Jenn Fugolo is Vice President of Advancement for the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation. In this newly created role, she is responsible for the Foundation’s DE&I efforts, which includes driving the successful implementation of its 5-year strategic DE&I plan for the industry as well as expanding the reach of career advancement opportunities for opportunity youth through the Foundation’s Empowering Youth Program

Jenn joined the Foundation from Sunrise Senior Living, where, as Senior Director, she led the company’s corporate communications function spanning crisis and reputation management, employee communications, executive visibility, and various aspects of external communications. In addition, she architected the company’s DE&I roadmap and helped introduce new approaches to employee engagement through a DE&I lens

Jenn started her career at global public relations and marketing agency FleishmanHillard, where she served a range of non-profit, government, and corporate clients.

Jenn received her undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, and DE&I certification from Cornell University. 

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