HSMAI Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing
Special Interest Group
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Register today for the HSMAI Hotel Sales Strategy Conference
HSMAI’s Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing Special Interest Group (HDOSM-SIG) provides information, leadership development, and a variety of other resources specifically relevant to hotel directors of sales and marketing, to sales staff who aspire to one day be directors of sales and marketing, and to other industry professionals interested in developments within hotel sales.
Membership in the HDOSM-SIG is open to all HSMAI members at no additional cost, and is exclusively available to HSMAI members. It takes just moments to register. For opt-in instructions, see below.
HDOSM-SIG members also have complimentary access to HSMAI’s online community for hotel directors of sales and marketing, including access to the DOSM toolbox, a one-stop virtual warehouse of best practices, templates, and other resources for marketing planning, training, advertising, public relations, brand management, resource allocation, employee management, annual budgeting, and more. Click on the Community link above to register today.
HDOSM-SIG Advisory Board (2008)
- Chair: Mark D. Thompson, Vice President of Marketing, Irving Texas CVB
- Vice-Chair: Heather Allison-Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
- Bart Berkey, Director of Talent Acquisition-Sales & Marketing, Ritz-Carlton Hotels
- Susan Cecere, CHME, Director of Revenue Development, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
- Lisa French, Area Account Executive, Marriott International
- John Hawley, Director of Client and Industry Relations, Dana Communications
- Linda Hwong, Area Account Executive, Marriott International
- Ron Loman, Director of Field Sales, Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- Laurie Meacham, CMP, Director of National Sales, The Broadmoor Hotel
- Lynn Mucciano, Corporate Director of Marketing, Turnberry Associates
- Dennis Noonan, Director of Sales, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
- Jean Spaulding, Senior Vice President, Market Analysis & Business Development, Noble Investment Group
- Cheryl Street, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hampton Inn & Suites - Surprise, Arizona
HDOSM-SIG Member Benefits:
- Bi-monthly eNewsletters offering valuable industry facts, articles, and information relevant to budget planning, forecasting, marketing plans and other tasks associated directly to the responsibilities as a professional HDOSM. Click Here to read a sample isssue of the HDOSM SIG Update newsletter.
- Access to the DOSM TOOLBOX and online HDOSM community. The one stop virtual warehouse of best practices for marketing planning, training resources, advertising, public relations, brand management, resource allocation, employee management, and annual budgeting.
- Preferred registration to HDOSM Strategy Conferences.
- Access to exclusive industry resources through the research component of the HSMAI Foundation Econnect.
- All other benefits of HSMAI membership, including the quarterly publication of Marketing Review magazine, chapter events and networking opportunities, Industry Update eNewsletters, and opportunities to attend other strategy conferences within HSMAI.
» Opt into the HDOSM Special Interest Group:
- HSMAI members, click here to go to the "Update Your Member Record" page and opt in to the Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing SIG.
- If you are not currently an HSMAI member, click on the link below to join and opt in.

