Sagamore Announces Two New Directors

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. October 14, 2008

AUGUST 5, 2008. The Sagamore, the private island resort overlooking Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains, has promoted Ted Bearor to Director of Training & Development and has named Kevin Phenegar the new Food & Beverage Director.

Ted Bearor- Director of Training & Development

As Director of Training and Development, Bearor will plan and facilitate human resource programs including overseeing orientation, guest services, hospitality best practices, job skill and safety for all areas within the resort.

Previously, Bearor was Director of Food and Beverage at The Sagamore, where he worked closely managing the resort's varied dining venues. Other positions held during his nine-year tenure at the resort include Assistant Director of Food and Beverage, Assistant Maitre d'Hotel of Trillium, Manager of The Sagamore Dining Room and Assistant Casual Dining Manager.

A graduate of the University at Albany, New York, Bearor served as an Adjunct Instructor in Dining Room Service at the Adirondack Community College from 2003 to 2004. He is a member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, American Institute of Wine and Food and is a TIPS-certified Trainer.

Kevin Phengar- Director of Food & Beverage

As Director of Food & Beverage, Phenegar will be responsible for the resort's seven distinctive dining venues, ranging from the casual Mister Brown's Pub to the elegant Trillium. He will also oversee the development of all menus, catering, room service, banquets and staff.

Phenegar has more than 20 years of food & beverage management experience including, most recently, serving as Assistant Director of Resort Food & Beverage and Director of Dining Facilities at North Carolina's acclaimed Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. From 2000 to 2008, Phenegar held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility within the Pinehurst portfolio, including Director of Food & Beverage at the Holly Inn, Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at the Carolina Hotel and Director of Banquet Services.

Phenegar began his hospitality industry career in 1988 with Hyatt Hotels, where he worked in a range of food & beverage positions in the San Antonio property over six years. In 1994, he joined Doubletree Hotels in Austin, Texas as Food & Beverage Outlets Manager and, in 1998, he moved to Austin's Driskill Hotel for a two-year stint as Director of Food & Beverage Outlets.

Phenegar received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati. He has participated in numerous management training programs and workshops, including an exchange program with the St. Andrews Links Trust in St. Andrews, Scotland.