Introduction & AMBITIONS

Here at AnguillaLNT we are pleased to have as our first profile of 2008, 23- year-old Ms Desserie Brooks, a virgo who was born in St. Kitts but has spent most of her formative years in Anguilla. 

She is a villa manager with Kokoon Villas Anguilla (www.kokoonvillas.com)
,and is also presently pursuing an Associates Degrees in Hotel and Restaurant Management at Hocking College in Ohio, USA.

Desserie considers herself to be a phenomenal young woman  with high ambition, all targeted towards education and her future goals.

Work experience

2007 (October & November) -  Internship at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia and at the Homestead Hotel in Virginia.

2005  -  Present:
  Kokoon Villas (Villa Manager)

2002 - 2005: Anguilla Tourist Board (Visitor Services Assistant)

2001 - 2005: Cerulean Villa - Part-time  (waitress)

2001(six months): Cocoloba Valture (waitress)

2000 - 2001:  Corporate Work Experience Program (CWEP, )Job Training at the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association and certified as the most outstanding student.

Education
Tertiary
 

2007 - Present: Hocking College, Ohio (Associates Degrees in Hotel and Restaurant Management).

Deans List Scholar for Summer & Fall 2007.

Areas passed and certified in to date by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

  •  Hospitality Sales and Marketing

  • Supervision in the Hospitality Industry

  • Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations

  • Leadership and Management in the Hospitality Industry

  • Quality Sanitation Management

  • Convention Management

  •  Food and Beverage Services

  • Bar and Beverage Management



Profile dated January, 2008.

 

 
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                               Ms Desserie Brooks  September 29, 1984.

In Her Own Words: " I enjoy reading exciting novels, surfing the net, going out with my friends and most of all spending time with my son."

"I am on the management track... with enthusiasm, hard work and dedication, my possibilities are endless. With a couple of years of experience I  may be promoted to Hotel General Manager very easily."

extracurricular :

Anguilla Young People Association (AYPA) Member

Miss CCB Talented Teen Contestant in 1999 (Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality and Best Ambassadorial speech)

Education Continued

Secondary: Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School 1997-2001 where she graduated with 4 CXC subjects; namely,  English A, Integrated Science, Arts and Craft and Office Procedures.

RSA Subjects: Social Studies, Hotel Trades and Mathematics.

Primary: Valley Primary School 1992-1997