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HI, IÕM RAY BENNETT.
A 1992 GRAND VALLEY GRADUATE,
WITH A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,
AND A FORMER LAKER BASKETBALL PLAYER.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, YOU NEED TO BE READY.
I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS READY THANKS
TO GRAND VALLEYÕS SEIDMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
IÕVE PUT MY DEGREE TO WORK
FOR TWO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.
FIRST, PEPSICO, AND THEN
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL.
TODAY, IÕM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
FOR LODGING DEVELOPMENT,
SERVING SEVERAL HOTEL BRANDS
IN MARRIOTTÕS EASTERN REGION.
I ALSO OVERSEE MARRIOTTÕS DIVERSITY OWNERSHIP
PROGRAM, TRYING TO INCREASE HOTEL OWNERSHIP
AMONG WOMEN AND MINORITIES.
MY PROFESSORS GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE
AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUCCEED.
IÕM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES GRAND
VALLEY GAVE ME TO BE READY FOR THE WORLD.
LETÕS GO LAKERS!!!