Dana Johnson has been promoted to General Manager at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
Johnson
has more than 25 years of experience in hotel group sales and has spent the majority of her career at Marcus Hotels & Resorts. She most recently served as executive director of sales for Marcus Hotels & Resorts' Milwaukee market since 2021. In this role, she managed the sales teams for the company's three Milwaukee properties - Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, The Pfister Hotel, and Hilton Milwaukee City Center - while developing new members of the sales teams and maintaining strong relationships with several key corporate accounts. Prior to this, Johnson held various sales management roles with the company and its portfolio. In her new role as general manager of Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Johnson will manage the 219-room property in the heart of the city's entertainment and theater district. She will lead the team as they invite guests to experience the arts in new ways, like through the hotel's multiple gallery and exhibition spaces, numerous culinary destinations, as well as nightly live music and performances.
Johnson serves as a member of Professional Dimensions, the leading women's professional association in the Milwaukee area, and TEMPO, the largest professional women's group in Wisconsin. She is also part of United Way's Emerging Leaders program. In 2022, she was named as one of 10 People to Know in Hospitality by the Milwaukee Business Journal, a list of southeastern Wisconsin executives who are climbing the ladder and making a difference in hospitality and the local community.