[About her experience with the Scholarship Foundation]... very positive, giving her an opportunity to meet and work with Foundation Board members and their pool of top professional mentors
Graduate School: Purdue University
Program: Bachelor’s in Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management
Current Profession: Sales Rep for J. Ortíz Imports
Co-Owner & Director of Operations for Bossa Nova Brazilian Bar & Grill
Erick came to the Scholarship Foundation in December 1999 seeking scholarship assistance for his Bachelor’s degree at Purdue University and was awarded a scholarship. Erick first worked as a food & beverage intern at the Ponce Hilton and later became restaurant manager on the opening team for the Holiday Inn in San Juan. He was promoted to Head manager for the Vin Santo Café at the Holiday Inn, San Juan. In 2005, Erick accepted the position of restaurant manager for all of the restaurants at Paradisus Resort in Rio Grande and later became the food and beverage manager for the Isla Verde Beach Resort. In 2007, Erick became co-owner and director of operations for the Bossa Nova Brazilian Bar & Grill in the Santurce Plaza del Mercado, a position he still holds today. In 2009, he became a sales representative for J. Ortíz Imports to promote and distribute Morande Chilean wines.
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