| Name of Teaching Staff | Dr. Sonali Jadhav |
| Designation | Principal – AISSMS CHMCT |
| Dr. Sonali Jadhav: University of Pune Approval No: CCO/1565, dtd. 14.04.2009 w.e.f. 12.03.2009 | |
| Qualifications | DHMCT, BA (French), BHTM, MPM, PhD – Human Resources |
| Profile | |
She started her career in hotel sales as a team member of Rao Marketing Technology Ltd in 1989. This was an independent company providing marketing consultancy to various stand alone hotel properties all over the country. She headed the Western Regional office in India.
Having a passion for cooking, she changed her career path to set up a very trendy cafeteria with collage students as her target customers. In a short span of 6 years her customer base increased to almost 2000 as indicated in the cafeterias community on orkut in 1996.
Her career path changed once more when she ventured in the field of academic in 1998 when she joined Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Institute of HMCT as a lecture in Food Production .She shifted to AISSMS College in 1999 & has been a part of the academics team for more than a decade. She was promoted to the post of a Principal in July 2008.
Having graduated in French major, she has co-authored the book,”Basic French for the hotel industry”.
| Professional Experience Hotel/Organization | Designation Held | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| AISSMS CHMCT | Principal | August 2008 | Till Date |
| AISSMS CHMCT | Professor | September 2007 | July 2008 |
| AISSMS CHMCT | Asst. Professor | January 2004 | August 2007 |
| AISSMS CHMCT | Lecturer | July 1999 | December 2003 |
| BV’s IHMCT | Lecturer | September 1999 | March 1999 |
| Tanay Enterprises (Cafeteria) |
Proprietor | April 1996 | September 1998 |
| Rao Hotel and Software Marketing Ltd | Area Sales Manager | November 1989 | February 1993 |