Benchmark Appoints Nicole Ferrer DSM for Danfords on the Sound
HOUSTON, TX, May 23, 2006. Benchmark Hospitality International has formally announced the appointment of Nicole Ferrer as director of sales & marketing for the 86-guestroom Danfords on the Sound, located in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York. Stewart Weiner, general manager, made the announcement. This represents a reappointment for Ms. Ferrer, who for four years held the same role at the property when it was under previous management.
"Nicole is a first-rate hospitality professional and has done a superb job in her role as director of sales & marketing," stated Mr. Weiner. "This reappointment is well deserved and I'm thrilled she is part of our executive team here at Danfords on the Sound!"
Nicole Ferrer has been an active member of the sales department at Danfords on the Sound since 1998, previously serving as catering sales manager before being promoted to director of sales & marketing. During her tenure at the property, she has been the recipient of numerous awards under the previous management company, including Director of Sales & Marketing of the Year in 2004, the Andy Pucciarelli Director of Sales & Marketing Award for 2004, the Director of Sales & Marketing Achievement Award in 2002, and the Sales Associate of the Year Award for 2000.
Prior to joining Danfords on the Sound, Ferrer was corporate catering sales manager for the Holiday Inn of Ronkonkoma, New York. Before this she served in the role of banquet manager for Tara Ferncroft Resort, located in Danvers, Massachusetts. She began her career as assistant restaurant manager and serving in the banquets department for the Huntington Hilton of Melville, New York.
Ms. Ferrer is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, located in Westbury, New York. She is a member of the Long Island Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and is listed in Who's Who in Marketing, Long Island Business News. She and her family reside in Jefferson Station, New York.
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