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
-	John Chan, SVP of development, SBE 7 June 2017 New hire Chan last worked with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for 12 years, and in his most recent position’s focus was global development.

Executives
-	Rachel Humphrey, COO, AAHOA 6 June 2017 Promotion Humphrey was promoted from AAHOA’s VP and managing attorney for franchise relations.
-	Mark Purcell, VP of development, North America, AccorHotels 5 June 2017 New hire Purcell joins AccorHotels after his most recent role as VP of development at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
-	Edward Malinowski, chief information officer, Great Wolf Resorts 31 May 2017 New hire Malinowski’s most recent position was chief information officer at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
-	Eric Myers, VP of franchise sales and development, My Place Hotels of America 30 May 2017 New hire Myers joins My Place from The Rivett Group, where he worked as VP of strategic partnerships.
-	Rob DelliBovi, VP of global sales, Dream Hotel Group 23 May 2017 Promotion DelliBovi joined Dream Hotel Group in 2011 and started as director of sales and marketing at the Dream Downtown in New York City before advancing to regional director of sales and marketing.
-	OD Vincent, SVP of golf, club management and recreation, Montage International 23 May 2017 New hire Vincent previously worked for PGA Tour and held athletic positions at the University of Washington, UCLA and Duke University.

GMs
-	Tijuana Jenkins, GM of The Partridge Inn; Augusta, Georgia 8 June 2017 Promotion Jenkins’ first job at the property was at the front desk, which she started more than 25 years ago. She transferred to sales, ascended to director of sales and was later appointed to interim general manager.
-	Dana Orlando, GM of Hotel Ivy; Minneapolis 6 June 2017 New hire Orlando previously worked as director of sales group and catering at The Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, and hotel manager at the Waldorf Astoria in Park City, Utah.
-	Carrie Harrington, GM of Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City; Philadelphia 1 June 2017 Promotion Harrington was promoted from the property’s task force general manager. She has held past positions with Le Meridien, Sheraton and Westin brands.
-	Jason Smith, GM of Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club; Cordele, Georgia 31 May 2017 New hire Smith previously worked as a GM with NorthPointe Hospitality Management in Jekyll Island, Georgia.
-	Amanda Cleveland, GM of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Asheville; Asheville, North Carolina 23 May 2017 New hire Cleveland’s most recent position was operations manager at the Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Westshore/Airport.

Sales and Marketing
-	Lauren Stroud, regional sales manager, Staypineapple 12 June 2017 New hire Stroud will be based at The Alise Chicago. She recently worked as a senior sales team member at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro.
-	Robert Dorr, director of sales and marketing, The Chattanoogan; Chattanooga, Tennessee 8 June 2017 New hire Dorr’s most recent position was director of sales and marketing at The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center.
-	Chris Skelding, director of sales, marketing and events, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino; Incline Village, Nevada 5 June 2017 New hire Skelding’s most recent position was director of sales at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
-	Marcus Ong, director of sales, The Westin New York at Times Square; New York City 1 June 2017 New hire Ong’s most recent position was senior sales manager at the New York Marriott Marquis.
-	Marian Wilson, director of sales and marketing, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; North Lake Tahoe, California 31 May 2017 New hire Wilson’s most recent position was director of sales at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin, Texas.
-	Greg Tucker, director of sales, Ironworks Hotel Indy; Indianapolis 30 May 2017 New hire Tucker joins Ironworks Hotel Indy after working in sales at the Sheraton Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing.
-	Barrett De Santos, director of leisure sales, Turtle Bay Resort; Oahu, Hawaii 25 May 2017 New hire De Santos previously worked as director of domestic and international sales at Highgate Hotels Hawaii.
-	Jill Farley, director of sales and marketing, Kinzie Hotel; Chicago 24 May 2017 New hire Farley most recently worked as director of sales for White Lodging Hotel Corporation and worked with Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt brands.
-	Tanish Kumar, sales manager, InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco 24 May 2017 New hire Kumar previously worked for The Park Central Hotel in San Francisco as sales manager.

F&B
-	Henry Wallace, director of food and beverage, The Essex – Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa; Essex Junction, Vermont 13 June 2017 New hire Wallace’s prior position was director of F&B and executive chef at the Ames Boston Hotel.
-	Jordan Barnett, executive chef, The St. Regis Atlanta; Atlanta 7 June 2017 New hire Barnett recently worked as executive sous chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto.
-	Shel Bourdon, national director of bars, Two Roads Hospitality 1 June 2017 New hire Shel recently worked as East Coast brand ambassador for Beefeater and Plymouth Gin at Pernod Ricard USA.
-	Craig Bertz, director of catering and event management, The Westin New York at Times Square; New York City 1 June 2017 New hire Bertz’s most recent position was director of events at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
-	Ahmed Azizy, executive chef, The Westin Chicago Northwest; Chicago 1 June 2017 New hire Azizy has worked in hotel F&B with GF Management since 2008. His most recent position as executive chef at Holiday Inn Charlotte – Center City.
-	Matt Lamb, executive chef, Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club; Cordele, Georgia 31 May 2017 New hire Lamb previously worked as head chef at Stonebridge Golf and Country Club in Albany, Georgia.
-	Toni Robertson, executive chef, The Peninsula Chicago; Chicago 31 May 2017 New hire Robertson has held hotel F&B positions in South Africa, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and Singapore, including the last 13 years with Mandarin Oriental Hotels.

Miscellaneous
-	Greg Hooper, director of asset management, Owner Advisory Group 12 June 2017 New hire Hooper’s most recent position was VP of hotel accounting at Gemstone Hotels & Resorts.
-	Tucker Stallings, business development coordinator, Hotel Equities 5 June 2017 New hire Stallings has held past hospitality positions with the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta and Hampton Inn Greenville, North Carolina.
-	Camila Frederico, director of operations, W San Francisco; San Francisco 1 June 2017 New hire Frederico’s most recent position was assistant director of food and beverage and rooms executive at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay.
-	Nina Notarile, director of rooms, InterContinental San Francisco; San Francisco 24 May 2017 New hire Notarile has held past positions with the InterContinental brand at the InterContinental New York Times Square and InterContinental New York Barclay.
-	Sarah Huang, credit manager, InterContinental San Francisco; San Francisco 24 May 2017 New hire Huang has worked at past properties including Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco, Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley and Holiday Inn Civic Center San Francisco.
-	Sean Belluscio, front-desk manager, InterContinental Mark Hopkins; San Francisco 24 May 2017 Promotion Belluscio was promoted from assistant front-desk manager at the property. He previously worked as operations manager at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown San Francisco.
-	Jessie Cable, senior convention services manager, InterContinental Mark Hopkins; San Francisco 24 May 2017 Promotion Cable was promoted from convention services manager at the hotel. She has also worked at the Mandarin Oriental and The Jefferson in Washington, D.C., as well as InterContinental New York Times Square.
-	Jim Koutsky, director of finance, Stonewall Resort; Roanoke, West Virginia 24 May 2017 New hire Koutsky recently worked at Visionary Destin, a resort and property management company in Destin, Florida, as chief financial officer.

-Compiled by Dan Kubacki.

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