Daryn WhiteThe Heathman Hotel hired Daryn White as General Manager in October. White, former General Manager at Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake City, will apply her unique expertise and vision to help strengthen and grow this iconic hotel. As General Manager, White will oversee all property operations, sales and executive functions as well as focus on the opening of the much anticipated restaurant, Headwaters, in the reimagined dining room and the soon to launch Russian Tea in the tea court. Chef Vitaly Paley will be the third James Beard Best Chef Northwest winner to take the helm of the Portland institution, a long running dining destination in the Pacific Northwest. White started her career in hospitality at Hotel Monaco in Portland as the Front Office Supervisor. She then took on the role of City Marketing Manager and was quickly promoted to Assistant General Manager maintaining a consistent top 5 ranking for overall guest satisfaction throughout Kimpton properties and a #2 ranked TripAdvisor hotel in Portland. As the General Manager of the Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake City, Utah, she raised the property’s TripAdvisor ranking 8 spots over 12 months.