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Sue Garwood

Manager of Education and Training, Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Sue Garwood brings more than 25 years of hospitality industry experience to the Best Western® Hotels & Resorts team. As manager of education and training, she oversees daily operations and programming for the company's Member Learning Resource program. In that role, she oversees the creation, planning and researching of member solutions and is responsible for helping achieve the department's revenue and special performance goals. Ms. Garwood has worked with Best Western on a corporate level for the past ten years, but her association with the company began years before, as general manager and then owner/general manager of a limited-service Best Western property. She has a solid understanding of what it takes to excel on the property level and as a result, she is able to truly help impact the success of members on a daily basis. Ms. Garwood began her career with the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau and has held several positions across various segments of the hospitality industry, including hotel sales and marketing, tourism promotion and more. She also previously owned and operated a training company, STG Hosting.

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Ms. Garwood can be contacted at 602-957-4200 or [email protected]