Kylie Kendall has been appointed to convention services manager for Visit Wichita. In this role, she will assist the sales team in ensuring events are a success. Kendall will be the main point of contact for corporate event planners and association officials.

North Carolina takes the idea of outdoor adventure and runs with it. Depending on when your group visits, you might be snow-skiing or waterskiing, biking or boating, sitting by the fire or by a fishing pole. The possibilities are out there.

The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) promoted Andrea Cadotto and Sheila R. Neal, CASE to the newly created roles of associate directors of sales. Both will continue their sales responsibilities and now also lead a team of sales managers and coordinators.

Dan Dolan was named director of sales & marketing for The Abbey Resort and Avani Spa. The Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property is located in Lake Geneva, Wis.

The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa announced Timothy Wolfe as complex general manager of the 241-room landmark and the adjacent 231-room Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown, part of The Brown Palace hotel complex.

Château Élan Winery & Resort announced Ed Walls as general manager. In this role, Walls will be responsible for managing the resort’s day-to-day success, overseeing all operational aspects, including everything from sales and marketing to food and beverage, while maximizing company revenue.

The Elizabeth Hotel announced the addition of Amy Kerchof, CMP, to its sales team. As senior sales manager, Kerchof will manage the group and meetings segments, where she will actively sell the hotel as a meetings destination and help coordinate events from start to finish.

Mission Inn Resort & Club appointed three new national sales managers who add valuable experience to the resort’s team.

Glave & Holmes Architecture (G&HA) believes that “great architecture is contextual, timeless and has the capacity to engage the intellect and elevate the human spirit.” Those same qualities define superior meeting programs, which makes selecting Virginia’s many repurposed heritage properties a reliable blueprint for memorable and inspiring gatherings.

Renowned for its gorgeous desert setting, as well as its confluence of cultures—Mexican, Spanish American, Native American and cowboy—Tucson, a Southwestern hot spot, is buzzing with a continuously new and engaging vibe yet forever treasuring its rich heritage.