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Going Places

California
  • Richard McLennan was named general manager of the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley. Most recently, McLennan served as hotel manager for The Island Hotel in Newport Beach… Kathryn Carlton was named national sales manager for the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai. Carlton previously served as director of sales at Carmel’s Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club… Juan J. Flores recently joined the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau as communications manager… Hotel Bel-Air in Beverly Hills appointed Charles Fitzer director of sales and Kerin Ferguson associate director of sales. Fitzer has been with the hotel for more than 10 years while Ferguson most recently served as sales and marketing manager at the Dolphin Bay Hotel & Residences in Pismo Beach… Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa named Jim Steele director of food and beverage. Steele was previously director of banquets at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point… Pacific Palms Conference Resort in Industry Hills named Robert Nelson vice president and managing director. The property also hired Brian Jago as director of sales and marketing… Erika Chesley was named director of sales for the Hilton Pasadena. Previously, she held the same position at the Doubletree Hotel Bakersfield.

Colorado
  • Nathan Boyd was appointed director of sales and marketing for Hotel Jerome in Aspen. Previously, Boyd was the director of leisure sales at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek… John Speers was appointed general manager of The Little Nell in Aspen. Speers previously served as resort manager at the Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Hawaii
  • Lee Conching was appointed associate director of sales service and support at the Hawaii Convention Center… Gary Ettinger recently joined ResortQuest Hawaii as its executive vice president of operations. Previously, Ettinger was the vice president of the eastern region for ResortQuest International… Maui’s Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa named Sharon Klaschka director of sales and marketing… Tom Donovan was appointed general manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua and will lead the resort’s $125 million renovation, slated for completion in January… Jay Heidenreich was appointed director of sales and marketing for the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Previously, Heidenreich was the director of sales and marketing at Kauai’s Princeville Resort… Brad Doell was hired as director of sales and marketing for the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa on the Big Island.

Mexico
  • Luis Rodriguez was named general manager of Casa Velas Hotel Boutique in Puerto Vallarta. Previously, Rodriguez was resident manager of the Grand Velas All Suites and Spa Resort in Nuevo Vallarta… InterContinental Hotels Group named Jorge Apaez area president for Mexico, based in Mexico City.

Nevada
  • Alison Fraser recently joined the Reno-Sparks CVA as a sales manager designated to attract small meeting and convention groups. Fraser most recently served as a national convention sales manager at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno… Adam Feehan also joined the Reno-Sparks CVA as a sales manager. He was previously a destination sales manager for the Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe resorts… Fontainebleau Resorts appointed Howard C. Karawan chief operating officer. Karawan will oversee the operations of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas being built on The Strip, and Fontainebleau Miami Beach… Marta Lautin was named Fontainebleau’s vice president of marketing, based out of the company’s Aventura, Fla., office. Previously, Lautin was director of marketing programs for LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels.

New Mexico
  • Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown named Sandy Arnold general manager. Arnold previously served as general manager of the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel in Tempe, Ariz… Jeffrey Mahan was appointed general manager of Encantado in Tesuque, scheduled to open this summer. Prior to Encantado, Mahan served as general manager of El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa in Taos… Angie Cross was named director of sales for Encantado.

Washington
  • The Bellevue Convention Sales Group hired Chris Dunham and Amanda Lisser as convention sales managers… Jim Lopez was hired as director of sales and marketing for the Palm Springs Riviera Resort & Spa, closed for renovation until this fall. Previously, Lopez was the director of sales and marketing for the Wyndham Palm Springs, Calif… Willows Lodge in Woodinville Wine Country near Seattle named Teresa Winfield group sales manager. Prior to the position, Winfield worked as group sales manager at the Edgewater Hotel in downtown Seattle… Paul Sposare was appointed director of sales and marketing at the Arctic Club Hotel Seattle, slated to debut in February. Most recently, he served as director of sales at Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle.