Employee Appreciation Results
23rd ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY
April 30th, 2019 MONTEREY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Official Results
Overall Competition Winner:
1st Place: Portola Hotel & Spa
2nd Place: Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
3rd Place: Pebble Beach Company
Bell Staff:
1st Place: Portola Hotel & Spa
- Jose Espinoza
- Isaac Pardo
2nd Place: Pebble Beach Company
- Herman Arteaga
- Anthony Baker
3rd Place: Inns of Monterey
- Thomas King
2. Vinnie Maggio
Napkin Folding:
1st Place: Pebble Beach Company – Roberta Martinez
2nd Place: Hyatt Regency Monterey – Paul Smith
3rd Place: Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa – Kalina McKinney
Food & Beverage:
1st Place: Portola Hotel & Spa
- Daira Villalba
- Robert Villalba
2nd Place Pebble Beach Company
- Dustin Bowsher
- Paco Rivera
2nd Place Highlands Inn
- Nelson Ramirez
- Rey Venancio
Bartender – Hurricane
1st Place: Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa – Andrew Burns
2nd Place: Portola Hotel & Spa – Tuyet Vitacca
2nd Place: Carmel Valley Ranch – Michael Searles
Bartender – Specialty Drink
1st Place: Portola Hotel & Spa – Will Kollmeyer
2nd Place: Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa – Lindsey Greblo
3rd Place: Inns of Monterey – Anna Vindioloa
Bedmaking:
1st Place: InterContinental The Clement Monterey
- Janet Suarez
- Luisa Ruiz
2nd Place: Quail Lodge
- Reyna Herrera
- Maria “Lupita” Hernandez
3rd Place: Embassy Suites
- Roxana Palucho
- Roxana Contreras
Seafood Chowder Cook-off
1st Place: Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa– Jerry Regester
2nd Place: Hyatt Regency Monterey – Kevin Fisher, Dan Elinan, Pedro Angles
3rd Place: Highlands Inn – Edwin Salinas
Soccer Competition
1st Place: Carmel Valley Ranch
The “Gloria”: Team Spirit Award
The “Gloria”: Team Spirit Award
Pebble Beach Company and
InterContinental The Clement Monterey
General Manager – Bartending
General Manager – Bell Staff
1st Place: Kevin Ellis – Hyatt Regency Monterey