Editorial Board Guest Author
Ms. Terry Susan Terry
Vice President, Culinary Operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
As vice president of culinary operations for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Susan Terry is responsible for strategic development of food and beverage concepts for full service and specialty restaurants in North America. She is also responsible for the development of catering event materials and menus. Most recently, Ms. Terry served as director of culinary operations for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, responsible for national programming, training, goals, procurement, food and beverage standards and franchise support. Prior to that, Ms. Terry was the senior executive chef at Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington D.C. In that role, she oversaw all food and beverage operations for the 900-room hotel, including five food and beverage outlets, 24-hour in-room dining and the hotel's Kosher kitchen. Ms. Terry began her career at Hyatt in 1990 at the former Hyatt Regency Suites on Michigan Avenue in Chicago as an executive sous chef. She then went on to hold executive chef positions at Hyatt Regency Harborside in Boston and the former Park Hyatt Los Angeles. She was awarded Hyatt's most prestigious honor, the Donald N. Pritzker Award of Excellence for Operations, in 2003.Ms. Terry can be contacted at 312-780-5709 or susan.terry@hyatt.com
