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  1. Meet The Team: Trevor Helle

    Name:  Trevor Helle

    Title: Massage Therapist

    Hometown: Dyersville, Iowa

     

    1. How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    A little over 6 months

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    I always wanted a career working with people and I found that at Hotel Julien Dubuque!

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    Helping people!

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally? What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    Spending time with friends and family.

     

    5. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    Walking along the river and seeing movies.

     

    6. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    The staff.

     

    7. What is your motto?

    Do or do not, there is no try.

     

    8. Describe your typical work day.

    Massaging clients.

     

    9. What is your favorite service at Potosa Spa and why?

    My favorite service is the 90-minute massage. It gives you enough time to relax fully.

     

    10. Please share a go-to fun fact about yourself.

    I am a huge history nerd.

  2. Meet The Team: Drew Wasson

    Name:  Drew Wasson

    Title: Lead Wellness Coordinator and Esthetician

    Hometown: Galena, Illnois

     

    1. How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    A little over 3 years

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    I started working at the front desk in the middle of Covid. After working closely with the estheticians here I decided this is what I wanted to do.

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    I enjoy making people feel good, inside and out!

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally? What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    Golfing on the weekends with friends.

     

    5. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    Going to the Vault for dinner.

     

    6. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    The relationships I have with my co-workers.

     

    7. What is your motto?

    You’re only as kind as you treat people.

     

    8. Describe your typical work day.

    I usually come in a little earlier than my appointment to help at the front desk and make sure everything is set up for a successful service.

     

    9. What is your favorite service at Potosa Spa and why?

    My favorite service to do is our lift and tone facial. My favorite service to receive is our herbal detox wrap and massage.

     

    10. Please share a go-to fun fact about yourself.

    I’m a dog mom to my 2-year-old Aussiedoodle, Sammy.

  3. Meet The Team: Courtney Mihalakis

     

    Name:  Courtney Mihalakis

    Title: Spa Manager

    Hometown: Durango, Iowa

     

    1. How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    11 years

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    I have always loved the building and while attending Capri College for esthetics, I began my career here as a wellness coordinator.

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    I am most passionate about giving excellent customer service and building relationships with our guests!

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally? What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    My favorite way to spend a free weekend is kayaking, camping, and grilling out with family and friends. My biggest personal passion is our small hobby farm.

     

    5. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    Trying new restaurants downtown and going to outdoor concerts.

     

    6. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    I love its history, charm, and class.

     

    7. What is your motto?

    You only live once.

     

    8. Describe your typical work day.

    Enjoying laughs with coworkers, greeting guests, answering phones and emails, placing orders, and completing services.

     

    9. What is your favorite service at Potosa Spa and why?

    Our shea butter scrub and massage or our lift and tone facial.

     

    10. Please share a go-to fun fact about yourself.

    I ran Dubuque’s first-ever Spirit Halloween store when I was 18.

  4. Meet The Team: Aviannah Imbus

    Name:  Aviannah Imbus

    Title: Wellness Coordinator

    Hometown: Menominee, IL

     

    1. How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?  

    2 years

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    A few members of my family are in the spa industry. I grew up loving it and will be pursuing my education in this industry in the next few years! Potosa Spa helped me realize that I want to go into this career even more!

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    I enjoy making each guest feel comfortable and relaxed!

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally? What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    On my free days, I enjoy cleaning, walking, shopping, and hanging out with my pets!

     

    5. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    My favorite thing to do in the Dubuque area is going to the Mines of Spain and the Farmer’s Market.

     

    6. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    I love all of my co-workers. They make me feel very appreciated and make our team feel more like a family!

     

    7. What is your motto?

    God will never give you anything that you can’t handle.

     

    8. Describe your typical work day.

    Very busy! Everyday is different!

     

    9. What is your favorite service at Potosa Spa and why?

    Any of the body wraps! Super relaxing and you also get a mini facial! The shower in the middle of the service is the best part!

     

    10. Please share a go-to fun fact about yourself.

    I named my cat after my grandfather Herb.

     

  5. Meet the Team : Jody Thoma

    Name:  Jody Thoma

    Title:  Beverage Manager

    Hometown: Belmont, WI

     

    1.How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?   Almost 6 months

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    I had previously worked in the beverage industry for many years as well as in the hospitality industry. I have an extensive customer service background as well. When the opportunity arose I realized I could not pass it up to combine the knowledge I have with what I enjoy most.

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    I am professionally most passionate about giving our guests the best possible experience. A place they can unwind whether on vacation or finishing a meeting.

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally?

    I am most passionate about personal growth. Each and everyday there is so much opportunity to learn whether intentionally learning something new or by what life brings our way. There is always so much room for growth and I look for that opportunity.

     

    5. What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    I really like to spend time kayaking on the weekend. It is a great way to unwind and reset for the week ahead.

     

    6. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    I really enjoy checking out all of the new shops and boutiques popping up in downtown Dubuque. They are all unique and it is great to see downtown Dubuque thriving.

     

    7. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    I love our team at the Hotel. Everyone from day one has been incredible and so helpful. We all work really well together and support each other wherever it is needed.

     

    8. What is your personal motto?

    “Have a plan and trust the process. Don’t give up if it does not work, change your strategy. “

     

    9. Describe your typical work day.

    Everyday is different for me. I may be focused on an event, or the Riverboat Lounge, working on drink menus, studying the latest trends in the beverage industries, or even looking for our next acoustic act we are having perform. No day is the same, but everyday I am happy to have the opportunity to work here.

     

    10. What is your favorite cocktail we serve at Riverboat Lounge and why you like it?

    The White Chocolate Mint Martini is my favorite. Why? Chocolate and a martini in one, you cannot go wrong!

     

    11. Please share a go-to fun-fact about yourself.

    I am from Wisconsin and coming here quickly learned in Iowa an Old Fashioned is made entirely different!

     

     

  6. Meet The Team : Ben Vogt

    Ben Vogt, Sous ChefName:  Benjamin Vogt

    Position:  Sous Chef

    Hometown: Clinton, IA

     

    1. How long have you been with Caroline’s Restaurant? 1 year

     

    2. Please share a little bit about your background: education, interests, activities?

    I graduated with a Degree in Accounting at Coe College. I am a huge sports fan, especially the Chicago Cubs and Buffalo Bills. I enjoy playing golf and going to Cubs games in my free time!

     

    3. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    Golf, going to the Farmer’s Market, and listening to live music.

     

    4. What are some of your favorite features on the Caroline’s menu?

    All the steaks!

     

    5. What do you enjoy most about working at Caroline’s?

    The staff is amazing, Front-of-House and Back-of-House. We’re always working, but we have a good time doing it! We’re always laughing, which makes work a lot easier!

     

    6. Please share a personal motto or quote that you best relate to.

    “Attack life” – Greg Norman

     

    7. When you’re asked to share something unique about yourself, what go-to fun-fact do you typically respond with?

    I am the shortest male, being 6’1, out of 38 males on my dad’s side.

     

     

  7. Meet the Team : Rebecca Williams

    Name:  Rebecca WilliamsRebecca Williams, Assistant Restaurant Manager

    Title:  Assistant Restaurant Manager

    Hometown: Delavan, WI and Sligo, Ireland

     

    1.How long have you been with Hotel Julien Dubuque?  

    I have been with Hotel Julien Dubuque for just over a year.

     

    2. What path brought you to Hotel Julien Dubuque? Please share a little bit about your professional background and what led you to this industry.

    I primarily worked in theater, which typically means simultaneously working in food and beverage. I switched to writing advertising corporately for five years but sincerely missed working with people, so I switched back to hospitality.

     

    3. What are you most passionate about professionally?

    I’m most passionate about creating meaningful connections and experiences for guests and employees alike. We spend most of our lives at work, so I’m passionate about making everyday count.

     

    4. What are you passionate about personally? What is your favorite way to spend a free weekend?

    I am most passionate about exploring! Traveling and finding out what it means to be alive through all mediums- song, literature, theater, food, wandering, and history- simply finding a connection.

     

    5. What are some of your favorite things to do in the Dubuque area?

    Explore! I love learning more than anything, so driving around the bluffs and hitting historical spots brings me joy!

     

    6. What do you love most about Hotel Julien Dubuque?

    The history! I love how rich the whole experience is and walking the well-treaded halls.

     

    7. What is your personal motto?

    “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” –Rainer Maira Rilke

     

    8. Describe your typical work day.

    That’s the beauty of hospitality- everyday is different!

     

    9. What is your favorite entree we serve at Caroline’s Restaurant and why you like it?

    I love variation, so currently it’s the Vietnamese Noodle Bowl! Light but filling, bright and super summery.

     

    10. Please share a go-to fun-fact about yourself.

    I grew up in Ireland! I feel very fortunate to have two homes and consider myself a citizen of the world.

     

    11. Is there anything else that you’d like to share?

    This is the happiest I’ve ever been in my professional life. If you feel stuck, change it! It’s never too late.

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