AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center appointed Cheryl Shirley as its new director of catering.
Shirley's passion is in catering sales and events because she love meeting families and making their events truly memorable.
Shirley earned a bachelor’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant Management at Johnson & Wales in Providence, R.I. After graduating, she was recruited to join the team at La Mansion in San Antonio, Tex. in both catering and the restaurant.
She then began a 20-year stint with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in California and in January 2015, an opportunity at the Westin Austin Downtown as the senior catering sales manager brought her back to Texas.
The AT&T Executive Hotel and Conference Center is located on The University of Texas at Austin campus and offer 297 newly renovated guest rooms and 50,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The conference center will expand with a 15,000-square-foot ballroom and additional meeting space in 2018. The venue’s four-star restaurant, The Carillon, features an award-winning culinary team focused on sustainable, in-season ingredients.
