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JCB Wine Ambassador - Grapevine Hospitality - Boisset Collection Wines - Raymond, DeLoach, Buena Vista, Lockwood, Wattle Creek, JCB, Frenchie, JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset.

Regional Director of Field Sales - Northern California, San Francisco, East Bay - Fremont, Newark, Milpitas, Union City, Alameda Marina, Pleasanton/Tri-Valley, Dublin, Livermore Wine Country, Fremont/Silicon Valley, Emeryville/Oakland, Oakland Airport***Specializing in Corporate Relocation and Housing, Long Term Construction Crews, Traveling Medical Staff, Renovation Temporary Housing, Long term patient/family housing, Entertainment Industry crews, Military and government relocations, mobility transitions

Benchmark Hotels/Gemstone Hotels - Graduate Berkeley (Hotel Durant Berkeley), a Graduate Hotel. Berkeley's classic historic boutique hotel featuring beautiful views of the San Francisco Bay or the Berkeley campus. Three Executive Business Meeting Rooms and Business Center perfect for the midweek Corporate Traveler to Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Alameda area in the East Bay. Near U.C. Berkeley Greek Theater, Bayer, Zellerbach Hall, and Cal's Memorial Stadium for BEAR Football. Graduate Berkeley (Hotel Durant) is a 3 ½ star 144 key iconic Historic Hotel with a popular local restaurant and bar “Henry's” serving Cal Berkeley and the surrounding SF East Bay area. Meetings, Conferences, Banquets, Receptions, Private Dining, Rehearsal dinners and restaurant buy-outs available.Henry's GastroPub and Sports Bar is a favorite for university students, Cal Alumni, and Craft Brew locavores and sports enthusiasts.

Graduate Berkeley hotel (formerly Hotel Durant - Berkeley), owned by AJ Capital Partners - Graduate Hotels. Managed by Benchmark Hospitality's Gemstone Collection. Affiliated with Historic Hotels of America. 144 Room Hotel adjacent to the University of California at Berkeley. "Sales Team of the Year" for Benchmark Hospitality International for 2016.

Conversion of the 313 room Hilton to the 315 room DoubleTree Hotel.Public Relations, Advertising, Sales, Revenue/Yield Management and MarketingSilicon Valley, SF East BayFremont Newark 94560

Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach - 260 Room Beachfront Conference Hotel located midway between Malibu Beach & Santa Barbara in the heart of California's Gold Coast with a view of the Channel Islands and the gateway to the "Sideways" Wine Country. Public Relations, Marketing, Sales and Catering.

Hotel Whitcomb SoMa - Re-positioned this 460 room San Francisco hotel from a national brand (Wyndham's Ramada Plaza) to an independent upscale boutique hotel. Developed the new name, new logos and collateral material, created the new marketing plan, selected and coordinated the new computer systems and software programs and conducted the required training to implement systems coordination throughout the hotel. Public Relations and E-Marketing for this 460 Room Historic Boutique Hotel with 12 Suites, over 17,000 square feet of meeting and pre-function space, FREE Wi-Fi throughout, Starbucks Internet Cafe/Business Center, FREE Fitness Center, valet parking, Market Street Grill and Tavern Piano Bar. www.HotelWhitcomb.com

RIM Hospitality- Multi-property Sales and Marketing. Supervised the sales teams and revenue managers at five upscale independent boutique hotels in the greater San Francisco Bay Area (Pleasanton, Livermore, Palo Alto, Santa Rosa, San Francisco), and Portland Oregon.CARINO COLLECTION - Multi-property sales for 30 independent upscale and luxury hotels around the world including the boutique hotel division of RIM Hospitably in the San Francisco and Pacific Northwest markets. I served as the Western Regional Sales Manager for 30 boutique hotels with primary emphasis on West Coast accounts. Represented the hotels on sales blitzes and trade-shows throughout North America and Mexico.

Directed the Sales and Marketing efforts of this golf resort and conference center. Oversaw the implementation of the property's new Sales and Catering computer hardware and software programs. Conducted technology training for the Hyatt Hotels of Northern California. Developed several team members into Directors of Sales for the chain.

Food & Beverage Manager, Assistant General Manager, Director of Operations, and General Manager. California (San Jose and Bakersfield), Missoula Montana, & Scottsdale Arizona