Kim Avant is a General Manager at Grande Colonial Hotel & NINE-TEN Restaurant at Hr Certification Institute-Hrci. She possess expertise in hotels, hospitality, leadership, training, hospitality industry and 9 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Kim Avant is the true embodiment of all things hospitality. I had the pleasure of working with her at the Grande Colonial Hotel in both her positions as Assistant General Manager and Human Resources Director. She is hard working, detail oriented, exceptionally competent and truly passionate about the hospitality industry. Whatever the task at hand, Kim will exceed expectations and set new standards. She has earned the respect of supervisors, peers and subordinates alike by leading by example with her work ethic, knowledge and compassion. Not only was she nominated for the Gold Key Leader of the Year award this past year, she won! This demonstrates the positive impact she makes in the community as well in her professional roles. I highly recommend Kim for any and all future endeavors.", "I had the pleasure of working along side Kim for 6yrs during my time at the Grande Colonial. She is one of the most hard-working, loyal, ethical and intelligent people I've ever worked with. Her attention to detail is incredible and she has the ability to work through any problem thrown her way. During her time as Assistant GM, she interacted with guests on a daily basis and she always did so with grace and integrity, making them feel like the most important guest of the hotel. She helped my sales team a great deal, not only with in-house groups, but also with various software/PMS procedures, budget/forecasting and more. She is truly a jack of all trades and I know she will find great success.", and "I had the true pleasure to work with Kim Avant for 6 years at the Grande Colonial hotel while she held the positions of Assistant General Manager and Director of Human Resources. As AGM, she ensured the highest level of service and hospitality were delivered while being a source of leadership and support to all departments. Kim excels in her human resources role, and it is no surprise. Every task and role she assumes receives her full dedication, passion, and efficient expertise. Kim Avant sets a bar we should all strive to reach. She is efficient, thorough, approachable, creative and an asset to any property lucky to have her."