BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Tyler Wilson director of finance for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. André D'Amour, general manager, made the announcement.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Julie Davis-Petit director of sales and marketing for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. André D’Amour, general manager, made the announcement. Julie Davis-Petit previously served as task force director of events, sales and marketing for Benchmark, working on assignments in New Jersey, Texas, Florida and West Virginia. Prior to joining Benchmark, she held the director of sales and marketing position for Marriott Autograph Collection – Hotel ICON, a property Benchmark originally opened in Houston, Texas. Earlier Ms. Davis-Petit held several senior leadership positions for hotels and hotel management companies in locations throughout California.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Karen LaRue director of human resources for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. André D’Amour, general manager, made the announcement. Karen LaRue comes to her new position with more than 15 years of progressive experience in human resources. Ms. LaRue brings a diverse Human Resources background to her new role, having held positions in the Hospitality, Manufacturing and Banking sectors. She was most recently a human resources consultant at the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority in Roanoke, Virginia.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named André D’Amour general manager for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. Todd Felsen, senior vice president of operations, made the announcement. A veteran hotel executive with 25 years of senior leadership experience, André D’Amour previously served as director of operations for Cheyenne Mountain Resort, the Four Diamond, IACC-certified property located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His tenure at the resort was capped with the property being named Benchmark’s Hotel of the Year for 2016.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Jason W. Jonilonis director of food and beverage for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. Todd Felsen, senior vice president of operations, made the announcement. Jason Jonilonis previously owned and operated a successful food and beverage consulting business, specializing in enhancing culinary quality. In this role he worked closely with staff, restaurant concepting and product development for hospitality and casino clients. Jonilonis has also served as a task force food and beverage director for Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont. Prior to this he was with Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa™ of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Mr. Jonilonis’ distinguished 30-year culinary career includes serving as executive chef for the Casino Del Sol Resort, Hacienda Del Sol and Westward Look Resort, each of Tucson, Arizona. He has been a featured chef multiple times at the James Beard House in New York City. Many of the restaurants under his direction have received numerous awards of excellence, including Forbes Four Star and AAA Four Diamond ratings.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Jim Koutsky director of finance for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. Ed Riley, general manager, made the announcement. A veteran hotel executive, Jim Koutsky was most recently chief financial officer for Visionary Destin, a resort and property management company located in Destin, Florida. He previously served as corporate controller for Callaway Gardens Resort of Pine Mountain, Georgia. Mr. Koutsky has held finance positions at Amelia Island Plantation, and during a 14-year period with Hyatt Hotels, served as controller for a number of downtown hotels and large scale resorts. He is a graduate of Southern College, located in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Koutsky resides in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Ed Riley general manager for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. Greg Champion, president of BENCHMARK, made the announcement.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Dyal Sandhu director of operations for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. The appointment represents a return to BENCHMARK for Mr. Sandhu. Todd Felsen, senior vice president operations, made the announcement. Dyal Sandhu was previously opening director of food & beverage for the Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa on Anguilla in the British West Indies. He served in the same capacity with Viceroy Hotels & Resorts and earlier for Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Republic of Maldives. Mr. Sandhu’s previous position with Benchmark was as director of food & beverage for Bedford Springs Resort, an historic Pennsylvania property which Benchmark restored and operated at the time. Mr. Sandhu is a graduate of the International College of Hospitality Administration located in Brig, Switzerland. He has relocated West Virginia.
Benchmark Hospitality International has named Brandon Jourdan director of finance for Stonewall Resort. Mike Hager, general manager for the property, which is a Benchmark Resort located near Weston, West Virginia, made the announcement.Brandon Jourdan was most recently director of finance for Omni Bedford Springs, located in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Previous to this he served as controller for the Renaissance Hotel St. Louis Airport and the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Richard N. Ebright III director of operations for Stonewall Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels® property located in Roanoke, West Virginia. Michael Hager, general manager, made the announcement. Richard Ebright was previously general manager for the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort of Scottsdale, Arizona. Prior to this he served as hotel manager and assistant general manager of the Sheraton Downtown Nashville. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ebright held senior leadership positions at hotels in Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas and Arizona. He is a graduate of Scottsdale Community College and is a past Board member of the Oklahoma Hotel and Lodging Association. Mr. Ebright is relocating to West Virginia.