Erin Lovely

Erin Lovely has spent more than 15 years working in hospitality sales and marketing, curating her skills in group, transient and catering sales at some of the most well known brands in the United States.

Upon graduating with a degree in Restaurant Foodservice Management from Syracuse University in New York, Erin began her career in the Washington, DC metro area working for Hilton properties. In May 2005, she took an opportunity at Kimpton Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels Group"s brand of boutique properties. Over the next six years, Erin honed her talents at Kimpton"s DC properties before moving to Phoenix as part of the pre-opening team of Kimpton"s Hotel Palomar in 2011. One year later she moved west to Hotel La Jolla as the property"s Director of Sales and Marketing, where she spent three years learning the Southern California market.

In November 2015, Erin transitioned to Embassy Suites by Hilton, San Diego Bay Downtown, as the Director of Sales. A $25 million operation by HEI Management group, Erin led the hotel"s sales team in booking 38,000 group rooms annually. In January 2018, she brought her expertise of the convention-driven market with her to Hotel Republic, also an HEI Management property, as the Director of Sales and Marketing. A downtown resident, Erin enjoys living and working in San Diego"s bustling city center with her husband and little yorkie, Rocky Diamonds.