Jamel Taggart has been appointed as Director of Hotel Food and Beverage Operations at Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection

With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Director of Hotel Food and Beverage Operations Jamel Taggart manages Hotel Drover's creative food and beverage development and operations. Finding a new home within a high-volume, fast-paced environment, Taggart brings a wealth of knowledge to the role and is perfectly equipped to keep the culinary excellence high at Hotel Drover. Having forged an outstanding path, his journey began as restaurant manager at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. He later traveled around the country and up the ladder by holding several multi-faceted positions at an array of Four Diamond and Five Diamond resorts, including the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz., Omni Severin Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind., the MGM Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Mississippi, and the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Oklahoma among others. Most recently, he served as the executive director of food & beverage at Omni Oklahoma City Hotel where he quickly became a humble and trusted leader.