Hotel owner and president of Red Hospitality LLC, Michael Erikson, announced today that Jason Ilstrup, formerly with Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee, has been named general manager. Ilstrup spent the last three years in positions of increasing responsibility at The Iron Horse Hotel, a 100-guestroom property in downtown Milwaukee that was named Boutique Hotel of the Year in 2010. Ilstrup coordinated the hotel’s “Your Desires” guest preference concierge program and also oversaw the rooms division. Before that, he spent a year in Madison at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club. Before transitioning into a career in hospitality, Ilstrup served as a congressional aide and chief legislative aide, having earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota. He also spent several years as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa.
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