Going Places

Alabama

• Darryl Whittaker was named corporate sales manager for the Wynfrey Hotel at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. Whittaker most recently was a sales manager for the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham. Before that, he served as a corporate sales manager, guest services manager, and assistant guest services manager for the Wyndham Atlanta Hotel.

• Derrick Morrow was appointed general manager for the Hyatt Regency Tampa. Morrow previously served as resident manager of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay… Rosen Hotels & Resorts in Orlando hired Leslie Menichini as vice president of sales and marketing of Rosen Hotels & Resorts Convention Hotels, a newly created position. Menichini has served as director of sales and marketing for Rosen Shingle Creek… Florent Gateau was named general manager of Viceroy Miami, set to open in 2009.

• The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel recently promoted a number of employees within the sales department, including Cesar Wurm to director of sales, Jackie Evans to associate director of sales, Christina Thompson to sales representative, and Candice Evans to catering sales manager. Wurm most recently served as director of corporate sales for the property. Evans previously served as the Sheraton’s national accounts manager.

• William G. Gant was named general manager of the Renaissance Raleigh at North Hills, scheduled to open in November. Gant was previously assistant general manager at Concord’s Renaissance Meadowlands, in New Jersey.

• The Greater Houston CVB named Regina Drake membership services director, responsible for development and retention of the CVB’s members. Previously, Drake was the leader for the Emergency Response Team and the 2004 Chairman’s Campaign for the Greater Georgia and Atlanta Chambers… Karen Villagomez rejoined the Greater Houston CVB after a 10-year hiatus, taking the role of sales manager for the Greater Austin area. Villagomez is representing Houston to the Texas association and meetings market.

• The Richmond Metropolitan CVB recently hired several employees. Alison Boehm was hired as sales manager and will concentrate on the sports, religious and multicultural markets. Boehm was previously with Dominion Resources Services as a travel and logistics specialist. Janie Lawson is the new tourism marketing manager focusing on the group travel market. Lawson has 13 years in the travel and tourism industry, most recently at the Heritage Corridor CVB in Joliet, Ill. Laura Beck was recently promoted to marketing coordinator for the CVB… The Goodstone Inn & Estate in Middleburg appointed Simon Smith general manager. Smith previously served as director of lodging and the restaurant manager for the Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn.