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concierge contributors For the lowdown on things and places that make Chicago the world-class 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
Eden Bernal W City Center Hotel
Shannon Boland Blackstone Renaissance Hotel
Victor Colon Langham Chicago
Amanda Cooper Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park
Fred Eberle Alta at K Station
Laurel Gray Ritz-Carlton Chicago
Mark Kraemer Hotel Palomar A Kimpton Hotel
Sheryl Novak Concierge & Event Services World Wide, Inc.
Bernard Runo Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
Deborah Sawyer Palmer House Hilton
Denise Szewc Westin O'Hare
Karin von Krusenstierna Corporate Concierge Services/Hilton Chicago
CONCIERGE AMBASSADORS Gianna Bamonti, Peninsula Chicago Hotel Schae Lewis, Mission 2 Organize Fran Robertson, Holiday Inn Express Magnificent Mile/Hotel Cass Lauren Silinsky, Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile Erin Toole Williams CONCIERGE CORRESPONDENTS Karen Farmer, Four Seasons Chicago Sheila Garg, Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Anthony Gates, Corporate Concierge Services Gwendolyn Ramsey, Trump International Hotel & Tower OTHER CONCIERGE CONTRIBUTORS Josh Altman, Corporate Concierge Services Chris Baum, Langham Chicago Robert Brooks, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Judson Corrie, Waldorf Astoria Chicago John Dillon, Ritz-Carlton Chicago Marisa De Felice, Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago Teresa Frith, A World Class Concierge Chris Garber, Conrad Chicago Hotel Philippe Gills, Langham Chicago Bobby Gonzalez, Hotel Palomar – A Kimpton Hotel Aline Kalar, Ritz-Carlton Chicago Krista Krauss, James Hotel Chicago Rhoda Kucuk, The Westin Michigan Avenue Jean-Luc Laramie, Hotel Burnham Kira Leigh, The Westin Michigan Avenue Ryan Lettier, Hotel Monaco Chicago
Eric Loughlin, theWit Hotel Douglas Mahan, The Westin Michigan Avenue Timothy Mass, theWit Hotel Timothy Myers, Embassy Suites Lakefront Ben Nelson, Four Seasons Chicago Erik Michael O’Brien, JW Marriott Chicago Etienne Padin, Hyatt Regency Chicago Douglas Pickett, Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nicki Scheidhauer, Corporate Concierge Services Michelle Slaw, Intercontinental Chicago Luis Torres, W Chicago Lakeshore Jan V. Viscum, Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile Sean Patrick Wagner, Thompson Chicago Russell Zwolinski, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza
TO GET DIRECT INSIGHT FROM THESE CONCIERGE GO TO CPCHI.COM Concierge: Want to contribute? Email Joyce Fong at jfong@conciergepreferred.com Photos courtesy of All Events Photography