General Manager

John D. Stowell **** Croom Rd

****.*********@*****.*** 843-***-**** Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Objective

To continue to develop my profession with a company of like-minded individuals that affords personal growth.

Employment History

EVEN Hotel Rockville-IHG 1st Wellness Inspired Hotel- 167 Rooms October 2016-Present

General Manager

Achieved positive GOP during Covid 19.

Introduced new F&B concepts to assist in getting guests through the breakfast experience quickly.

Introduced weekly interactive wellness events with guests and Executive Committee members.

Responsible for Achieving 84% Employee satisfaction scores.

Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn of Alexandria-432 rooms April 2012-October 2016

Area General Manager

Responsible for exceeding budget for the first time under my leadership as General Manager.

Drove group to record numbers while maintaining rate integrity.

Responsible for increased both guest and associate satisfaction scores.

InterContinental Harbor Court Baltimore- 195 rooms

Director of Sales and Marketing March 2007- April 2012

Grew RGI from 120.4% to 134.1% in my first year at the hotel, the highest increase in the company.

Grew RGI to a record high of 138.4% in 2011.

Responsible for working media relationships with press, radio and television.

Crowne Plaza Miami International Airport- 340 rooms

Director of Sales and Marketing March 2005-March 2007

Increased RevPAR by 5% over two years and achieved budget every year.

Decreased the hotel’s reliance on volatile South American airlines.

Managed over 100 BTS accounts from both North and South America.

Crowne Plaza “The Royal Palm Resort on South Beach”-417 rooms

Director of Sales and Marketing May 2003-March 2005

Responsible for growing group business by over 100% in two years.

Secured over 100 different wholesalers in both North and South America.

Responsible for working closely with an Ad agency to place over 500K of business annually.

Awards:

1999 Meeting Specialist of the Year for Crowne Plaza Hotels

2006 Director of Sales of the Year for Crowne Plaza Hotels

2009 Member of the HMG advisory council

Education:

University of South Carolina-B.S. Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration

References: Available upon request

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