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Caroline Dyal has been appointed as General Manager at Joie de Vivre’s First-Ever East Coast Hotel, The Hall

Dyal has served as General Manager for successful lifestyle hotels both in Miami and California, including Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants' Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA and Hotel La Jolla in La Jolla, CA; and sbe Hotels & Restaurants' SLS Hotel South Beach and Raleigh South Beach. With more than 10 years of industry expertise, Dyal's ability to positively influence employees, elevate guest experiences and impact local communities have proffered her numerous professional accolades, including CH&LA WIL Connect Leader of the Year (2013) and Hotel GM Creativity Award for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (2013).

Commune
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
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Jimmy Blakeslee has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Joie de Vivre’s First-Ever East Coast Hotel, The Hall

The Hall's newly appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, Jimmy Blakeslee, has been part of the Joie de Vivre team since 2013, serving as Director of Sales and Marketing for the brand's Washington, DC based hotels. With over nine years of hospitality sales experience all in the lifestyle segment, Blakeslee brings a wealth of industry knowledge and a keen brand appreciation to The Hall's opening team. Prior to joining Joie de Vivre, Blakeslee held sales leadership positions with Kimpton Hotels' Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA properties, including Hotel Monaco DC, Hotel Monaco Alexandria, Lorien Hotel & Spa, Morrison House and Hotel George.

Commune
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
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Jennifer Curtin has been appointed as General Manager at Homewood Suites Tampa/Brandon i

Jennifer Curtin has been promoted to general manager of the Homewood Suites Tampa/Brandon in Tampa, Fla. Previously, Curtin was the dual assistant general manager at the Hampton Inn/Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach. She began her career with White Lodging in 2010 as a banquet server at the Radisson Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Ind. where she took part in task-forcing at different properties including Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyo. for two and a half months. In 2012, Curtin became operations supervisor at the Courtyard by Marriott in Hammond, Ind. and later that year was promoted to assistant general manager at the same property before assuming her dual AGM role in West Palm Beach.

White Lodging
Tampa, Florida, United States
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Logan Wolverton has been appointed as General Manager at Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation

Logan Wolverton has been promoted to general manager of the Residence Inn Ft. Lauderdale Plantation in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Previously, Wolverton was the assistant general manager at the Hyatt Place Nashville Downtown where she helped open the hotel in 2013. In 2013, she gained experience as a bench general manager where she would assume the role of general manager at an assigned hotel. She has operations and front desk experience at Courtyard, Fairfield Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott brands.

White Lodging
Plantation, Florida, United States
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Gina Lavoice has been appointed as Business Development Manager at Palace Resorts

Palace Resorts - the company that sets the standard in five-star, all-inclusive resort accommodations- is pleased to announce the addition of three new Business Development Managers to the brand’s Field Sales Department. Gina Lavoice, Christina Kemp and Cindy Gongora will now manage the Eastern and Western markets, respectively. Following a record-breaking 2014, with a reported increase in travel demand, Palace Resorts is strengthening their sales department in an effort to continue this upward trend. Before joining the Palace Resorts team, Lavoice worked as a Front-Line Sales Executive at Wyndham Vacation Ownership for more than two years, where she was recognized as a key contributor for her outstanding sales accomplishments. Lavoice earned her dual Bachelor of Marketing and Bachelor of Wealth Management degrees from Coastal Carolina University’s Wall College of Business.

Palace Resorts
Miami, Florida, United States
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Christina Kemp has been appointed as Business Development Manager at Palace Resorts

Palace Resorts - the company that sets the standard in five-star, all-inclusive resort accommodations- is pleased to announce the addition of three new Business Development Managers to the brand’s Field Sales Department. Gina Lavoice, Christina Kemp and Cindy Gongora will now manage the Eastern and Western markets, respectively. Following a record-breaking 2014, with a reported increase in travel demand, Palace Resorts is strengthening their sales department in an effort to continue this upward trend. Prior to her post at Palace Resorts, Kemp created a solid foundation in social media and digital communication at Weber Shandwick, developing and analyzing digital campaigns. Her prior experience also includes event planning and media relations.

Palace Resorts
Miami, Florida, United States
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Cindy Gongora has been appointed as Business Development Manager at Palace Resorts

Palace Resorts - the company that sets the standard in five-star, all-inclusive resort accommodations- is pleased to announce the addition of three new Business Development Managers to the brand’s Field Sales Department. Gina Lavoice, Christina Kemp and Cindy Gongora will now manage the Eastern and Western markets, respectively. Following a record-breaking 2014, with a reported increase in travel demand, Palace Resorts is strengthening their sales department in an effort to continue this upward trend. As Business Development Managers, Lavoice and Kemp will focus their efforts on relations with valued travel agents based in the Eastern territory, working closely to ensure Palace Resorts remains top-of-mind. As part of their responsibilities, the new executives will assist travel professionals and keep them abreast of marketing tools and product updates including the newly relaunched Palace PRO Specialist program. Lavoice will collaborate with travel agents from Southern New Jersey, Staten Island and Delaware while Kemp will work specifically with agents in the Greater D.C. area, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Gongora, an additional source for agents, will focus on the Western territory with the goal of expanding travel agent partnerships for the brand.

Palace Resorts
Miami, Florida, United States
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Kristiann Galati has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at W Fort Lauderdale

Most recently, Galati was the Director of Sales & Marketing at W Hollywood Hotel & Residences in Los Angeles. She also has strong W Brand experience holding posts in both W New York Union Square and W San Francisco. While shes had roles in other major metropolitan markets like London, Toronto and DC, shes happy to be back in South Florida where she previously led Sales efforts for Starwood in both Ft. Lauderdale and South Beach.

Starwood
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Edd Karlan has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hilton West Palm Beach

Edd Karlan has been appointed director of sales and marketing of Hilton West Palm Beach, a 400-room hotel currently under construction and expected to open spring 2016. The hotel, located within the epicenter of downtown Palm Beach, Florida and connected to the Palm Beach County Convention Center, will offer over 24,000 square feet of refined meeting space, two restaurants, fitness center and an expansive pool deck.

Hilton
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Carrie Duncan has been appointed as General Manager at Aloft Tallahassee Downtown

Carrie Duncan has been named the new General Manager at the Aloft Tallahassee Downtown. Duncan has spent over 11 years working in management in a wide variety of hotels in the Midwest and Florida, including brands such as Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and Homewood Suites by Hilton. She joined McKibbon in 2012 and was most recently the general manager at the Hilton Garden Inn in Gainesville, Florida. Throughout her career, Duncan has received multiple awards including Homewood Suites Merit Award for Year Over Year Extended Stay Occupancy in 2011 and Apple REIT Master of Margins Award in 2011 and 2014. The award is given each year to hotels with the highest profit margin growth year of year. Duncan will assume the general manager position at Aloft Tallahassee Downtown in early April.

McKibbon
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
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Scott Maurer has been appointed as Executive Chef at Ocean Key Resort & Spa

Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd. - a collection of luxury hotels and resorts - proudly announces the appointment of Scott Maurer as executive chef to Ocean Key Resort & Spa - the vibrant seaside classic renowned for its vivid décor, energetic vibe and worldly charm. In this role, Maurer will oversee all culinary operations for the hotel and its signature restaurants including Hot Tin Roof, Sunset Pier and LIQUID Pool - Bar - Lounge, which include breathtaking waterfront and poolside views and encompass tropical and Caribbean culinary delights.

Noble House
Key West, Florida, United States
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Ilija Manevski has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at The Hotel Zamora

The Mediterranean-inspired The Hotel Zamora, which debuted last summer as St. Pete Beach's first new hotel in more than 20 years, welcomes Ilija Manevski as Director of Food & Beverage. In his role, Manevski will oversee daily operations of the hotel's food and beverage division, including Castile Restaurant, named one of Tampa Bay Times' "Top 50 Restaurants" for 2015.

Marcus Hotels
St. Pete Beach, Florida, United States
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Tory Martindale has been appointed as Executive Chef at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach

Coming to Palm Beach from Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler, where he was Executive Chef for the past five years, Chef Martindale has a more than 20 year illustrious career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Having worked his way up through the ranks and gaining experience in Santa Barbara, Nevis, Vancouver and Dublin, the British Columbia-born chef headed to Whistler on task force for the 2010 Winter Olympics and it wasn't long before his talent earned him the Executive Chef role.

Four Seasons
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Balendra Nagesvaran has been appointed as Vice President of Operations Luxury and Upscale Brands at Accor North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NCAC)

Accor North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NCAC) region has announced the promotion of Balendra Nagesvaran to vice president of operations for Accor luxury and upscale brands in the region. The segment encompasses all Sofitel (luxury), Pullman (upscale), and MGallery (upscale) hotels throughout the region, excluding Cuba and the Dominican Republic. His role will also include the development of the luxury and upscale segment in the region, including Sofitel Mexico Reforma, set to open in 2017.

Accor
Miami, Florida, United States
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Sean McKeen has been appointed as General Manager at Residence Inn Miami Beach-Surfside

Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com) announced the hiring of Sean McKeen as the General Manager of the new Residence Inn by Marriott Miami Beach-Surfside. The $52 million resort-style hotel recently topped out at 92nd Street and Collins Avenue in the Surfside area of Miami Beach. Hotel Equities who has an ownership position in the project is also managing the 175-room upscale property for their JV partner Hotel Development Partners (HDP) of Atlanta.

Hotel Equities
Miami, Florida, United States