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She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. Laura McIver Laura McIver McIver takes on the role of general manager at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection.

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Ortega-Calle is director of sales and marketing for NoMo SoHo in New York. Ortega-Calle comes from Le Meridian New York, where she worked as director of sales and marketing as the property rebranded from Viceroy Central Park. Before her new position, Berwick was global marketing director for Reed & Mackay Travel Ltd.

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based location in New York City. Most recently, Runkle was corporate general manager of project management for Convene in New York City. He has won several awards, he received Hilton Hotel’s General Manager of the Year award in 2019, Hilton Connie Pride Award in 2017 and 2018, and Conrad Hilton Award in 2019.

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The New York Times Travel Show has ended. This photo was taken at the 2019 show. j-No / Flickr Skift Take: No matter what you thought of the show, it's another large loss for the travel industry after a horrific year. Angel Adegbesan Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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