PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

HOLIDAY INN KANSAS CITY S.E. - Kansas City, MO March 2008-Present

(Formerly Sheraton K.C. Sports Complex)

Government & Military Sales Manager

*** **** ***** **** **,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space.

Federal Government and the Military sales markets.

Examples of my clients include: USDA, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Veteran, US Army Reserves, US Army-Fort Leavenworth Kansas, US Marine Corps, US Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard Bureau.

Meet and exceed all sales goals as established for both markets by management.

THE ELMS RESORT HOTEL- Excelsior Springs, MO 2005-July 2007

Sales Manager

153-room historic resort built in 1888 on 16-acres with 12,000 square feet of function space

Responsible for Federal & State Government, State & National Association, Corporate, and Athletic Markets

Assist in the coordination of all meeting and catering events in the Government, Association, Corporate, and Athletic Markets

CLARION HOTEL SPORTS COMPLEX- Kansas City, MO 1998 - 2005

(Formerly Adams Mark Hotel) Sales Manager – Government & Sports Markets

374 room Hotel with 15,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space.

Responsible for generating federal & state government business as well as soliciting youth, college and professional sports organizations.

On an interim basis also responsible for state & national association markets.

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES & MEMBERSHIPS:

Missouri State Capital SGMP Chapter

Heart of America SGMP Chapter

Missouri Society of Association Executives

EDUCATION:

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE, Warrensburg, MO 1978-1979

SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI STATE, Springfield, MO 1975-1976

MAPLE WOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kansas City, MO 1974-1975

REFERENCES:

Available upon request.