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People & Places Presented
By Association News (December 2016)
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Los
Angeles, CA – December 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Each monthly issue of
Association
News contains information from state and regional associations,
convention bureaus, hotels and hotel chains and other meeting facilities.
CVBs/DMOs
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Kevin
Dallas has been appointed CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. He
will start his new position in January after current CEO Bill Hanbury
completes his term. Dallas served as chief product and marketing officer
at the United Kingdom–based Worldpay Group, which specializes in payments-processing
technology and solutions.
Mark
McMinn has been appointed vice-president of sales at the Monterey County
(California) Convention & Visitors Bureau. McMinn most recently served
as director of sales and destination services at Team San Jose (California),
and prior to that, he was director of sales at the Tempe (Arizona) Convention
& Visitors Bureau.
Visit
Spokane (Washington) has appointed Jeff Poole as senior director
of sales and national accounts in the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern regions,
a newly created position. Poole has experience working at Visit Albuquerque
(New Mexico) and Omni Hotels.
Anita
Cerana has been named national account director at Visit Seattle. She
will promote Seattle as a convention and meeting destination for associations
and corporations in the Southeast as well as in the sports market. Cerana
previously spent two years working as public affairs assistant at the U.S.
Embassy in Seoul, Korea, and also has experience working for Visit Jacksonville
(Florida) and the Beaches.
Shane
Sorenson has been promoted to SMERF and government sales manager at
Visit Plano (Texas), where he previously served as convention services
coordinator. Prior to his time at Visit Plano, Sorenson was a convention
services representative for the Wichita Falls (Texas) Convention &
Visitors Bureau.
Visit
Baltimore has hired Kelly Nagle as director of communications and
Julia Watkins as public relations manager. Nagle previously served
as communications manager at Santa Monica (California) Travel & Tourism.
Watkins previously worked at Planit agency where she led public relations
efforts.
Hospitality
& Suppliers
Thomas
McCartney recently assumed the role of president and general manager
of the Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California. McCartney most
recently served as chief operating officer of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Steve
Basch has been promoted to CEO of the Atlanta-based Shepard, a nationwide
general-service contractor offering event-production series for trade shows,
conferences, corporate events and exhibitions. He previously served as
the company’s vice-president of finance.
Nick
Briner has been hired as general manager of the Galt House Hotel in
Louisville, Kentucky. Briner spent more than 20 years at the Hilton Anatole
Hotel in Dallas in a variety of executive roles. He has also worked at
Davidson Hotels & Resorts and at properties including the Grand Hotel
Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Clear Point, Alabama and the Sheraton/Washington
in Washington, D.C.
Amaury
Piedra has been named general manager of the Wyndham Grand Rio Ma r
Beach Resort & Spa in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Piedra most recently
served as general manager of the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach in
Miami Beach, Florida.
Terry
Buchholz has been appointed general manager of L’Auberge Del Mar in
Del Mar, California. Buchholz previously served as area director of operations
for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
Jim
Haughney has been named general manager of the Waterstone Resort &
Marina in Boca Raton, Florida. With more than 30 years of experience, Haughney
most recently served as vice-president of operations at the Orange Lake
Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Alexandra
Walsh has been appointed director of sales and marketing at the Westin/New
York at Times Square. She previously was director of sales and marketing
at Sheraton on the Park in Sydney.
Terra
Calegari has been named director of sales and marketing for the Resort
at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley, California. Calegari previously served
as director of sales and marketing at the Landing Resort & Spa in South
Lake Tahoe, California, and at the Omni/San Francisco.
Alison
Berg has been appointed director of sales and marketing at the AT&T
Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Berg most recently
served as director of sales and marketing at the Westin/Austin Downtown,
located in Austin, Texas.
Brad
Mettler has been named director of sales and marketing at the Gaylord
National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Mettler
most recently served as director of sales and marketing for the Grand Hyatt/New
York in New York City.
Bryan
Gay has named vice-president of sales, conventions and meetings at
the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada. Gay has held a number
of leadership roles including vice-president of sales at the Mirage in
Las Vegas.
The
Hotel Indigo/Tuscaloosa Downtown in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has appointed
Greg Hopton-Jones as director of sales and Stephanie Katz
as sales manager. Hopton-Jones most recently served as group sales manager
of Hilton/Birmingham in Alabama. Katz previously served as sales coordinator
of the Hilton Garden Inn/Tuscaloosa.
Jenai
Sele has been named director of sales for the Hewing Hotel, which recently
opened in Minneapolis. Sele most recently served as director of group sales
at the Sheraton/Bloomington, also located in Minneapolis.
Roselle
Roces has been hired as regional director of sales for Rosewood Hotels
& Resorts where she will oversee sales in the Northeastern United States
and Eastern Canada. Roces most recently served as global account director
for Bulgari Hotels & Resorts.
Claire
Whitlock has been named director of Midwest sales at the Kiawah Island
Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Most recently, Whitlock held
several sales leadership positions at the Mansion on Forsyth Park and the
Bohemian Hotel Savannah Riverfront, both located in Savannah, Georgia.
Construction
& Expansion
The
Archer/Austin has opened in Austin, Texas, near the Domain shopping
center on the north side of town. The hotel features 171 guest rooms and
16,525 square feet of meeting space.
The
waterfront Shade/Redondo Beach in Southern California has made its
debut. The hotel offers 54 guest rooms, a restaurant, a rooftop pool and
10,397 square feet of meeting space.
Found:RE
Phoenix recently opened near downtown’s Roosevelt Row with 105 guest
rooms, a restaurant and 8,185 square feet of meeting space. The hotel’s
design elements are inspired by local contemporary art, culture, fashion
and music, and it will feature a roster of rotating art shows, pop-ups
and artists.
The
Westin/Galleria Dallas, located inside the Galleria Dallas shopping
complex, has completed a multimillion- dollar renovation. Updates were
made to the property’s 448 guest rooms, lobby, on-site restaurant and 54,000
square feet of meeting space.
The
Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California, has completed
a $22 million renovation, which included 500 newly designed guest rooms
and the addition of the M Club. For meetings and events, the hotel offers
85,125 square feet of space.
The
White Elephant Village in Nantucket, Massachusetts—part of Nantucket
Island Resorts—unveiled its new, 4,200-square-foot Ballroom & Conference
Center this fall. The ballroom can accommodate up to 300 people or be divided
into two smaller rooms.
In
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the newly reflagged Hilton Orlando Buena
Vista Palace Disney Springs Area (formerly the Buena Vista Palace Resort
& Spa) has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation. The 1,011-room
hotel now features new guest room designs, a new lobby bar, renovated meeting
space totaling 92,000 square feet, a new restaurant and a revamped spa
and salon.
The
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida, has
completed a $5 million renovation and expansion. The property offers 400
guest rooms and 32,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.
The
Claridge Hotel—now part of the Radisson brand—in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, has unveiled a new, 15,000-square-foot conference center and
a new rooftop bar, VUE. The 500-room hotel now offers more than 100,000
square feet of meeting and event space.
The
725-room Lexington New York City, a Marriott Autograph Collection
in Midtown Manhattan, unveiled the final phase of its three-year, $50 million
renovation. The update included the conversion of the S. Dynasty restaurant
into a 5,000-square-foot and events center.
The
Mahekal Beach Resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, has completed
a $16 million renovation. An additional 4,500 square feet of meeting and
event space was added, bringing its total to 17,300 square feet of function
space. The resort now offers 196 guest rooms, a spa and fitness center
and five restaurants.
And
Finally…
A new
piece of art on display at the Phoenix Convention Center was painted
by 9-year-old Angelita Tavizon, an Arizona HopeKid. The HopeKids
organization provides ongoing events, activities and support for families
that have a child with cancer or other life-threatening medical condition.
HelmsBriscoe recently presented the painting to the City of Phoenix
and the Phoenix Convention Center in recognition of their hospitality and
support.
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