California
Colorado
Hawaii
- The Monterey County CVB named Bruce Skidmore director of sales. Skidmore joins the bureau from Marriott/Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, where he served as area director of sales for several of the organization’s properties. Previously, Skidmore was vice president of convention sales and marketing for the Mobile Bay CVB in Mobile, Ala…. The InterContinental Hotels Group appointed Peter Koehler general manager for the new InterContinental San Francisco, which is set to open in February 2008. Koehler served as general manager for the city’s Campton Place Hotel and was most recently the general manager at the Kimpton Hotel Group’s Hotel Palomar. … Terri A. Haack was named executive vice president and managing director for Terranea Resort, slated to open in Rancho Palos Verdes in 2009. Haack is currently vice president and regional managing director for Destination Hotels & Resorts …. Denise Vissat was hired as senior sales manager at the Hilton San Diego Sales Complex, where she will manage the Midwest Association market for the convention sales team. Vissat previously served as associate vice president of sales for the San Diego Convention Center. … Hyatt Regency Santa Clara appointed Heidi Bettencourt as director of sales and marketing. Bettencourt previously worked at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, most recently as director of sales. … The San Diego CVB promoted Barb Johnson-Greenhalgh to director of sales, Western region. Prior to joining the bureau, she was national sales manager-Midwest/corporate and incentive accounts at Loews Coronado Bay Resort. … The new 23-room Pearl Hotel in San Diego appointed Arron L. Reynolds general manager. Most recently, Reynolds was guest services manager at the Loews Coronado Resort in San Diego, and prior to that, he worked as event coordinator at Courtyard Marriott in downtown San Diego. … Ralph Grippo is taking the reins as president of The Irvine Company’s resort division and managing director of the upcoming The Resort at Pelican Hill on Southern California’s Newport coast. Grippo served as vice president and general manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company for China.… Brad Logsdon was named director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Anaheim. Logsdon has served 20 years with Hilton, most recently as director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. … Sandra Lady was appointed vice president of special events and convention sales for Universal Studios Hollywood, overseeing event sales and production. Previously, Lady served as director of sales, integrating the sales efforts of Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Park and CityWalk Special Events.
Colorado
- Vail Resorts selected Stan Brown as executive vice president and chief operating officer of RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality. Brown has more than 26 years of hospitality experience in locations throughout the world, most recently as the vice president for Marriott International in Hong Kong.… RockResorts selected Judson Hawk as general manager of Hotel Jerome in Aspen. For the past seven years, he has been the general manager of The Ritz-Carlton Club Aspen Highlands.
Hawaii
- Elizabeth Churchill was named vice president of sales and marketing for Aqua Hotels & Resorts. Churchill has been with Aqua since 2005 and was most recently vice president of marketing and guest services. … SMG Hawaii hired Walden Agustin and Julie Mullins Scuras as regional account managers at its Chicago sales and marketing office for the Hawaii Convention Center. Agustin last worked as senior sales manager at the Hilton San Francisco and Mullins Scuras was director of association sales at the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. … Arhlene Honda was appointed vice president of sales for Outrigger Enterprises Group. Before joining Outrigger, Honda worked in sales for the Holiday Inn–Waikiki and the Prince Kuhio Hotel.