenues.
For more information, please visit
Baltimore.org
.
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