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Going Places

Arizona
  • Don Weintraub was appointed director of sales and marketing for the Enchantment Resort in Sedona. Weintraub previously served as vice president of destination sales and marketing for the Loreto Bay Company in Scottsdale. … Edgar Lozoya was named general manager for the Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa. Previously, he was general manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

British Columbia
  • Mark Andrew takes the helm as regional vice president, Pacific Northwest for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and general manager for The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Andrew was most recently chairman of the board of directors for MPI, based in Dallas. … Tourism Richmond hired Ed Gavsie as director of visitor and member services.

California
  • The San Jose CVB named Anita Pagin national sales manager. ...Jesse Suglia joined Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants as director of hotel sales. Suglia previously served as global director of business travel sales for Omni Hotels at the New York global sales office. … Dania Duke was appointed general manager of San Francisco’s Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, succeeding Keith Butz, who is now general manager for the Hyatt Regency Calgary. … Dean Feldmeier was hired as general manager of Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort Santa Barbara. Most recently, Feldmeier was general manager at the Doubletree Hotel Spokane–City Center in Washington. … James Evans was hired as executive vice president and CFO of San Francisco-based Stanford Hotels Corp. He was previously senior vice president and CFO of the company. … Jim Lopez was hired as director of sales and marketing for the Palm Springs Riviera Resort & Spa, closed for renovation until fall 2008. Previously, Lopez was the director of sales and marketing for the Wyndham Palm Springs.

Colorado
  • Tim Estes was appointed vice president of Beaver Creek/Aspen Hospitality for Vail Resorts. Estes will oversee Hotel Jerome and The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, as well as Vail Beaver Creek Resort Properties. Estes previously served as general manager at Florida’s Cheeca Lodge & Spa. … The JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek named Dani Stern general manager. Stern most recently served as general manager at the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa in Phoenix. … The Beaver Creek Lodge hired Chris Cofelice as its new sales manager. Cofelice most recently worked as a sales manager at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, Ga.

New Mexico
  • The Albuquerque CVB hired Bonnie Miller as national sales manager. KC Flores was named convention services manager for the CVB. Additionally, Anita Sahi is now senior national sales manager non-center and Monique Lucero is convention and visitor services coordinator.