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SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZES JANINE CHICOURRAT ON LIST OF 2022 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZES JANINE CHICOURRAT ON LIST OF 2022 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE

SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZES JANINE CHICOURRAT ON LIST OF 2022 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE

Monterey, CA - June 21, 2022 - Janine M. Chicourrat was recognized by the San Jose Valley Business Journal among the list of 2022 Woman of Influence on June 16, 2022. Chicourrat is the Managing Director of the Portola Hotel & Spa in downtown Monterey, CA.

For more than a decade, the Silicon Valley Business Journal has been honoring 100 outstanding business, nonprofit and community leaders each year for their Women of Influence program. The esteemed program honors and celebrates the 100 most influential women in Silicon Valley.  Honorees represent the private, public and nonprofit sectors throughout the community.

"I am honored to be recognized alongside a list of incredible hard working women.  It is humbling to be part of a diverse group of professional women who come from a variety both small and large successful businesses," said Janine Chicourrat, Managing Director at Portola Hotel & Spa.

The 2022 honorees represent a variety of industries, career stages, and contributions to women's advancement. There are entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, and trailblazers, who have left their mark over the past year, providing proof to all women that anything is possible.

Honorees are located throughout the Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley or the Monterey Bay Area, or hold a position directly connected with Silicon Valley. View the full list of 2022 honorees here.


ABOUT THE WINNER

Janine M. Chicourrat's career has encompassed successful tenures at some of California's most renowned hospitality companies, including the Pebble Beach Resorts and the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. She brings over 25+ years of operations and management leadership to her position as general manager of the Portola Hotel & Spa, where she spearheaded their U.S. Green Building Council LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification. She was awarded the Monterey County Hospitality Association's 2015 Hospitality Professional of the year, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Business Partner award in December 2018 and in February 2019, she received the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame award. In March of 2018, Smart Meetings named Chicourrat as the winner of the Smart Women in Meetings Award, and a Hall of Fame inductee in 2021. This prestigious award honors talented and dedicated women who are making an impact on the meetings industry, thus elevating and inspiring female meeting ambassadors worldwide.

For information about the Portola Hotel & Spa, please visit portolahotel.com.

ABOUT SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL

The Business Journals are the premier media platform for companies strategically targeting business decision-makers. Delivering a total business audience of over 10 million people via our 44 websites, 64 publications and over 700 annual industry leading events. The media products provide comprehensive coverage of business news from a local, regional and national perspective. The Business Journals are a division of American City Business Journals.

For more information, visit bizjournals.com/sanjose/.

MEDIA CONTACT

Portola Hotel & Spa
Janine M. Chicourrat, Managing Director
[email protected]
(831) 649-7890

Monterey, CA - June 21, 2022 - Janine M. Chicourrat was recognized by the San Jose Valley Business Journal among the list of 2022 Woman of Influence on June 16, 2022. Chicourrat is the Managing Director of the Portola Hotel & Spa in downtown Monterey, CA.

For more than a decade, the Silicon Valley Business Journal has been honoring 100 outstanding business, nonprofit and community leaders each year for their Women of Influence program. The esteemed program honors and celebrates the 100 most influential women in Silicon Valley.  Honorees represent the private, public and nonprofit sectors throughout the community.

"I am honored to be recognized alongside a list of incredible hard working women.  It is humbling to be part of a diverse group of professional women who come from a variety both small and large successful businesses," said Janine Chicourrat, Managing Director at Portola Hotel & Spa.

The 2022 honorees represent a variety of industries, career stages, and contributions to women's advancement. There are entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, and trailblazers, who have left their mark over the past year, providing proof to all women that anything is possible.

Honorees are located throughout the Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley or the Monterey Bay Area, or hold a position directly connected with Silicon Valley. View the full list of 2022 honorees here.


ABOUT THE WINNER

Janine M. Chicourrat's career has encompassed successful tenures at some of California's most renowned hospitality companies, including the Pebble Beach Resorts and the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. She brings over 25+ years of operations and management leadership to her position as general manager of the Portola Hotel & Spa, where she spearheaded their U.S. Green Building Council LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification. She was awarded the Monterey County Hospitality Association's 2015 Hospitality Professional of the year, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Business Partner award in December 2018 and in February 2019, she received the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame award. In March of 2018, Smart Meetings named Chicourrat as the winner of the Smart Women in Meetings Award, and a Hall of Fame inductee in 2021. This prestigious award honors talented and dedicated women who are making an impact on the meetings industry, thus elevating and inspiring female meeting ambassadors worldwide.

For information about the Portola Hotel & Spa, please visit portolahotel.com.

ABOUT SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL

The Business Journals are the premier media platform for companies strategically targeting business decision-makers. Delivering a total business audience of over 10 million people via our 44 websites, 64 publications and over 700 annual industry leading events. The media products provide comprehensive coverage of business news from a local, regional and national perspective. The Business Journals are a division of American City Business Journals.

For more information, visit bizjournals.com/sanjose/.

MEDIA CONTACT

Portola Hotel & Spa
Janine M. Chicourrat, Managing Director
[email protected]
(831) 649-7890

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