Going Places

British Columbia

• Victoria Verpoorte was named director of sales and marketing of the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Most recently, Verpoorte served as director of group sales of the property. Heike Tiemann was named senior sales manager of the Fairmont and formerly worked as sales coordinator at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver.

• Caroline Beteta, president and CEO of the California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC), was recently elected to serve as the National Chair of the Travel Industry Association (TIA), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., representing all components of the travel industry. Beteta will oversee TIA’s board of directors, the governing body of the association and its executive committee… Dale Scharlat joined KSL Resorts as director of national sales for the northeast market and pharmaceutical accounts. For the past 11 years, Scharlat served as executive director of regional sales for Sonesta Hotels and Resorts… Raymond Vermolen was named general manager for InterContinental Los Angeles Century City. Prior to this appointment, he served as hotel manager… The Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs named Peter Fordham general manager. Fordham previously served as principal operating officer for S & K Gaming, LLC, owned by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of northwest Montana, where he served as principal operating officer.

• Denise Wardlow was appointed general manager of its new Kauai property, The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas. Prior to her promotion, Wardlow held positions at Sheraton Kauai Resort as director of sales and marketing as well as director of operations… Tom Roelens was named general manager of Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, for both Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay and Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele. Roelens was previously with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Jakarta, Indonesia and Newport Beach, Calif.

• The 320 Guest Ranch near Big Sky appointed John H. Richardson as general manager. Richardson previously served as general manager of the Holiday Inn Fort Smith.

• The Southwest Washington CVB hired Rosemary Cooke as director of sales. Cooke will manage and lead a sales team to promote and sell Vancouver and Clark County as a premier destination to meeting planners and group tour operators… Tulalip Resort Casino north of Seattle appointed Arleen Edward as director of catering and conference services of its new 30,000 square foot meeting and conference facilities, opening summer 2008. Previously, Edward served as senior event director for The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Mich… David Sullivan was appointed general manager for the Pan Pacific Seattle. Most recently, Sullivan was vice president of operations for Intrawest Resort Club Group in Vancouver, B.C.