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John Dallas has been appointed as General Manager at Sonesta Bee Cave Austin

Sonesta adds its third Texas property to its growing portfolio with the announcement of Sonesta Bee Cave Austin, a new property planned for spring 2015 opening. Designed to reflect the surrounding Hill Country color palette and energy, Sonesta Bee Cave Austin will bring together a contemporary aesthetic and an authentic Austin vibe, reflecting the brand's commitment to delivering a collection of diverse and distinctive properties as individual as its guests - offering a sense of place, not just a place to stay.To lead the new property team, Sonesta has named John Dallas, a 25 + year hotel industry veteran, as General Manager. In previous positions, John worked for large management companies including Marriott International, Interstate Hotels and Resorts, and White Lodging Services as well as smaller management companies - McKibbon Hotel Management and JHM Hotels. John brings with him a combination of business acumen, a passion for serving the guest and empowering team members and, as a UT alumnus and local resident, a personal connection to the Sonesta Bee Cave Austin and its surrounding community.

Sonesta
Austin, Texas, United States
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Juan E. Martinez has been appointed as Executive Chef at JW Marriott Austin

The JW Marriott Austin recently hired executive chef Juan Martinez to oversee the hotel’s three in-house restaurants, as well as all of the hotel’s culinary operations for banquets, meetings, catering and more. Martinez has more than 15 years of experience in the culinary and hospitality industry. Before joining the JW Marriott Austin, he served as executive chef at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa for three years.

Marriott
Austin, Texas, United States
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Jerry Jensen has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at Hotel Contessa

Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading US-based hospitality management company, has named Jerry Jensen director of sales and marketing for Hotel Contessa. Les Utley, general manager for the property, a Benchmark Hotel® located in San Antonio, Texas, made the announcement. Jerry Jensen is a hospitality veteran with more than 30 years of experience in hotel sales and marketing. Previously, Mr. Jensen was director of sales and marketing for Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center of Scottsdale, Arizona. He has served in the same role for a variety of properties throughout the western United States, from large downtown convention hotels to boutique resorts, upscale independent properties and major brands. In addition, he has held area and regional director of sales and marketing positions.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Kavin Schieferdecker has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hilton Anatole

Schieferdecker has been part of the Hilton Anatole team since 2009, serving as the director of sales. He has proven his success in this role by delivering increased room production year after year. In 2011, the team booked 94,000 rooms for 2012 - breaking records within Hilton Worldwide for a single year's bookings. In addition, he has led the team to increase group room revenue by 24 percent since he started in 2009.

Hilton
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Kelly Blecke has been appointed as Senior Sales Manager, Mid-Atlantic Corporate & Association Markets at Hilton Anatole

Blecke recently joined the Hilton Anatole from the Marriott global sales team where she served as an association global account executive. Blecke spent more than 10 years in various corporate sales roles at Marriott properties such as the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront and Anaheim Marriott in addition to her global sales role. Prior to Marriott, Blecke served as a senior sales manager at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. She is a member of the Capital Chapter for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Potomac Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Hilton
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Laura Weldon has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Hotel ICON, a Marriott Autograph Collection

Prior to joining Hotel ICON, Weldon spent the majority of her career with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Most recently, she was the Assistant Director of Food & Beverage for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, ranked among the top 20 in food and beverage companywide. During this time, Weldon was responsible for the coaching and training of managers and department heads and earned Manager of the Quarter recognition in 2013.

Marriott
Houston, Texas, United States
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Jeff Fuller has been appointed as General Manager at Royal Sonesta Houston

Industry veteran Jeffrey Fuller has joined the Royal Sonesta Houston as General Manager. In this capacity, he now helms one of the Bayou City’s most exciting, new upscale hotel products. Fresh off a nearly $30-million renovation, the landmark, 485- room property features the largest meeting and event offering – 50,000 square feet – in the Galleria/Uptown area, a premier destination for group, leisure and business travel.

Sonesta
Houston, Texas, United States
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Stephen Bilby has joined Hotel Valencia Riverwalk as Director of Sales and Marketing

Prior to joining Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, Bilby started his hospitality career at the Hilton Hotel San Antonio as the Business Travel Manager. He went from there to the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau where he led Corporate Sales efforts for the city into the vital Northeast area of the United States with a focus on New York/New Jersey and became the Associate Director of Sales. Bilby soon became the Director of Sales for The RK Group, the caterer at the San Antonio Convention Center. In that position he lead a catering sales team that tripled the revenue in three years. After opening the RK office in Phoenix, Bilby came back to San Antonio where he re-entered on the Hotel side with HEI Hotels and Resorts at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel and then moved over as Senior Sales Manager at the Omni La Mansión del Rio/Mokara Hotel.Bilby holds a Bachelor of Science in Tourism, Parks and Marketing from Texas A&M University.

Valencia Hotel Collection (VHC)
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Melanie Brockway has been promoted to Catering Sales Manager at The Westin Galleria Dallas

Melanie joined the Westin Galleria Dallas team in 2013 as Meeting and Event Coordinator, where she managed internal functions, coordinated guest amenities and communicated with clients. She came to the Westin Galleria Dallas from the World Trade Center Arkansas. Melanie has a degree from the University of Arkansas in Hospitality and Restaurant Management, with a minor in Marketing.

Starwood
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Tanda East has been promoted to Director of Group Sales at The Westin Galleria Dallas

Tanda has been a member of the Westin Galleria Dallas team for more than 15 years. She started as the Senior Convention Services Manager in 1998 and has played a vital role ever since, most recently as the Director of Catering and Event Management. Tanda has greatly developed her leadership skills and hospitality industry knowledge during her time at the Westin Galleria Dallas. She is an accomplished Certified Meeting Professional and Certified Meeting Manager.

Starwood
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Heather Anderson has been appointed as Director of Catering and Convention Services at The Westin Galleria Dallas

Heather Anderson joins The Westin Galleria Dallas after nearly ten years at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, where she most recently served as the Assistant Director of Convention Services. At the Gaylord, Anderson executed numerous complex conventions annually and led the Convention Services Team. Anderson also boasts hospitality experience at the Fairmont Hotel and Bristol Hotels & Resorts.

Starwood
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Sarai Braziel has been appointed as General Manager at Residence Inn Round Rock

Sarai Braziel has been promoted as the general manager of the Residence Inn Round Rock. Braziel started with White Lodging as a front desk supervisor at the Residence Inn Parmer Lane in 2010. In 2011, she was promoted to the operation manager at the same hotel, before being named the operations manager at the Courtyard Austin Airport in 2012. Most recently, Braziel was the general manager at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin University. In 2012, Brazeil was named the Rookie Operations Manager of the Year.

White Lodging
Round Rock, Texas, United States
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Grace Nungesser has been appointed as Director of Sales at NYLO Las Colinas

Prior to becoming Director of Group Sales for the Las Colinas boutique hotel, Nungesser was Sales Manager at the Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas and the Corporate and Association Catering Manager at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Near the Galleria-Addison Hotel. Grace boasts more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, and excels at establishing long-term relationships with clients.

NYLO
Irving, Texas, United States
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Caleb DuBose has been appointed as General Manager at NYLO Las Colinas

Caleb DuBose brings with him more than 23 years of sales and management experience in the hotel industry. DuBose first joined the NYLO Las Colinas team in December as the Director of Sales and Marketing, and he previously served as the Director of Sales and Marketing for both the Omni Dallas Park West and the Omni Corpus Christi. DuBose aims to raise the excellent level of quality service that the NYLO Las Colinas is known for.

NYLO
Irving, Texas, United States