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Going Places

Florida
  • The Daytona Beach Area CVB hired Alexander Michaels as a sales manager for the meetings and conventions department. Prior to the appointment, Michaels worked at both Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Resort and Kingdom Vacations. … Karil Silman was appointed director of sales and marketing for the South Beach Marriott. Silman previously served as director of sales and marketing for the JW Marriott Caracas, Venezuela. Silman will help with future expansion plans, including the addition of 4,500 square feet of meeting space….Crestline Hotels & Resorts named Marcia Dmochowski as general manager of the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore. Dmochowski was previously the general manager at the Wyndham Westshore Hotel in Tampa. … Scott Selvaggi has been named director of sales and marketing for The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. Prior to joining the resort, Selvaggi served as director of sales and marketing for the Embassy Suites Hotel USF located near Busch Gardens in Tampa.


Georgia
  • Holly Johnson was hired as a sales manager for the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Johnson most recently served as a catering sales manager at Atlanta’s W Hotel at Perimeter Center. … Omni Hotels appointed Tom Faust as its vice president of sales and distribution. Faust’s 30 years of hospitality industry experience include director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas and positions at several national brands, including Wyndham and Sheraton. … The Dow Hotel Company promoted Lori Brooks to general manager of its 272-room Hilton Atlanta Northeast. Brooks previously served as general manager of the Radisson Northlake, Atlanta, as well as resident manager of the Sheraton North Houston Hotel.

Kentucky
  • Aaron Baer has been promoted to sales manager for the Louisville CVB’s convention development department. Baer previously served as convention sales assistant at the bureau.

Louisiana
  • New Orleans Fine Hotels promoted Liz Hidalgo to sales manager and Jason Pitard to director of marketing and public relations. Hidalgo is in charge of booking groups and function space for groups nationwide, while Pitard helps showcase the company’s nine hotels.

North Carolina
  • The Greater Raleigh CVB named Beth Ann Andersen national sales manager. Previously, she was a corporate services manager for the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society in Research Triangle Park and exhibitor marketing manager for the Telecommunications Industry Association in Virginia. Andersen will focus on promoting the new Raleigh Convention Center in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Puerto Rico
  • Wyndham Hotels and Resorts appointed Mark Stevenson as managing director of the 600-room Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa—a Wyndham Grand Resort, in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Stevenson previously was general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas.

Texas
  • The Greater Houston CVVB hired E. Jean Tracy, a 25-year veteran of the CVB industry, as a national sales manager. Tracy covers the Northwest and Chicago territories. Previously, Tracy was director of conventions for the Salt Lake CVB…. San Antonio’s CVB (SACVB) and Convention/Sports/Entertainment Facilities created a new position, vice president of sales, and filled it by hiring industry executive Steve Clanton. Clanton previously served as director of sales for the SACVB and has held sales leadership positions in three of Marriott’s flagship hotels. … The San Antonio CVB also appointed John Solis as assistant director of sales and marketing. Solis has been with the SACVB for more than 20 years and most recently served as vice president of sales and services.