Katie JudeRadisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown (35 S. 7th St.) announces the appointment of Katie Jude as Director of Human Resources. Katie brings 10 years of human resources experience to the hotel team. After graduating with from the University of Central Florida in 2008 with a degree in Hospitality Management, Jude began her career in human resources with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, holding positions as Human Resources Generalist and Recruitment Manager in both Florida and Massachusetts. In 2011, she served as the Talent Development Lead for Univita Health in Eden Prairie, Minnesota before returning to the hotel world in 2012 to become the Director of Human Resources with Aimbridge Hospitality, Embassy Suites. From there, Jude helped to open Radisson Blu Mall of America as the Human Resources Manager and was later promoted to the Director of Human Resources. She worked at Radisson Blu Mall of America from December 2012 through September 2015, until she moved back to the healthcare industry and served as Human Resources Generalist for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Most recently, Jude was the Director of Human Resources for Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel from February 2016 through June 2017. Jude’s role as Director of Human Resources at Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown includes overseeing all functions of employee relations, talent acquisition, training and development and basic benefits administration for the property. She is currently enrolled in Concordia University’s Master’s program for Human Resources Management and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2018.