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- Brett Schoenfield was named general manager of the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, currently closed for renovation. Schoenfield brings more than 22 years of experience to the Riviera. The resort is set to reopen this fall. Schoenfield was most recently the president of the Homestead Resort & Spa in Hot Springs, Va… Encantado, an Auberge Resort, apppointed Susan O’Bryen spa director for the new Spa at Encantado, slated to open in August. Most recently, O’Bryen served as spa director at the Spa du Soleil at Napa Valley’s Auberge du Soleil… The Lodge at Sonoma, a Renaissance Resort and Spa, hired Gary Perez as director of food and beverage. Perez was instrumental in launching five California Cafe restaurants and has worked with San Francisco’s Hornblower Dining Yachts. Most recently Perez worked with Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa in Sacramento.
Hawaii
- Candace Yuen was named senior sales manager of the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel. Yuen was previously group sales manager at the Ala Moana Hotel. Yuen currently serves on the board of MPI... Raymond N. Blouin’s role with ResortQuest Hawaii recently expanded to include regional responsibilities for both ResortQuest Kauai Beach at Makaiwa and ResortQuest Aloha Beach Kauai Hotel. Prior to joining ResortQuest Hawaii, Blouin was general manager of the Hanalei Bay Resort… Denise Wardlow was promoted to general manager of the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Kauai. Prior to her promotion, Wardlow held positions at Sheraton Kauai Resort as director of sales and marketing and director of operations... David Lewin was named general manager at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa. Most recently, Lewin served as general manager of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport... Dawn Kane was named vice president of ResortQuest Real Estate of Hawaii. Kane was most recently the general manager of the ResortQuest Mahana at Kaanapali… Sandi Kato-Klutke was named general manager of ResortQuest Hawaii’s Islander on the Beach resort on Kauai. Kato-Klutke was most recently the general manager of the ResortQuest at Poipu Kai… Outrigger Enterprises Group appointed Stacy Keen director of sales and marketing for the Wyland Waikiki. Previously, Keen was a senior sales manager for Outrigger Hotels & Resorts’ Beachfront Division, representing the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, Outrigger Reef on the Beach and the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort.
Oregon
- The Resort at the Mountain near Mt. Hood appointed Frank Casarez as general manager and Chy Charles as sales manager. Previously, Casarez acted as general manager for Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash., and held the same position for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Charles was formerly the director of sales and marketing for Corvallis Tourism in Corvallis, before taking her new position at the resort… Sunriver Resort in Sunriver named Thomas O’Shea managing director.
Washington
- Salish Lodge & Spa in Snoqualmie named Sarah Kiepe director of sales. Kiepe recently served as director of sales for Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle