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Lori Huffstutler has been appointed as Director of Sales, Catering and Marketing at The DoubleTree by Hilton Memphis

Ms. Huffstutler brings over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industries. She most recently served as senior catering manager at the Westin Memphis Beale Street. Prior to that, Ms. Huffstutler held regional management positions in catering and tour and travel sales at Caesar's Entertainment. Her career also includes management positions in sales, catering, public relations and marketing with multiple major hotels in Memphis.Ms. Huffstutler is a Certified Professional in Catering and Events and a member of the National Association of Catering & Events, where she has served on its board of directors since 2003. She is also an active member of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.

Cooper Hotels
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Heidi Wilcox has been named First Female Owners Advisory Council (OAC) Chair at Hilton Garden Inn Brand

Hilton Garden Inn has named Heidi Wilcox as the brand’s first female Owners Advisory Council (OAC) Chair. Wilcox is currently the chief operating officer (COO) of hotel and resort hospitality management company First Call Hospitality, which manages three Hilton Garden Inn franchises; Overland Park, Kansas; Eden Prairie, Wisconsin and Fort Worth, Texas. As the OAC Chair, Heidi will oversee quarterly meetings and provide essential feedback to the brand management team to guide the upscale hotel brand’s future direction. The council meets on everything concerning the Hilton Garden Inn brand and business, from new products and standards to beta testing future innovations and training programs. The OAC is comprised of eight owners and management company representatives of all of Hilton Garden Inn’s property types, including urban, suburban, airport hotels, large and small properties.

Hilton
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Don Willingham has been appointed as VP brand performance support and sales, for the Hilton Garden Inn brand at Hilton Worldwide

Willingham joins the Hilton Garden Inn team most recently as senior director, brand sales, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton. He has more than twenty years of hospitality experience, ranging from brand sales support, training and operations. Willingham graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a bachelor of science in Business Administration and a major in marketing. After graduating college, he worked for several hotels in the Atlanta area and went on to become the general manager at two Atlanta Hampton Inn hotels. He joined Promus Hotels in 1994 as a training manager, where he was responsible for sales, pre-opening, and leadership development training. He later moved on to regional operations and development training for the Hampton, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites and Doubletree brands.

Hilton
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Samantha Barnett has been appointed as Director of Hotel Sales at Memphis Marriott Downtown

Born and raised in Surrey, England, Barnett began working in the hospitality sector as a college student in Cheltenham, England. Her first job was as a receptionist at Hatherly Manor Hotel where she was quickly promoted to front of house manager. She then became sales coordinator and food and beverage manager at Branksome & Horsley Conference Centre in Surrey. Prior to joining the Marriott family, she was director of sales at Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel, Bahrain.

Marriott
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Silvia San Martin has been appointed as Director of Sales at Omni Nashville Hotel

San Martin joins the Omni Nashville Hotel from the Omni Houston Hotel where she held numerous positions from sales manager to area director. Prior to joining Omni Hotels & Resorts in 1998, Silvia started her career at the Hyatt Houston. She brings more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry and a proven track record in strategic sales initiatives. San Martin graduated from the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.

Omni
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Dan Piotrowski has been appointed as General Manager at Omni Nashville

Omni Hotels & Resorts appointed Dan Piotrowski as general manager for the Omni Nashville Hotel opening for business in November of 2013. Piotrowski served as general manager at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel since 2010 after serving in that role for the Omni Berkshire Place in New York and Omni Los Angeles, according to a statement from Omni. The hotel also announced Silvia San Martin will serve as director of sales, joining from the Omni Houston, and Cindy Berdan will be the national sales manager for the southeast region, coming from Century Park Associates in Hendersonville.

Omni
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Christian Kuhn has been appointed as Vice President, Marketing at Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton

Prior to joining Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites, Kuhn served as director of brand marketing for Embassy Suites. During his three year tenure at Embassy Suites, Kuhn created and launched over 12 unique promotional sweepstakes, each setting new ROI records. He also guided the brand to build its first econometric model which ultimately led to the creation of the award-winning television marketing campaign featuring the “Mr. More” character. Under his leadership the Embassy Suites marketing team was awarded the Travel Weekly Gold Magellan for TV Campaigns, two Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) Adrian Awards - Silver for Sweepstakes and Bronze for Complete Advertising, The Premier Print Award as well as a Platinum Hermes Creative award. Kuhn has more than 20 years of marketing experience, with more than 12 years at America Online (AOL) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). At each organization he leveraged his marketing expertise in addition to his database marketing and segmentation background to create best in class marketing concepts and promotions.

Hilton
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Patty Martinez has been appointed as General Manager at Hampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga/Downtown

Beginning her career in hospitality at 22 years old, Martinez brings a wealth of knowledge to one of Vision’s newest properties. The foundation of her expertise stems from her education and degree from Florida Atlantic University. Early on, she worked for Marriott International, taking on the responsibilities of supervisor, manager, revenue management and training in both the Courtyard and Residence Inn brands. For a time, Martinez was later recruited by Jameson Hospitality to manage the company’s training and development operation with its in-house university program.

Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Traci Parker has been promoted to Senior Sales Manager at The Chattanoogan

Hospitality industry veteran Traci Parker was promoted to senior sales manager and willcontinue to oversee sales initiatives in parts of Tennessee and work with various state association and government clients. Ms. Parker, who has 16 years of experience working in the meetings industry, has held several positions at The Chattanoogan including sales manager and senior conference planning manager. She has been honored with prestigious awards for her outstanding work, including Benchmark Hospitality’s Award of Excellence, CMP Sales Award and Sales Leader of the Year.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Laura Batchelor has been appointed as Director of Operations at The Chattanoogan

Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Laura Batchelor director of operations for The Chattanoogan, the only Four Diamond, full service resort in the heart of revitalized Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tom Cupo, general manager, made the announcement. While assuming her new responsibilities as director of operations, Ms. Batchelor will continue in her previously-appointed role as director of conference services for the award-winning conference center hotel. Prior to joining Benchmark in 2007, Laura Batchelor was director of catering and resort services for Mount Snow Resort of West Dover, Vermont. Previous to this, Ms. Batchelor served in operations and facilities management for a large law firm based in Washington, DC. She has also worked in food & beverage and operations for major brand hotels located in Kentucky and Washington, DC. Laura Batchelor is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. She resides in Chattanooga with her family.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Tod Roadarmel has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Omni Nashville Hotel

Omni Hotels & Resorts announced today the appointment of Tod Roadarmel as director of sales & marketing for the Omni Nashville Hotel. The 21-story, 800-room luxury hotel will feature more than 80,000 square feet of meeting and event space and be situated across from the new, state-of the art Music City Center. Additionally, the hotel will be integrated into the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum expansion. Groundbreaking for the hotel is scheduled for June 16, 2011 with a projected opening during the back half of 2013.

Omni
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jeff Hollis has been appointed as General Manager at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga Downtown

Hollis joined VISION in June of 2008 as the Assistant General Manager for the Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Hamilton Place. After just over one year training with General Manager, Tim Haynes, Jeff was offered an opportunity to advance and promoted to General Manager for the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott I-24/Lookout Mountain. During his short three-year tenure with VISION, he has demonstrated strong leadership and motivational skills, in addition to an affinity for excellent guest service and professionalism. Hollis graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications as well as a minor in Business. He began his career in retail management with Kmart Corporation then moved on to a ten-year management position with Office Depot. With fifteen years of experience in retail management, his transition into hospitality was virtually seamless. His charismatic personality made him a natural in guest service and a solid team player with a proven leadership skill set. Hollis, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, has resided in the Chattanooga area for seven years.

Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Alan Roberts has been appointed as Vice President of Brand Performance and Support for Hilton Garden Inn at Hilton Worldwide

Roberts has been a member of the Hilton Garden Inn team since 2004, serving as both senior director and director, brand performance support. He has more than twenty-five years of hospitality experience, ranging from operations, to multi-unit management and executive level positions. Roberts graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor of science in Business Administration. After graduating, he worked for several hotels in the Charlotte, NC area and went on to become the general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn - Charlotte Uptown. Before joining the Hilton Garden Inn brand team, he worked at Panos Hotel Group, overseeing a 12-hotel portfolio. As vice president, brand performance and sales support for Hilton Garden Inn, Roberts will oversee the Hilton Garden Inn brand’s regional brand performance support (BPS) team in operations, sales and marketing support. Additionally, Roberts will provide direction to other shared service departments within Hilton Worldwide on the direction of Hilton Garden Inn, as well as customer relationship management and training, operational support, brand sales and distribution and new brand openings teams. In his new role, Roberts’ overarching goal is for his team is to provide the guidance, training, tools and resources for all hotels and ownership groups.

Hilton
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Chris Rosa has been named General Manager at The Holiday Inn and Suites Memphis - Wolfchase

As general manager, Rosa will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the property, which is expected to open in the second quarter of 2009. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the role, including positions as vice president of Operations for Equity Estates, general manager at the Sheraton Meadowlands, area manager of the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, as well as other prominent positions in the hospitality industry dating back to 1986. Under Rosa’s management, properties have been awarded Quality Excellence and Guest Loyalty Awards from IHG and the President’s Award from Wyndham Hotels for market share excellence. Rosa has also been named General Manager of the Year by Patriot American Hotels and Hotelier of the Year by the Connecticut Hospitality Association. Rosa will be at the helm of a property that will showcase the new Holiday Inn sign, which is the seal of approval that this hotel exemplifies the standards of the $1 billion Holiday Inn brand relaunch program.

The Holiday Inn and Suites Memphis - Wolfchase
Memphis, Tennessee, United States