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New York
- Foxwoods Resort Casino appointed John Rooney vice president of resort development. Rooney has been involved in the design and construction of Foxwoods for 14 years. … Foxwoods also signed on Dennis Khanh as its new vice president of food & beverage. Khanh brings over 35 years of experience to the position, including tenures as vice president of food and beverage at two Las Vegas properties, The Mirage and Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. … Mariann Aherne was named general manager and Craig J. Troxell director of sales for the Premiere Hotel and Suites in New Haven. Aherne recently served as the regional and general manager at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Troxell worked for Schafer Hotel Properties as a corporate director of sales and marketing and with Paramount Hotel Group as a regional director of sales.
Maryland
- Jason McLaughlin was appointed director of sales and marketing for the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. McLaughlin most recently served as director of sales at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare near Chicago.
Massachusetts
- Rena Migdel joined the Millennium Bostonian Hotel as group sales manager. She previously held sales positions with the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge and the Sonesta Beach Resort Bermuda in Boston. … The Liberty Hotel hired Christina E. Chunias as director of catering and convention services. Prior to her appointment Chunias was the director of catering and conference services at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel in Boston.
New Jersey
- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa appointed two executives to its senior management team. Jay B. Rosenthal was named vice president of hospitality and Nicolas Kurban is the new vice president of food and beverage. Rosenthal formerly served as executive vice president of The Harp Group, focusing on hospitality and retail development, and acquisitions for brands such as Westin, Marriott and InterContinental, and was general manager of the W San Francisco. Kurban held the position of director of fine dining for Wynn Las Vegas Casino and Resort. … Michael J. Taylor, general manager of The Heldrich, was installed as the president of the New Jersey Hotel & Lodging Association. His term will extend from 2007-2010.
New York
- The Buffalo Niagara CVB appointed Cheryl Zanghi national sales manager, focusing on attracting association and government meetings and conventions. Zanghi previously served as sales manager for the Holiday Inn Grand Island Resort and Conference Center. … Jacqueline Four Sanders was named general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester. Prior to the appointment, she served as hotel manager of The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park in Manhattan. … Andrew Hamilton is the new general manager of the Marmara Manhattan Hotel. Hamilton served as general manager of the Milford Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. … Andrew S. Dorough was named rooms division director at the Millennium Broadway. He previously served as director of services and front office operations at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York. … Sheba L. Mitchell is the new director of catering at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, joining Millennium from the Hilton Times Square where she held the same position. … Rosa Abreu joined the Millennium UN Plaza as director of food and beverage operations. She was previously director of events operations at the Detroit Marriott and director of food and beverage at the New York Marriott East Side.