Cooper Hotels Appoints Corporate DoS and Community Relations
April 25, 2012 - Cooper Hotels, a leading privately-owned hotel development and management company, today announced the appointment of Valerie Morris to the newly-created position of corporate director of sales and community relations. Ms. Morris will be responsible for strategic oversight and development of sales and community involvement efforts for the company and its 17 hotels located throughout the Eastern U.S.
Ms. Morris brings over 15 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industries. She joins Cooper Hotels from Caesar's Entertainment Midsouth, where she held the position of regional vice president of communications, community affairs, sales and convention services since 2003.
“Valerie is accomplished in her career, having received numerous awards and honors for her work both with Caesar's and the Memphis area community,” said Brian Carney, vice president of operations for Cooper Hotels. “We are very excited to have a person of Valerie's proven caliber joining our company to direct our corporate community relations efforts and lend support to the general managers and their sales teams.”
A graduate of the University of North Carolina with a BS in Business Administration, she also holds a diploma from Le Cordon Bleu l'Art Culinaire in Paris, France. In addition, Ms. Morris is a graduate of Leadership Mississippi and has a Food Management Professional certification (FMP) from the National Restaurant Association. Valerie is a member of many professional and civic organizations, serves on numerous boards including the American Cancer Society, Liberty Bowl, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority, and Friends for Life. This year she is chairing the American Heart Association Go Red for Women in May and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Sports of All Sorts Weekend in July.
About Cooper Hotels
Cooper Hotels is a Memphis-based company with a portfolio consisting of 22 hotels in seven states. 15 of the company's properties are Hilton branded franchised properties. Cooper owns the distinction of being the first and only company to operate all of the major franchised brands within the Hilton Family including Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton and Embassy Suites. For more information on Cooper Hotels visit www.cooperhotels.com.
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