Austin PhillipsWith more than a decade of hotel industry experience, Austin Phillips leads all sales and marketing efforts as Director of Sales & Marketing at Loews Regency San Francisco. He arrived at the hotel from Stanford Court San Francisco, part of the Highgate Hotels portfolio, where he had been Director of Sales & Marketing since June 2013. Phillips also held sales and marketing roles at other Highgate properties, including Associate Director of Sales at Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Director of Business Travel & Leisure Sales at Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel in San Francisco. He previously gained experience at other San Francisco-based addresses including Area Director of Sales &Marketing of Greystone Hotels with responsibility for the overall productivity of three properties; Director of Sales & Marketing at Hotel Griffon; and Senior Sales Manager at Hotel Adagio. Phillips got his start in 2002 as Director of Sales at Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, New York. A native of San Anselmo in Marin County, Phillips earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Resort & Lodging Management from California State University, Chico, and continued his education with a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.