Arizona
- Hotel Valley Ho appointed Joseph Heinl director of group sales for its corporate meetings and incentives sales division. Heinl comes to the Hotel Valley Ho with more than a decade of hospitality and sales experience, ranging from senior account executive at Scottsdale’s Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort and Spa to sales manager at the Scottsdale CVB... Peter E. Ells was named general manager of the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix. Ellis was previously general manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, and during his tenure served as vice president of the Valley Hotel & Resort Association.
- David Curell was appointed general manager of Viceroy Santa Monica. Curell was previously general manager for the Loden Vancouver… The Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina appointed Michelle Rini food and beverage director. Her previous appointments include the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City, Md., Divi Divi in the Caribbean, and Caesars Casino, Trump Plaza and Trump World’s Fair in Atlantic City, N.J…. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa named Janis Clapoff managing director. Clapoff has more than three decades of hospitality management experience, most recently as general manager of the Halekulani in Honolulu and managing partner of the Simpson House Inn in Santa Barbara… Thompson Hotels named Don Jacinto general manager of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, replacing Michael Carsch, who moved to the Thompson Beverly Hills. Jacinto came from the Morgans Hotel Group, where he recently served as general manager, overseeing the renovation and opening of the Mondrian Hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. Carsch, who joined the Hollywood Roosevelt in June 2007, is now general manager of Thompson Beverly Hills. Previously, Carsch spent 15 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, serving as general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island in Florida, as well as The Ritz-Carlton, Tyson’s Corner in Washington, D.C… Stephanie Mehail joined The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena from The Langham, Boston, where she served as hotel manager. Previously, Mehail held the title of hotel manager for the Wyndham Boston… The Grand Del Mar in North San Diego added two members to its team, Vicky Navarro, as sales manager and Marc E. Devereux, national sales manager. Navarro will oversee small meetings as well as select international accounts, and Devereux will handle corporate accounts within the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. Devereux was previously the national sales manager for Wynn Las Vegas. Navarro was most recently a senior sales manager for W Hotel in San Diego, and worked for the Westgate Hotel in San Diego in the same capacity… San Francisco’s Personality Hotels hired Dayna Zeitlin as corporate director of sales and marketing. Zeitlin previously held such positions as area director of sales and marketing for InterContinental Hotel Group and director of sales and marketing for the Omni San Francisco and Hilton San Francisco Financial District.
Colorado
- Dean Dennis was named general manager for the Pueblo Convention Center. Previously, Dennis worked as vice president of the Convention and Visitors Council for the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce… Aretha N. Kelly was hired as city-wide sales manager, Washington, D.C., region, for the Denver Metro CVB and will be based in the D.C. office. Prior to joining the bureau, Kelly was with Kimpton Hotels for six years, where she started as sales manager and advanced to associate director of sales… The Antlers at Vail hired Cameron Lowe as its conference services manager. Lowe previously worked with the Vail Valley Partnership.
Hawaii
- ResortQuest Hawaii named David Jenner senior vice president of finance. Jenner has held senior finance positions with Interstate Hotels Corporation, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Air Jamaica, and most recently with Atlantis Island Resort in the Bahamas.