Jennifer Fridley

Jennifer Fridley has returned as director of sales and marketing at the Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Tutwiler, announced Brett Forshag, vice president of sales and marketing for HRI Lodging (HRIL), which manages the historic property.

Fridley previously worked at the historic downtown Birmingham hotel as director of sales and marketing from 2006 until 2013. She left the Tutwiler to become the ecommerce manager at Integral Hospitality Solutions, which operates four Hampton Inn properties. Most recently, she served as the events manager of Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

Prior to joining the Tutwiler in 2006, Fridley worked at Sheraton Four Points in Tuscaloosa, the Mountain Brook Inn and the historic Wynfrey Hotel.

She earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from the University of Alabama.

Interwest Capital, a national leader in the hospitality sector, acquired the Tutwiler in June 2013. At the time, the Tutwiler was the sixth hotel property in Interwest’s diverse commercial real estate portfolio.