Abdel’s professional career, and indeed his life, began in Morocco where he attended the University of Cadi Avvad, the Institute of Foreign Languages, the Institute Superior Hotel and Tourism, and the University of Cleveland. The hospitality industry has taken him all over the world where he worked among and alongside an extremely diverse collection of colleagues and clients.
With over 20 years in the luxury hospitality industry, Abdel has amassed tremendous experience in management consultation, team building, professional development, strategic implementation, and company collaboration. Abdel is proficient and accustomed to working to complete intricate tasks and complex events within the departments. He is familiar with the extensive work needed to bring a project to completion, tracking multiple projects or functions concurrently, helping colleagues work together to rise to a challenge, provide feedback as needed to help enable the individual and strengthen the collective, communicate professionally and effectively with clients and partners, and ensure assignment completion with a very high level of consumer satisfaction.
Abdel relocated from New York joined the team at Five Star, Chevy Chase Premier Resident in December of 2019 where he currently serves as its Executive Director.