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January 3, 2000
CINCINNATI, OH — January 3, 2000 - Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. is pleased to announce the new sales
team for the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South, opening spring 2000. The sales team joins WHI's Regional
Vice President John Klukan and General Manager Tim Wagstaff. Assistant General Managers are Tom Prykanowski and
Jonathan Tufton. The hotel's pre-opening office is located in Irving, Texas and is the temporary home to Tracy Norwood,
Michelle Carte, Jim Coppedge and Nicole Naff.
Sales Account Manager Tracy Norwood has worked for Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. hotels for 6 years
with 10 years of hotel sales experience. Before joining the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South team,
Norwood worked for WHI in East Hartford, Connecticut and in Plantation, Florida. A native of Manchester, Connecticut,
Norwood received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Connecticut State University.
New to WHI, Sales Account Manager Michelle Carte is a veteran of the hospitality industry with 11 years
of sales experience with Marriott Corporation and Promus Hotels. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Business from the University of Arizona.
Sales and Catering Manager Jim Coppedge joined WHI in November and has nine years of experience in the
hospitality industry. Coppedge, a member of the Texas Society of Association Executives, received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Business from the University of Texas at Austin.
Opening late March 2000, the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South features 295 guestrooms, the RiverCity
Grille Restaurant and Lounge, a Concierge Level and Lounge, and 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service management company with a reputation for progressive and
successful management. WHI's owned and managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suites, extended-stay,
full-service and conference center hotels in many diverse markets across the country. WHI currently manages
over 30 hotels in the United States and operates most major hotel brands.
For more information or to book a group function, please contact the hotel's pre-opening sales office at
(817) 358-1700 phone or (817) 358-1800 fax.
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