Ken McKenzie Inducted into AHLA Hall of Fame
TEMPE, AZ, September 17, 2007. Ken McKenzie, general manager of Destination Hotels & Resorts' Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, recently was inducted into the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association's Hall of Fame. The award was presented during the Arizona Governor's Conference on Tourism's Special Tribute and Recognition (S.T.A.R.) Gala this summer.
McKenzie was recognized for his tenure in and his contributions to the hospitality industry in Arizona. McKenzie serves as past chair of a number of organizations including the Valley Hotels & Resort Association, Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau, Downtown Tempe Community and is a current member of the AzHLA Board of Directors. His career began in food and beverage in 1972 and McKenzie soon became a food and beverage director for the Sheraton Scottsdale. Less than five years later, he was promoted to his first general manager's post at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort where he remained until the mid-1980s when he moved across the street in the same capacity at the Inn at McCormick Ranch (Regal McCormick Inn).
After more than 15 years of honing his skills in Arizona, McKenzie took a brief hiatus from the state to re-open and manage the Portofina Inn & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif. McKenzie soon returned to the Grand Canyon State to manage Tempe Mission Palms Hotel where he's been since 1989. In his tenure with the property, McKenzie has led the hotel through two franchise flag changes to its current independent status.
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