Maria Ordóñez-Maloney has been appointed Sales Manager at Hyatt 48 Lex in New York
With sales skills that developed on two continents, Ordóñez-Maloney joined Hyatt 48 Lex from Hilton New York Fashion District where she held the position of Associate Director of Sales. Previously, she held sales positions in New York City and Baltimore, including Senior Sales Manager at Hotel Indigo Chelsea in New York; Pre-Opening Director of Sales at Hotel Indigo Inner Harbor in Baltimore; and Catering and SMERF Sales Manager at Doubletree Inn at the Colonnade in Baltimore. Ordóñez-Maloney got her start in 2002 as a Front Office Manager at the Red Mangrove Adventure Inn in the Galapagos Islands before moving into sales at Hotel El Dorado in Cuenca, Ecuador the following year. Born and raised Ecuador, Ordóñez-Maloney received her Associate's Degree in Marketing and International Sales from Cuenca University in Ecuador; a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Pacific University in Ecuador; a dual MBA in Hotel Management from European University of Madrid, Spain; and a Hotel Management Degree from Les Roches Hotel Management in Switzerland. She commutes to New York from Bayonne, New Jersey, speaks Spanish fluently, and enjoys traveling, theater and live music during her free time.
