Gonnella brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role at Naples Grande, developing interactive meetings, conferences and incentive gatherings that take full advantage of the resort’s 48,000-square-feet of dedicated meeting space, Golden Door® spa, championship golf and tennis, and three miles of pristine Gulf beach adjoining a 200-acre mangrove estuary and preserve. In addition to his previous tenure at the resort, his prior experience includes serving as director of catering & conference services for Florida’s Amelia Island Plantation; as sales manager with LXR for its Sanibel Island collection of hotels; and eight years as director of banquets with Orient Express Hotels at Charleston Place, South Carolina. He began his career in hospitality in 1986 as part of the team opening the Ritz-Carlton Naples. He holds a degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America.
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