Crestline Hotels Appoints Stephanie S. Orr
Crestline Hotels &
Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of Stephanie S. Orr as
Director of Sales and Marketing for the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta,
Georgia. Ms. Orr is an experienced hospitality industry sales and
marketing professional who brings more than 20 years of sales and
leadership experience to this position. Ms. Orr joins The Crowne Plaza
Ravinia from the Omni Hotel at CNN Center Atlanta, where she successfully
helped open a new 600-room expansion to this significant downtown hotel. “Stephanie brings extensive knowledge in both group and transient sales
and marketing to her position at The Crowne Plaza Ravinia,” said Vicki
Denfeld, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Crestline Hotels &
Resorts. “The Crowne Plaza Ravinia is a high profile hotel in Atlanta’s
prestigious Dunwoody section of town, as well as being adjacent to the
corporate headquarters of the InterContinental Hotels Group. It is an
extremely important hotel for the parent brand as well as for Crestline,”
added Denfeld. “We are confident that Stephanie’s industry expertise
coupled with her understanding of the Atlanta market will result in the
successful repositioning of this fine hotel in the Perimeter market,”
stated Craig Hillyard, General Manager of The Crowne Plaza Ravinia.
Ms. Orr attended Montana State University where she studied finance. She
began her hospitality management career in 1983 with Tara Hotels. When
Tara Hotels was purchased by Starwood Lodging, Ms. Orr joined Starwood
Hotels & Resorts where she worked with several Starwood brands including
Sheraton Hotels. In 1999, Ms. Orr joined Omni Hotels, first at the Omni
Parker House Hotel in Boston, and then the Omni Hotel at CNN Center
Atlanta. Ms. Orr can be reached at The Crowne Plaza Ravinia at (770)
395-7700 or via email at [email protected]
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