Jack SchmidtThe Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club recently appointed Jack Schmidt as director of sales and marketing. Schmidt, who begins in his new role today, joins the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club from The Carolina Inn where he served as general manager from 2012 - 2013. Schmidt was promoted to general manager of The Carolina Inn after serving as regional director of sales and marketing for Destination Hotels and Resorts, the management company that operates the Inn. The Carolina Inn is a historic hotel owned by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and located on its campus. Schmidt’s responsibilities include managing the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club’s six-member sales team and the entire Inn’s sales and marketing, public relations and advertising initiatives. He also oversees centralized reservations and revenue management, and the Executive Club membership dining program. His appointment comes just one month before the Inn celebrates its 25th anniversary. In the year ahead, the Inn has anniversary-themed initiatives planned with Duke University and for its worldwide guests, as well as looking to further maximize its marketing as one of 15 exclusive charter members of the Southern Living Hotel Collection.