HOSPA appoints Janel Clark as head of professional development
Clark will also oversee the launch of a new revenue management programme designed specifically for meeting and events spaces
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The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) has appointed Janel Clark as its new head of professional development, tasking her with leading the association’s education and training programmes.
Clark joins HOSPA’s leadership team following several years working closely with its professional development offering. She has been a tutor on the association’s revenue management course for eight years and takes up the role after a period of growth for the department.
HOSPA said its professional development arm currently delivers 19 courses to around 150 learners, supported by four tutors. Recent results show a 95% student success rate, with more than two-thirds achieving a Distinction.
Clark has worked as an industry trainer and consulting lecturer with a number of hospitality schools and completed a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) during the pandemic. In her new role, she will focus on aligning HOSPA’s courses with the changing needs of the hospitality workforce, particularly among younger professionals.
Clark said: “For younger generations, the idea of career progression is incredibly important. They want to work somewhere where they feel they’re being developed and invested in. At HOSPA, our view of training is not as a cost, but as an investment in people and their future.
“It is a privilege to lead professional development at HOSPA. The consistency of the current courses is evident in the high number of Distinctions achieved, and I look forward to building on these foundations.”
The professional development team has already marked 576 assignments and six applied business projects during the 2025 academic year. Clark will also oversee the launch of a new revenue management programme designed specifically for meeting and events spaces.
Jane Pendlebury, chief executive of HOSPA, added: “She already has a strong track record with HOSPA and a deep understanding of the needs of our learners, which gives us confidence in the future direction of our education programmes.”
