Kendra P. Clough

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has appointed Kendra P. Clough director of conference services for the Doug Pitcock '49 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, which is nearing completion in College Station, Texas. The Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property is expected to open in August. Greg Stafford, general manager, made the announcement.

Kendra Clough comes to the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center with a keen understanding of the hospitality industry and the Texas meetings market. She was previously director of conference services for the landmark Woodlands Resort & Conference Center located near Houston. Prior to this, Ms. Clough served as an ExxonMobil Event Planning Contractor for Oce, the domestic and international event and meeting coordination company. She has also been an independent meeting consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ms. Clough received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Texas, majoring in hospitality management. She is relocating to the College Station area.