Makena Resort Announces New Wedding and Catering Services Manager
MAUI, HI - June 15, 2010 - Makena Beach & Golf Resort is proud to announce that Tracy De Boom is the resort's new on-site wedding and catering services manager.
De Boom has more than 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry, most recently serving as the operations manager for DeSilva Meeting Consultants on Maui. She has also worked as the concierge of the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas in Maui, as well as the catering and convention services manager at Cambria Pines Lodge in Cambria, Calif.
In her new position, De Boom assists with Makena Beach & Golf Resort's wedding and catering operations, including sales and event coordination.
Makena Beach & Golf Resort www.makenaresortmaui.com is situated on 1,800 acres of the southern shore of Maui in the Makena district of the island. The property offers 310 guestrooms and suites, each featuring private lanais, and commands sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, as well as vistas of Maui's diverse landscape and the 10,000-foot Mt. Haleakala.
The resort also features championship golf on the acclaimed Makena Golf Course, a Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 18-hole course that runs along the Pacific coastline, adjacent to the hotel. With stunning views from nearly every hole, the course is renowned for its ancient Hawaiian rock walls, natural gullies and stream beds, which were incorporated into the course's design. Makena Beach & Golf Resort is operated by Benchmark Hospitality International.
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