Going Places

Arizona

• The Metropolitan Tucson CVB named Graeme Hughes director of convention sales. Hughes previously served as director of sales for the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson.

• Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria named Tracey Webster director of sales. Webster will oversee the sales department at The Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Golf Resort & Spa. Previously, she served as director of sales for Tourism Victoria.

• The San Jose CVB appointed Lisa Volpi national sales manager, responsible for conducting corporate market business within the Midwest, Northeast and Southwest. Volpi was previously sales manager and director of catering for the San Jose Marriott and Hilton Santa Clara… The Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce and CVB promoted Lisa Moreno to general manager of the Santa Clara Convention Center. Moreno previously held the title of assistant general manager… InterContinental San Francisco hired Christopher Holbrook as executive assistant manager. Holbrook served as director of operations for San Francisco’s Hotel Nikko… InterContinental San Francisco also named Yvonne Liu catering manager and appointed Tyler Scott convention services manager. Liu was previously catering sales manager at the Westin St. Francis Hotel San Francisco and Scott was sales manager at the Hotel Rex in San Francisco… Parc 55 in San Francisco promoted Stacey Edinger to director of sales and marketing. Edinger was formerly the hotel’s director of sales, and prior to that served as director of national accounts for Gaylord Hotels… Stan Kantowski was named general manager of the Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. Kantowski previously served as general manager at the Resort at Squaw Creek.

• The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa named Ryan Wickstrom and Mike White national sales managers.

• Michael Jokovich joined the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa as general manager. He has served as general manager for the Hyatt on Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, and Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa on Oahu… Gregg Enright was promoted to general manager of the Outrigger Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa.

• The Los Cabos CVB elected Gonzalo Franyutti De La Parra president of the bureau for 2008. Franyutti is also general manager of the Chileno Bay Club in Cabo San Lucas. Ella Messerli, general manager of the Marquis Los Cabos, was elected vice president of marketing for the bureau.

• The Salt Lake CVB appointed Patrick S. Higgins convention sales director and Jeremy Cunningham national sales manager. Higgins previously worked in sales for Palm Springs Desert Resorts and the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority. Cunningham worked as a public relations and marketing consultant in Salt Lake City.