ROCKPORT, ME, July 17, 2008. Ocean Properties, Ltd. has named Kara M. Greer as Director of Sales and Marketing for the company's Northern New England Sales Team, responsible for sales and marketing operations for the Samoset Resort in Rockport, and in Bar Harbor for the Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina and the Bar Harbor Regency.

Ms. Greer brings over a decade of lodging industry management experience to the position, the majority in the luxury hotel and resort sector. Before joining Ocean Properties, she was Director of Revenue Management for The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of New Orleans, a 757-room luxury hotel complex. With Professional in Human Resources (PHR®) certification from the HR Certification Institute, Ms. Greer also held positions as Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Assistant Director of Human Resources for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. She also holds Certified Hospitality Educator accreditation from the American Hotel & Lodging Association and taught as an adjunct faculty member at Tulane University and Delgado Community College, both in New Orleans.

She completed her undergraduate work at Tulane University; then returned to her native state of Maine to complete her graduate degree in Public Policy at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service. Greer grew up in Bangor, Maine and now resides in Belfast, Maine.