Experience

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  The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa

  • Cayman Islands
  • Hospitality
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Director of Sales

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Midwest Account Director

    • Aug 2018 - Feb 2024

    Representing this stunning beachfront resort on the beautiful island of Grand Cayman. Fronting the famous Seven Mile Beach, rated #1 Beach by multiple publications, this resort is ideal for your incentive business. Offering all newly renovated guest rooms in 2017, there is no better time to consider this jewel just an hour or so flight from Miami. I look forward to connecting with new and old friends! Please review my updated contact information.

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  SITE Chicago

  • VP of Education

    • Jan 2021 - Present

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  Marriott International

  • Senior Sales Executive

    • Oct 2014 - Aug 2018

    Representing beautiful Sawgrass Marriott for Marriott International, handling groups with 201+ peak room nights to full buy-outs. Honored with Sales Team of the Year nomination, focusing on the mid-west and west coast corporate, incentive and association buyers.

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  Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

  • Director of National Accounts

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2014

    Representing a luxury resort in coastal NE Florida. 510 guestrooms, 56,000 square feet of indoor meeting space, world class golf at TPC Sawgrass (home of THE PLAYERS Championship), a luxurious spa, 4 pools and oceanfront beach club. Handle groups of 51+ rooms on peak night to a full resort buy-out. Territories include Texas, West Coast, Technology, Florida Association and SE Corporate.

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  RevSource Hospitality Management

  • National Sales Manager

    • May 2006 - 2010

    Worked with various hotel clients in an outsource capacity with this firm from my homeoffice. Clients included Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wyndham Resorts andConference Centers, Eldorado Hotel and Spa, Grande Velas Resorts of Mexico, Kessler Hotels

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  The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club

  • Sales Manager

    • Mar 2005 - May 2006

    Sales Manager for a luxury AAA Five Diamond Resort in North Florida

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  Sun Mountain Lodge

  • Regional Sales Director

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

    Handled west coast sales and community relations for this luxury resort propertylocated in the North Cascades of Washington State.

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  Hotel Vintage Park a Kimpton Property

  • Director of Sales

    • Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

    Responsibilities included managing a team of sales managers for this Four Star luxuryhotel in downtown Seattle. * Initiated creative marketing campaigns that developed and maintained customer loyalty.

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  Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel

  • Sales Manager

    • Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

    Solicited corporate accounts for group room sales through the use of sales blitzes,direct mail, in-person sales calls and trade shows. * In addition to drafting and negotiating all sales contracts, I handled all cateringdetails for groups of 30 or less.Related Experience