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Skål Philadelphia 2025 executive Board

President

Treasurer & Communications

Vice President

Mariska Bogle

Director of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Philadelphia Academies Inc.

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Vice President

Treasurer & Communications

Vice President

Shawn Murray

Assistant Professor of Hospitality

Montgomery County Community College

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Treasurer & Communications

Treasurer & Communications

Treasurer & Communications

Devon Johnston

Tenant Experience Coordinator

One Liberty Place - Cushman & Wakefield

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Secretary

Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

June Seminario

Director of Field Operations

Intercontinental Hotel Group

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Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

Betsy Barber

Professor Emeritus

Temple University - STHM

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Director

Membership Chair & SIUSA Rep

Director

Frank Klare

CEO (Retired)

Hotel Interim LLC

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Director

Director

Director

Don Gable

Retired Owner

Packer Society Hill Travel

Director

Director

Director

Greg DeShields

Owner and Founder

Greg DeShields Consulting LLC

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Director

Director

Director

Yvonne Vaughan

Tourism & Hospitality Management Coordinator

Philadelphia Academies Inc.

About Skål international

How It All Began

Skål International began in 1934 with the founding of the first Club of Paris, prompted by the friendship arising between a group of Parisian Travel Agents who were invited by several transport companies to the presentation of a new aircraft destined for the Amsterdam-Copenhagen-Malmo flight

Skål International was born in Paris

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 300 Individual Skål Clubs Worldwide

Over 300 Individual Skål Clubs Worldwide

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 300 Individual Skål Clubs Worldwide

Clubs in More than 80 Countries

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

Over 12,000 Professionals Connected Globally

the story of skål

Inspired by their enriching experiences & the strong international friendships that formed during their travels, a group of professionals led by Jules Mohr, Florimond Volckaert, Hugo Krafft, Pierre Soulié, & Georges Ithier, came together on December 16th, 1932, to establish the Skål Club in Paris. The first Skål Club was officially founded, in Paris, on 20 December 1932 in the Ambassadeur


The idea of International friendship grew, and by early 1934, there were already 12 Clubs formed in five countries. It was then that the idea arose to create a partnership, that brings together all the Clubs, with the aim of fostering goodwill and friendship in the Travel & Transport sectors around the world 


The ‘Association Internationale des Skål Clubs’ (AISC) was established on April 28th, 1934 at the Hotel Scribe in Paris, in a General Assembly, who together elected Executive Committee, under chairmanship of Florimond Volckaert

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