Interview w/ Wendy Zurstadt, HFTP President; Controller, Hartford Golf Club, West Hartford, CT - The HFTP President provides a monthly update for hospitality financial and technology-based hospitality professionals

Lately, HFTP President Wendy Zurstadt has been running in and out of airports, flying coast to coast on HFTP business. She's meeting the members, talking with them, trying to get them more involved. There's a push on for volunteers, especially internationally. Wendy is also explaining the leadership and planning process the HFTP is going through. In this streaming audio interview, we cover the upcoming Club and Hotel Controllers Conferences and the new The Uniform System of Financial Reporting for Clubspublication.

About HFTP - Based in Austin, Texas, HFTP is the professional association for financial and IT personnel working in hotels, resorts, clubs, casinos, restaurants, and other hospitality-related businesses. The association provides continuing education and networking opportunities to more than 4,300 members around the world. In addition to administering the examination and awards the certification for the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations, HFTP also produces the annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). HITEC® is the most comprehensive meeting of its kind in the hospitality industry. It addresses the use of technology in the industry and brings together buyers and sellers of technology under one roof. HFTP was founded in 1952 as the National Association of Hospitality Accountants. HFTP® and HITEC® are registered service marks of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. For more information visit www.hftp.org.

Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing streaming multimedia-content for these websites. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hsyndicate to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last couple of years. His column and content are featured in the Hospitality Net weekly newsletter. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics and WUSA's Washington Freedom. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via email: [email protected].