Tracy Rogge joins the Yosemite executive team as vice president of operations, promoted from a recent post with Delaware North Companies owned Delta Queen Steamboat Company, Joseph Levesque, a 25-year industry veteran moves to Yosemite as the new vice president of human resources and Alice Harten returns to the park after a five-year hiatus to assume the helm as general manager of the historic Wawona Hotel.

Tracy Rogge, Vice President of Operations
A former executive with Delaware North Companies owned Delta Queen Steamboat Company based in New Orleans, Tracy Rogge was named as Delaware North Companies at Yosemite�s vice president of operations, overseeing all of the concessionaire�s day-to-day operations of the Lodging, Food & Beverage, Retail, Transportation, Guest Recreation and Interpretive Services, Environmental Safety and Compliance Departments. She reports to Bradley Anderholm, chief operating officer for Delaware North Companies at Yosemite.

Rogge joined parent company Delaware North Companies in 1998 as accounting manger at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where she was subsequently promoted to controller, vice president of finance and vice president of operations. In January 2005, she was named to the position of vice president and chief financial officer at the Delta Queen Steamboat Company Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delaware North Companies.

Originally from Beatrice, Neb., Rogge is a graduate of the University of Central Florida where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a major in accounting.

Joseph Levesque, Vice President of Human Resources
Joseph Levesque has joined Delaware North Companies at Yosemite as vice president of human resources, responsible for all aspects of HR administration and personnel operations for a year-round workforce of up to 1,800 employees in high season. Under his supervision are areas such as: employment policies and procedures; compensation and benefits; labor and employee relations; recruiting; records management; training and organizational development, employee housing and uniforms. He oversees a staff of 48 and reports directly to Bradley Anderholm, chief operating officer for Dealware North Companies at Yosemite.

Levesque comes to Yosemite with more than 25 years of human resources management experience in various posts throughout California, including the City of Roseville, Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport and the private consulting firm HR & Management Systems Consults, where he served as principal and managing director. Most recently, Levesque was director of human resources at Palomar Pomerado Health District in San Diego, a healthcare system consisting of 3,000 employees and several medical business units.

He has authored numerous books and trade journal articles on HR industry subjects, as well as instructed both university graduate and undergraduate classes and professional seminars. Levesque holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography/sociology from Cal State University, Hayward, a master�s degree in urban geography/planning and sociology from Cal State University, Northridge and has conducted additional graduate course work in public administration.

Alice Harten, General Manager, Wawona Hotel
Alice Harten returns to Yosemite after a five-year hiatus to assume the position of general manager for the Wawona Hotel, a 104-room Victorian-style hotel founded in 1856 and listed as a National Historic Landmark. In her position, Harten will manage the day-to-day operations of the historic hotel, including the completion of a $3.6 million major restoration and seismic upgrade project that began in 2001.

Located 30 miles south of Yosemite Valley at the south fork of the Merced River, the Wawona Hotel is known for its tranquil setting amidst white wooden buildings, rolling green lawns and lush pine and cedar forested grounds. The hotel offers a fine dining room, cocktail lounge, 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, riding stables and pioneer history center in addition to charming mid-19th century-style guestrooms furnished with period furniture and upscale country décor.

Harten originally arrived in the Yosemite Park in 1984 and served in various management positions throughout the years including employee housing and recreation, Badger Pass ski area and the High Sierra Camps. She left Yosemite in 2001 to work as manager of the Jenner Inn by the Sea on the Sonoma Coast followed by a post as general manager for the Osmosis Enzyme Bath and Massage in Freestone.

A native of California, Harten attended the University of California at Davis and is currently enrolled in America Health Sciences University and National Institute of Nutritional Education Certified Nutritionist program.

Delaware North Companies at Yosemite is an affiliate of Delaware North Companies and the authorized National Park Service concessionaire responsible for lodging, dining, guest recreation, retail and transportation services in Yosemite National Park.

About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, a subsidiary of Delaware North Companies, is a leading hospitality provider with significant experience in hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations. The company�s portfolio includes some of the unique properties in North America, including Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Yellowstone national parks; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa near Vancouver, British Columbia; Old Town San Diego State Historic Park; Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds; Niagara Falls State Park; Jones Beach State Park; Deer Creek Resort & Conference Center, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia and Denver; The Lodge & Conference Center at Geneva State Park, Ohio; and The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the world�s leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International, TD Banknorth Garden, Delta Queen Steamboat Company, and American Park �n Swap. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with revenues approaching $2 billion annually and 40,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
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