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Mirbeau Inn & Spa Promotes Three

Sep 03rd, 2013

Catherine Sinclair to Spa Director & Resort Manager,

Ally Mead to Director of Sales & Business Development, and

Nina Vitale to Sales & Catering Manager

 

SKANEATELES, N.Y. – Sept. 3, 2013 – Mirbeau Inn & Spa, the intimate Finger Lakes retreat geared to assisting guests in restoring balance to their lives, has promoted three of its key managers: Catherine Sinclair to Spa Director and Resort Manager, Ally Mead to Director of Sales and Business Development, and Nina Vitale to Sales and Catering Manager. All will be responsible for overseeing specific day-to-day operations of the award-winning resort and spa while contributing to the growth and success of the property and its life-balancing programs.

 

As Spa Director and Resort Manager, Catherine Sinclair will uphold and improve the 14,000-square-foot wellness facility’s operational performance, programming and guest service. Sinclair will continue her duties as Resort Manager, a position she has held since February 2013.  As a member of the Mirbeau team since 2010, Sinclair has experience serving as both Sales Manager and Business Development Manager. Prior to Mirbeau, Sinclair held positions at East West Resorts and Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, both located in Beaver Creek, Colo. Sinclair is a graduate of the University of Colorado and now resides in Skaneateles, N.Y. with her husband and two young sons.

 

Promoted to the position of Director of Sales and Business Development, Ally Mead has been a member of the Mirbeau Inn & Spa team since 2011, most recently serving as Sales Manager. In her new role, Mead will manage all sales prospecting and business development for both corporate and social groups, market and sell event space on behalf of the hotel, restaurant and spa, all while maintaining relationships with existing corporate clients and customers. Prior to her time at Mirbeau, Mead was Conference and Event Manager at ProLiteracy, and Event Manager at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Foundation in Syracuse, N.Y. Mead received a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality & Service Management from Rochester Institute of Technology and completed the St. Joseph’s Hospital Executive Leadership Advancement Program. She currently resides in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.

A member of the Mirbeau team since 2009, Nina Vitale has been promoted to Sales and Catering Manager. In this position she will be responsible for planning and implementation of all banquet events, both social and corporate. Vitale has played a major role in the Sales Department, most recently serving as Sales Coordinator and Executive Assistant, handling all new leads for social and corporate events and assisting in the detailed planning and execution of weddings and social events. She began at Mirbeau working as Guest Services Agent and Dining Room Supervisor and Server for both the dining room and at banquets up to 200 guests. Vitale received a BBA in Hospitality Management – Hotel and Resort Management from State University of New York, College of Technology at Delhi. She currently resides in Auburn, N.Y.

 

About Mirbeau Inn & Spa

The 34-room Mirbeau Inn & Spa is an intimate, year-round retreat for rejuvenation and romance, offering gracious hospitality, award-winning cuisine, and world-class spa treatments in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region. Steeped in elegant French country style, Mirbeau is tucked into 10 acres of Monet-inspired gardens, surrounded by spruce forests, rolling hills, crystal clear lakes and more than 100 wineries. Mirbeau Inn & Spa is the only Forbes Four-Star Award winner for hotel, spa and restaurant in New York State, and an AAA Four-Diamond winner. It is also distinguished by the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Top Ten Spas in the World in the categories of romance, boutique, yoga and cuisine in Spa Finder’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Five Spas for Couples in the World in back-to-back years of Spa Magazine’s Silver Sage Readers’ Choice Favorites, has been awarded a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 30 Small Resorts in the US for three years in a row and won a 2011 SpAWARD for Most Romantic Spa. For more information visit www.mirbeau.com

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