for high school students going into college to a Nebraska College, in the field of hospitality, and we have scholarships for professionals who want to go back and get some more education,maybe they want to become a Sommelier,” says Olsen. NeHA also facilitates continuing education for professionals through various ServSafe modules, ensuring that industry standards for food and alcohol safety and service are maintained. “In many cases, ServSafe is one of the first courses they take just to be certified to work in a restaurant,” she remarks MOVING FORWARD Since the pandemic, Nebraska’s tourism sector has experienced a remarkable resurgence. “We’ve been setting records nonstop. We used to be the last in the nation of places that people thought to come visit. We were the last and we’ve moved up to 45th, which is amazing in a very short time,” Olsen boasts. On the hospitality side, Olsen credits this progress to the improved communication strategies implemented during COVID-19. The Nebraska Hospitality Association’s small team of just two and 55 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 NEBRASKA HOSPI TAL I TY ASSOCIAT ION
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