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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-12
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 3, 2015
To recognize the management team of the Marriot Marquis Washington D.C. for their exemplary efforts to train and hire District of Columbia residents.
WHEREAS, the Marriot Marquis Washington, D.C. opened on May 1, 2014 under the leadership of General Manager Dan Nadeau and his management team;
WHEREAS, Dan Nadeau, a 30-year Marriott veteran and most recently general manager at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, has held numerous sales and marketing positions and senior leadership positions across the country;
WHEREAS, Mr. Nadeau is an active member of the District of Columbia community and serves on the boards of the Capital Area Food Bank, the Washington, D.C. Hotel Association, Destination DC, the Board of Trade, and the American Hotel Lodging Association;
WHEREAS, Marriot Marquis Washington D.C. partnered with the Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries to provide workforce intermediary services for training in life skills, customer service, and a Marriott-specific curriculum;
WHERAS, the hotel employs a diverse group of hosts, who represent many countries and collectively speak over 30 languages;
WHERAS, under the management of Mr. Nadeau, 60% of the hotel’s hired associates are District of Columbia residents, many of whom had not previously worked in the hospitality industry, were chronically unemployed, or homeless;
WHEREAS, under the management of Mr. Nadeau, the Marriot Marquis Washington, D.C. has trained, hired, and mentored District of Columbia residents to keep them employed and earning a living wage;
WHEREAS, the Marriot Marquis Washington, D.C. project spent 146% of the project goal on Certified Small Businesses totaling $122.6 million with an overall 30.7% District of Columbia workforce participation; and
WHEREAS, since its opening, the Marriot Marquis Washington, D.C. is strengthening the city’s tourism industry and attracting more visitors, while simultaneously having a strong economic impact and continuing to create jobs for District of Columbia residents.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the management team of the Marriot Marquis for their exemplary efforts to train and hire District of Columbia residents
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Marriot Marquis Washington D.C. Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
