Each week, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is recognizing hard-working hospitality employees, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To honor the travel industry, and share inspiring and positive stories, the VFTCB is putting a particular spotlight on Montgomery County’s 80 hotels by honoring different “Hotel Heroes” on the organization’s social media channels, (primarily on Facebook and LinkedIn), platforms that have more than 160,000 VFTCB/Visit Valley Forge followers.

This week’s VFTCB Hotel Hero is Sean Callaghan, Operations Manager at the Holiday Inn Lansdale, nominated by Cassandra Giblin, Director of Sales.

Callaghan graduated from Penn State with a degree in Wildlife, Fish, and Wildlands Science Management. Then, he started at the hotel as a front desk agent a few years ago, working through the ranks to Supervisor, and Operations Manager.

“You can see he has a true passion for the hospitality field,” said Giblin. “Sean has proven to be a valuable asset during these trying times, as 2020 shaped up to be quite a challenge in the hospitality industry.

In addition to keeping on top of the constant changes required by our parent company, IHG, and the state of Pennsylvania to keep our guests safe due to COVID, Sean lead the charge this summer with our guest room renovation, certainly keeping him very busy.

Having a leader, and team player, like Sean to run a smooth operation at the Holiday Inn is why he is our Hotel Hero.”

The hotel staff being honored are a variety from sales directors to housekeeping attendants, and culinary team members all across the county, and are going above and beyond the call of duty in their lodging responsibilities.

To learn about more Hotel Heroes, visit here.