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Myra deGersdorff has been appointed as General Manager at Enchantment Resort

Myra deGersdorff began her hospitality management career with Hyatt Hotels in 1976, opening the 1,200-room Hyatt Regency New Orleans and the 1,000-room addition to the Hyatt Regency Chicago. After six years, Ms. deGersdorff left the company to join InterContinental, serving as director of training and management development in New Orleans. She was promoted to master trainer, then to director of human resources, and later moved to Washington, D.C., where she spent seven years overseeing human resources.

Enchantment Resort
Sedona, Arizona, United States
Appointment

Debra Shinn has been appointed as General Manager at Amara Hotel, Restaurant & Spa

Shinn’s accomplishments throughout her 20-year career in the hospitality industry provide her with the necessary skills to manage the award-winning Amara resort. As Rooms Division Manager at The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Shinn facilitated and oversaw a $7 million Spa renovation. Her experiences at The Peninsula were put to use as she became involved with L’Auberge de Sedona. Her expertise in the areas of personalized service, seamless check-in of guests and eye for detail were evident to the owners and contributed to their decision to tap Shinn to manage their adjoining Amara property. Previously involved in the opening of the Ivy in San Diego, Shinn’s contributions to that successful boutique hotel helped gain the celebrity and hip audience for which it is known. These themes of personalized service, customization and creating top-notch service standards are all skills that Shinn has honed throughout her career and which she plans to use as general manager of Amara.

Amara Hotel, Restaurant & Spa
Sedona, Arizona, United States