Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
Mary Carlson has been named general manager of the Residence Inn Schaumburg in Illinois. Previously, Carlson was a Marriott western region specialist.
Hotel El Ganzo in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, has appointed Alain Derouin executive chef and food and beverage director. Derouin previously was food and beverage manager and executive chef at the Hotel Las Brisas Acapulco.
Brian Dickson has been named general manager of the Embassy Suites Tampa Brandon in Florida. Previously, Dickson was the director of operations at the Marriott Austin South.
Sandra Finlay has been named managing director of Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most recently, Finlay was hotel manager at Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver.
Kari Fraine has been promoted to general manager of Courtyard Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Previously, Fraine was the hotel’s operations manager.
Cambria Inns has retained Karen Fyfe as general manager of its four properties in Cambria, California: the Blue Dolphin Inn, the Moonstone Cottages, the Castle Inn and the Sand Pebbles Inn. Fyfe most recently was general manager of Best Western Plus Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach, California.
Benchmark Hospitality International, Houston, has appointed Gary Harnist vice president of construction and design. Harnist was previously senior vice president, construction and design, for Gatehouse Capital of Dallas.
Ross Harrison has been promoted to general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Islip in New York. Previously, Harrison was the hotel’s assistant general manager.
Amrit Hoffer has been named dual general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn West Palm Beach in Florida. Previously, Hoffer was general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Islip in New York.
Shand Luce has been named director of operations for The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Luce was previously general manager of the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort in Sunny Isles, Florida.
The Archer Hotel, scheduled to open early next year in New York City, has appointed Michele Mangino general manager. Most recently Mangino was the director of operations at The Millennium Broadway Hotel.
Justin Rodgers has been named general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Midway. Previously, Rodgers was the general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Rebecca Steuer has been named general manager of the SpringHill Suites Fishers in Indiana. Previously, she was general manager of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Indianapolis Airport.
Victor Tiffany has been named senior vice president of hospitality for gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Tiffany previously was head of hospitality for Echo Entertainment Group in Sydney, Australia.
W Fort Lauderdale has appointed Cesar Wurm director of sales and marketing. Most recently, Wurm served as the director of sales and marketing at The Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.
Andre Zotoff has been appointed vice president and general manager of Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. Zotoff was most recently general manager of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.