Feldmeier Named GM Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort
SANTA BARBARA, CA, Septmeber 6, 2006. John Mazzoni, Senior Vice President-West Operations & Hawaiian Islands with Hilton Hotels Corporation, has announced the appointment of Dean Feldmeier as General Manager of Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, located at 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard at East Beach. Feldmeier provides leadership for 400-employees in all aspects of the Resort including administration, human resources, food & beverage operations, sales & marketing, reservations, revenue management and guest services.
Mazzoni noted, "Dean brings a wealth of expertise to this executive management position with more than 20 years of experience with Hilton Hotels since joining us in 1985. He has an extensive sales and marketing background, having worked as the Director of Sales for the Beverly Hilton, the Portland Hilton and was also Managing Director for Hilton's National Sales team."
Most recently, Feldmeier was General Manager at the Doubletree Hotel Spokane-City Center, where he led this 375-room property with 21,000 square feet of meeting space and three restaurants/lounges for the past five years; while overseeing a major expansion of the City's connecting Convention Center. Previously, he was the General Manager at 230-unit Hilton Suites Anaheim/Orange from 1999-2002.
Born in Bismarck, North Dakota, Feldmeier moved to Northern California at an early age and lived in Marin County and later, in Davis. Feldmeier graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California in 1984 with a degree in Business Administration. During his years in Spokane, he was actively involved with the Washington State Hotel Lodging Association; and looks forward to promoting tourism in Santa Barbara as well. He is delighted to trade in his snowshoes for a surfboard and return to California with his wife and two children, where they will reside in Santa Barbara.
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