A Roundup of US Hires, Promotions

Hotel News Now twice a month features a roundup of new hires and promotions in the hotel industry for U.S.-based positions. To be included in the next roundup, email HNN’s Dan Kubacki.

In the Spotlight
-	Edward Maynard, president, Sixty Hotels 26 January 2018 New hire Maynard joins Sixty Hotels from Denihan Hospitality, where he was EVP of operations.
Executives
-	Brian Kirkland, chief technology officer, Choice Hotels International 6 February 2018 Promotion Kirkland most recently worked as Choice’s VP of engineering.
-	Suzanne Saunders, VP of design and construction, Hospitality Ventures Management Group 6 February 2018 New hire Saunders spent more than 10 years with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts before joining HVMG. Her most recent position was regional VP of project services, design and planning, Americas.
-	Chuck Collins, market VP, Milwaukee; White Lodging 29 January 2018 Promotion Collins was promoted from regional VP of select service for White Lodging.
-	Anna Barker, VP of corporate accounting, New Castle Hotels & Resorts 29 January 2018 Promotion Barker was promoted from New Castle’s senior director of corporate accounting. She joined the company in 1992.
-	Cassie Bond, regional VP of revenue management, Chesapeake Hospitality 25 January 2018 Promotion Bond joined the company in 2018 as a property-level revenue manager. She most recently worked as senior regional director of revenue management.

GMs
-	Lacey Lamm, GM of the Cambria Dallas Downtown; Dallas 1 February 2018 New hire Lamm previously worked as VP of operations at The Packard Companies and has past managerial experience with Texas and Oklahoma properties.
-	Matthew Grauso, GM of Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach; Honolulu 29 January 2018 New hire Grauso’s most recent position was as GM of the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa.
-	Lisa Reeser, GM of the Courtyard by Marriott Lake Placid; Lake Placid, New York 29 January 2018 New hire Reeser previously worked as director of room operations at Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton, New Hampshire.
-	Dennis Clark, managing director, Fairmont Grand Del Mar; San Diego 26 January 2018 New hire Clark’s most recent position was as GM of the Fairmont Mayakoba.
-	Leonard Buckley, GM of The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia; Philadelphia 25 January 2018 New hire Buckley most recently worked as GM of the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel.
-	Gabriel Constantin, GM of Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago; Chicago 23 January 2018 New hire Constantin previously worked as GM of Trump Hotels’ Old Post Office in Washington D.C.
-	Jason Kern, GM of Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort; St. Augustine Beach, Florida 23 January 2018 New hire Kern last worked as GM of the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
-	Helen Watson, GM of The Adelphi Hotel; Saratoga Springs, New York 23 January 2018 Promotion Watson was promoted from The Adelphi Hotel’s director of rooms to her new position.
-	Raj Radke, GM of The Ballantyne; Charlotte, North Carolina 23 January 2018 New hire Radke has held past hotel managerial positions with Four Seasons and St. Regis properties. Most recently, he worked as interim GM and hotel manager at The St. Regis Deer Valley.
-	Gabor Vida, managing director, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi; Santa Fe, New Mexico 23 January 2018 New hire Vida joins the property from Rosewood Sand Hill, where he was hotel manager.
-	John Remmers, GM of Hotel Vitale; San Francisco 18 January 2018 New hire Remmers will also manage The Marker in addition to Hotel Vitale as an area GM for Two Roads Hospitality. He last worked as GM of Hotel Nia.
-	Stephen Johnson, GM of The Scott; Scottsdale, Arizona 17 January 2018 New hire Johnson previously worked as GM of Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa, as well as properties in Phoenix, Georgia and California.

Sales and Marketing
-	Marshall Hilliard, director of sales and marketing, Hilton New Orleans Riverside; New Orleans 6 February 2018 New hire Hilliard previously worked as director of sales and marketing at The Westin Charlotte.
-	Jennifer Jones, director of global sales, Rosewood Hotel Group 5 February 2018 New hire Jones’ most recent position was as group sales manager for Four Seasons Resort & Residences Anguilla. In her new role, she will manage corporate and group bookings in the eastern U.S. and Canadian markets.
-	Shelly Campbell, director of sales and marketing, Cambria Dallas Downtown; Dallas 1 February 2018 New hire Campbell has held marketing positions at properties in Dallas, Waco and Southlake, Texas.
-	Karyna Flores, senior sales manager, InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco; San Francisco 29 January 2018 Promotion Flores was promoted from business development manager. She joined the properties in 2014 as a sales manager.
-	Will Ovando, sales manager, InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco; San Francisco 29 January 2018 New hire Ovando’s hospitality career includes time spent as sales manager at the Holiday Inn Civic Center in San Francisco.
-	Estrella Navarro, senior sales manager, InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco; San Francisco 29 January 2018 Promotion Navarro joined the properties’ sales team in 2014. Before moving to San Francisco, she worked at the InterContinental Madrid.
-	Jean Spaulding, director of sales and marketing, Villas of Grand Cypress; Orlando, Florida 25 January 2018 New hire Spaulding’s most recent position was as director of sales and marketing at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.
-	Alissa Heim, director of sales and marketing, The Source Hotel; Denver 17 January 2018 New hire Heim previously worked as group and business travel sales manager of Omni Hotels & Resorts.
-	Dawn Aronson, director of sales and marketing, Carmel Mission Inn; Carmel, California 16 January 2018 New hire Aronson’s hospitality industry experience includes past positions with Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California, and Hilton Monterey and Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Seaside.

F&B
-	Kristina Schreck, director of catering, Kimpton Hotel Solamar; San Diego 18 January 2018 New hire Schreck’s most recent position was as senior catering sales executive at Coronado Marriott Resort and Spa and convention services manager at the Gaslamp Marriott.
Human Resources
-	Donna Ouderkirk, director of human resources; InterContinental Mark Hopkins; San Francisco 29 January 2018 Promotion Ouderkirk previously worked as assistant director of HR at the property and has more than 20 years of experience with IHG.
-	Sonia Rollins, director of human resources, InterContinental San Francisco; San Francisco 29 January 2018 New hire Rollins previously worked at Meadowood Resort & Spa in Napa, California.
Miscellaneous
-	Nour Asfari, area director of revenue, Benchmark 7 February 2018 New hire Asfari previously worked as a revenue-management consultant and has worked for TravelClick and Sage Hospitality Management.
-	Nathan DeWindt, director of operations, Hotel Contessa; San Antonio 1 February 2018 New hire DeWindt most recently worked as director of front office for Grand Pacific Resorts.
-	Tushaar Agrawal, hotel manager, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center; National Harbor, Maryland 31 January 2018 New hire Agrawal previously worked as VP of owner and franchise services for Marriott International.
-	Janice Bond, director of music and social programming, Hotel Van Zandt; Austin, Texas 23 January 2018 New hire Bond previously worked as director of music and social programming at The Kimpton Gray Hotel in Chicago.

-Compiled by Dan Kubacki.

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