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Going Places

Connecticut
  • Mohegan Sun in Uncasville appointed Kara Fox-LaRose vice president of marketing and promotions and Kristen Chapman was promoted to director of special events. Most recently, Fox-LaRose served as special events director for the property… MGM Grand at Foxwoods hired Gillian Murphy as senior vice president and general manager of the casino resort, slated to open in May 2008. Most recently, she served as vice president and assistant general manager of the Black Hawk Station Casino in Colorado and was vice president of corporate hotel operations for Harrah’s Entertainment in Las Vegas… Waterford Hotel Group named Tina Fleming general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Norwich. Fleming most recently served as general manager for the Residence Inn by Marriott and Whitehall Mansion, both in Mystic… Kevin Pagnano was appointed general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in Mystic. Pagnano was most recently sales manager at the AMI Contract Foodservice in Madison.

Massachusetts
  • The Saunders Hotel Group promoted Colin O’Donnell to area director of revenue management for three of its metro-Boston properties and hired Harley Chien as director of sales for the Hampton Inn in Norwood. O’Donnell was most recently revenue manager for the Lenox Hotel in Boston. Chien was most recently senior sales manager for the Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Boston Dedham… Martin J. Joyce was appointed director of sales and marketing for the Regent Boston at Battery Wharf, slated for completion in spring 2008. Most recently, he was director of sales and marketing for Cape Cod’s Ocean Edge Resort and Club.

New Jersey
  • Joe Di Girolamo took the helm as director of sales and marketing for The Heldrich in New Brunswick. He was most recently the executive director of retail sales and group marketing for the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.

New York
  • Andrew Labetti was named general manager of New York City’s The Benjamin. Previously, Labetti was general manager of New York’s Hotel Wales… Mary Jo Winterer was named corporate sales manager for the Atelier Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester in downtown White Plains… Michael J. Dwyer was promoted to assistant general manager of the Thayer Hotel at West Point. Prior to his promotion, Dwyer served as director of sales and catering for the property.

Ohio
  • The Cincinnati USA CVB named Christi Joy Lecky sales manager. She previously worked in sales at a number of properties, including the Cincinnati Marriott RiverCenter and Hyatt Regency Cincinnati…. The Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network appointed Linda Antus president. Antus was previously the network’s marketing vice president… Jamie Schafrath was promoted to national sales manager for Experience Columbus, and Vineetha Thomas, formerly sales assistant, replaced Schafrath as sales manager.

Ontario
  • Heather McCrory is the new regional vice president for Central Canada and general manager of The Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto. Prior to this appointment, McCrory served as vice president of sales and distribution at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ corporate office in Toronto. McCrory replaces Ian Wilson, who was promoted to regional vice president for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

Pennsylvania
  • VisitPittsburgh appointed Andrew Shaw national sales director. Most recently, he served as district director of sales for the Hyatt Select Hotels Group… Farid Mellah was named director of operations for the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel.

Washington, D.C.
  • The downtown Mayflower, a Renaissance Hotel named Satinder Palta as general manager. Previously, Palta served as area general manager at the Irvine Marriott in California… Denihan Hospitality Group appointed Dani Elhachem as general manager and Lisa Schmitt as director of sales and marketing for the Affinia Hotel, slated to open in D.C. in early 2008.