Sonia Fong has been named Vice President of Sales & Marketing at MDM Hotel Group
MDM Hotel Group, one of the nation's most respected hotel-owning companies and operators, has named Sonia Fong Vice President of Sales & Marketing for MDM Hotel Group.
Fong will be leading the sales and marketing efforts across all of MDM's properties, which include the JW Marriott Marquis Miami, Hotel Beaux Arts, JW Marriott Miami, Miami Marriott Dadeland, and the Courtyard Miami Dadeland Hotel.
The 25-year industry veteran was most recently Senior VP of Convention Development with Louisville Tourism, where she led a team of 22 across four regional offices, and consistently exceeded all sales goals.
The new role is a homecoming for Fong, who prior to joining Louisville Tourism held several key positions with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, including Senior Director Convention Sales, Senior Associate Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Sales and Services.
Professionally, Fong is on the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Board of Directors, and the American Society of Association Executive's (ASAE) Industry Partners Alliance Board, among others.
She holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality management and a master's degree in business administration from Florida International University and is fluent in English and Spanish, and conversational Mandarin and Cantonese.
Sonia Fong is an alumnus of Florida International University – Class of 1998.