Chef John Stovall Takes Over at McCamly Plaza

At the beginning of April 2018, McCamly Plaza Hotel welcomed its new executive chef, John Stovall. Chef Stovall was previously the executive sous chef at McCamly Plaza from 2002-2003, so this is somewhat of a homecoming for him. However, the property is now currently...

Chef Rafael Vallejo III Moves to Fort Walton Beach Properties

Chef Rafael Vallejo III, formerly the executive chef at McCamly Plaza Hotel, has taken the reins as executive chef at the Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn Resort in Fort Walton Beach. According to Chef Rafael, there are plenty of familiar faces down on the Panhandle....

New Director of Sales at Hilton Pensacola Beach: David Cowles

As Tom Rasinen prepares to step down from his post as director of sales, David Cowles is primed and ready to take his place. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, David spent most of his life in Birmingham, Alabama. After working in wireless sales for AT&T, David made...

Tom Rasinen Retiring as Director of Sales

Born in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, one might wonder how Tom Rasinen ended up working in hotels on the Gulf Coast. “There weren’t that many schools to choose from back then,” says Tom. “I wanted to go to sunny Florida. I ended up at Florida State University and...

Innisfree Has a New Director of Human Resources

We would like to officially welcome Francesca Lupo, Innisfree Hotels’ newest Director of Human Resources. Francesca was born in Italy, but it’s hard for her to call just one place home. “My father is a retired Italian Air Force pilot,” she says. “So, we moved every...

Rising Star: Alyssa Townsend

Alyssa Townsend, the Director of Social Media for our in-house marketing agency, has been selected as one of the Inweekly Rising Stars for 2018. Inweekly’s Rising Stars list spotlights young professionals under the age of 35 who are excelling in their respective...