CONCERIGE CONTRIBUTORS For the lowdown on things and places that make Chicago the worldclass destination it is we tap into the expertise of the people who know it best: its concierges. This unique, insider-voice is carried out through each issue of Concierge Preferred thanks to these contributors and insight from Chicago’s 650-plus city and suburban concierges. CONCIERGE ADVISORY COUNCIL
CONCIERGE AMBASSADOR MANAGER Erin Toole Williams
Eden Bernal W City Center Hotel
Shannon Boland Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel
CONCIERGE CONTRIBUTORS Chris Baum, Langham Chicago Bobbi Chiodo, Loews Chicago O'Hare Judson Corrie, Waldorf Astoria Chicago Donald Crossley, Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago John Dillon, Ritz-Carlton Chicago Marisa De Felice, Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago
Fred Eberle Alta at K Station
Laurel Gray Ritz-Carlton Chicago
Mark Kraemer Hotel Palomar A Kimpton Hotel
Sheryl Novak Inspired Concierge, Inc.
Bernard Runo Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
Deborah Sawyer Palmer House Hilton
Karen Farmer, Four Seasons Chicago Teresa Frith, A World Class Concierge Anthony Gates, DoubleTree by Hilton Philippe Gills, Langham Chicago Bobby Gonzalez, Hotel Palomar – A Kimpton Hotel
Steven Grillo, The Peninsula Chicago Rhoda Kucuk, The Westin Michigan Avenue Kira Leigh, The Westin Michigan Avenue Eric Loughlin, theWit Hotel Timothy Mass, Corporate Concierge Services Caitlin Meeter, Hotel Allegro Timothy Myers, Embassy Suites Lakefront Ben Nelson, Chicago Athletic Association Hotel Timo Nequin, Langham Chicago Gretchen Nitz, Hotel Burnham Erik Michael O’Brien, JW Marriott Chicago Etienne Padin, Hyatt Regency Chicago Douglas Pickett, Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Israel Penaloza, City Suites Hotel Gwendolyn Ramsey, Trump International Hotel & Tower
Tim Samples, The James Chicago Nicki Scheidhauer, Corporate Concierge Services
Denise Szewc Westin O'Hare
Karin von Krusenstierna Concierge in transition
Krista Krauss Miller
Diane Shugart, Westin River North Michelle Slaw, The Whitehall Andrew Stiles, Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Luis Torres, Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago Claire Wazienski, Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel
Susan Wolf, Hilton Suites Magnificent Mile Beena Vaidyan, Soho House Chicago Jan V. Viscum, Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile Russell Zwolinski, Hotel Chicago
Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
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