Human Resources

🏡 Sage Hospitality Group now manages Hilton Denver City Center, the first partnership with Park Hotels & Resorts. The hotel, featuring 613 rooms and 35,000 square feet of meeting space, joins Sage's 18-property Denver portfolio including The Crawford and The Oxford. Located near Larimer Square, the hotel provides mountain and city skyline views and Sage Restaurant Concepts oversees its dining venue. Sage's four companies offer comprehensive hospitality services in Denver.

🗓 Sandra Keneven was promoted to senior sales executive at The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, Florida, effective January 6, 2025. With nearly 20 years in the industry, primarily with Marriott, Keneven joined the resort in 2022 and led the team to secure the resort's largest client contract, generating over $1.1 million. Keneven, originally from Lithuania, holds an Associate Degree in Hospitality Management from Lakeland Community College, Ohio.

🍴 Bret Thorn, Senior Food & Beverage Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality since 1999, has been spotlighting F&B trends. Host of "In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn," he wrote for The New York Sun (2005-2008), and earlier, covered business in Thailand for Manager magazine and Asia Times (1992-1997). A Tufts University magna cum laude graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member, Thorn also attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and studied Chinese in China. He won the 2006 Neal Award and was inducted into the Disciples d’Escoffier in 2014.

🍴 Nicolas Piatti appointed as Executive Chef at Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique, opening spring 2025. The resort will feature six food and beverage venues, with a signature restaurant offering a monochromatic gastronomy concept. Piatti brings over 20 years of international experience and a commitment to sustainability, sourcing 25% of ingredients locally. Experiences include beef-cutting classes and chocolate sculpting. Collaborations with local farms like Finca La Josefina and Vainilla Mystic Farms highlighted. Piatti is also recognized as a “Food Waste Champion for Americas” and author of a cookbook on locally sourced cuisine.