Kelly McCourt has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at The Darcy Washington DC, Curio Collection by Hilton

Kelly McCourt
Tapping 17 years of marketing and public relations experience with leading hotel groups across the country, as Director of Sales and Marketing Kelly McCourt is leading the charge to draw business to The Darcy Washington DC. Most recently, Ms McCourt led sales and marketing for the highly successful launch of The New York EDITION in the landmark Met Life Tower overlooking Madison Square Park. She held myriad responsibilities on top of leading the hotel’s 14-member sales and marketing team: from collaborating and strategizing digital marketing and public relations initiatives to formulating plans and promotions to drive retail and Consortia business. Prior to EDITION, Ms McCourt sharpened her talents as Director of Sales and Marketing at Smyth, a Thompson Hotels property in Manhattan, and at Sage Hospitality in Denver, where she spent six years first as Divisional Director of Sales and Marketing, then as Vice President, Marketing. Ms McCourt lead marketing, public relations, digital marketing and promotions for 64 hotels and the corporate office. Ms McCourt also spent three years as Director of Sales and Marketing for Alden-Houston in Texas, and four years in sales for Morgans Hotel Group, her first employer in the industry, in New York and London. Prior to joining the hotel industry, Ms McCourt worked in advertising and public relations on the agency side. A Native of San Antonio, Texas, Ms McCourt earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship from Baylor University in Waco. Later, she was selected into the prestigious Leadership Denver program of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, spending nearly a year delving into critical national issues and participating in leadership development coursework. Meantime, Ms McCourt has been involved in several social and corporate responsibility efforts over the years: from serving on the board of Opera Colorado to creating annual fundraising events for The Road to Hope, a charity for the children of Haiti, from 2010 to present.
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Sage Hospitality Group is a purpose-led and award-winning hospitality development, investment and management company based in Denver, Colo. Sage’s four companies – Sage Hotel Management, Sage Restaurant Concepts, Sage Studio, and Sage Investments – work together to deliver on the promise of artful hospitality, setting a new standard for guest experiences by creating places that people want to go to, not through.