Saddlebrook Resort Adds Two Veterans to the Conference Sales Team
Katie Copenhafer and Marnie Hock
Tampa, Florida - December 4, 2013 - Saddlebrook Resort has added two industry sales veterans to the property's experienced conference sales team. The two new additions complement the five tenured sales professionals who have worked at the resort for many years bringing the total to seven Directors of National Accounts.
"We're very excited to add two strong sales professionals to our existing team. Katie and Marnie will allow us deeper market penetration and coverage in critical territories as we continue to grow our conference market segment" commented Pat Ciaccio, Saddlebrook's General Manager.
A welcome addition to the Saddlebrook sales team, Katie Copenhafer has been selling luxury resorts in Florida for the past 10 years for The Ritz-Carlton's in Palm Beach and South Beach. Growing up in Tampa, Katie has long recognized Saddlebrook as the premier resort destination in this area. Katie will be selling in the D.C./Mid-Atlantic region along with South Florida.
No stranger to selling destination resorts, Marnie Hock brings a wealth of knowledge and luxury global hotel experience to our team. A recognized leader in global sales, on property and pre-opening resorts for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company during their initial growth phase, she returned to the industry after a family hiatus with HelmsBriscoe, Kempinski and Destination Hotels & Resorts. With key client relationships ranging from east to west coast, Marnie will cover the New England states, NYC and Northern NJ accounts remotely from her New Jersey office.
Katie and Marnie join Kristen Boehning, Johnnie Giffin, Cheryl Jelinek, Mark Marker, Susan Trembal and DOSM Kerry Mitruska. All of them are poised to continue providing meeting planners and attendees with the highest level of service which has been a hallmark of the resort.
About Saddlebrook Resort
Saddlebrook Resort was designed and built to host meetings, conferences & events and this business remains its' mainstay. This award-winning, luxury venue offers a tranquil, year-round retreat amid lush, rolling Florida countryside just 30-minutes north of Tampa International Airport. Saddlebrook features 800 deluxe guest rooms and suites, 95,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and function space, two 18-hole Arnold Palmer signature golf courses, a 20-acre Golf Training Center, 45 tennis courts in every Grand Slam surface, internationally acclaimed golf and tennis training programs, 5-acre Team Building ropes course, Sports Village with a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, world-class Spa, half-million gallon Superpool, award-winning restaurants and inspiring F&B venues.
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