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- Brian Carey recently joined Hartford’s Connecticut Convention Center sales team. Carey is the former national account manager for Reed Exhibitions in Norwalk. … Cheryl M. Jakob was named conference sales manager for the Mohegan Sun, in Uncasville. Jakob previously worked in sales with the Hotel Viking in Newport, R.I., and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Fla., among others. Jakob will be responsible for all group business from New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as pharmaceutical markets.
Maryland
- Linda Norman was appointed general manager at the Hilton Baltimore, currently under construction in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Norman will oversee continuing phases of construction of the property, which is scheduled to open August 2008. Previously, Norman served as general manager at the Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale, Calif.
New Jersey
- Benchmark Hospitality International appointed Scott Mumma director of national sales. He will be based at Benchmark’s offices in New Brunswick. Previously, Mumma was the director of sales and marketing for North Maple Inn in Basking Ridge. … The Heldrich appointed Lukrecija Lelong senior conference planning manager. Lelong was previously conference service manager for the Ocean Place Conference Resort & Spa in Long Branch.
New York
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts appointed Shane Krige general manager of Manhattan’s The Plaza Hotel, which is undergoing a $400 million renovation. Krige, who has worked with London’s Grosvenor House, will oversee all activity for the hotel segment of the new development. … Kevin Rosa was promoted to director of marketing and sales at The Sagamore in the Adirondacks. Rosa was formerly the property’s director of sales and is also president of the Lake George and Adirondack Regional CVB. … The International Association of Assembly Managers appointed Eric R. Schuster, director of facilities and operations at Syracuse’s Oncenter Complex, to its Professional Development Committee. Schuster is responsible for developing educational programs on green initiatives and other topics.
Ohio
- The Cincinnati USA CVB appointed Randie Adam director of marketing. Previously, Adam served as executive director and marketing director of the Hocking Hills Tourism Association. … Experience Columbus named Marco Bloemendaal its director of convention sales. Most recently Bloemendaal served as the senior national sales executive for Florida’s Orlando/Orange County CVB.