Jennifer Croce Appointed Director of Conference Services
Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership Excellence in Bethesda, MD
HOUSTON, TX, September 2, 2008. Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Jennifer Croce as director of conference services for the new Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership Excellence being constructed in Bethesda, Maryland. The property is expected to open in February of 2009. Ellen Sinclair, vice president Benchmark Hospitality, made the announcement.
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jennifer to Benchmark Hospitality," said Ms. Sinclair. "In her new position she will oversee the entire Conference Services operation for this wonderful new private corporate center."
Jennifer Croce joins the Benchmark Hospitality organization following previous service as director of banquets for the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Avon, Colorado. She has also held senior property-level positions with SAS Management, a private golf and country club management firm.
Ms. Croce has been employed with the Ritz Carlton Naples Beach Resort in Naples, Florida, as well as the J.W. Marriott Executive Conference Center and the Statler Hotel at Cornell in Ithaca, New York. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, she has relocated to the Bethesda area with her family.
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