Jennifer Pope Joins Cooper Hotels Sales Team in Fort Myers, Florida

July 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Contact: Lisa Vinciguerra

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JENNIFER POPE JOINS COOPER HOTELS SALES TEAM IN

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

FORT MYERS, Fla. – July 8, 2013 – Cooper Hotels, owner and operator of four Fort Myers hotels, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Pope as catering sales manager for the company’s Hilton Garden Inn Airport/FGCU and adjacent Homewood Suites Airport/FGCU.

Lisa Vinciguerra, regional director of sales, catering and marketing for Cooper Hotels, said, “We are delighted to add another experienced industry professional to our corporate sales team in Fort Myers. Jennifer brings a proven record of providing excellent, customer-focused service to our airport area hotels and their clients.”

Ms. Pope has over 13 years of event planning and management experience. In her former role at Cooper’s (no connection to Cooper Hotels) Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Illinois, she was responsible for planning and supervising events, handling a variety of management responsibilities and acting as corporate trainer for new employees.

Prior to that, Ms. Pope utilized her customer service skills, planning expertise, food and beverage experience and management abilities in positions at Bay Colony Golf Club and Mediterra Bonita Bay Group, both in Naples. She is a graduate of Edison College and is pursuing a degree from DePaul University.

About Cooper Hotels

Cooper Hotels is a privately owned hotel development and management company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Its portfolio includes 20 hotels in five states. Four of the company’s Hilton brand franchised hotels are located in Fort Myers, with another in Naples. The company operates primarily Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group brand properties. Cooper owns the distinction of being the only company to own all of the major franchised brands within the Hilton Family including Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton and Embassy Suites. For more information on Cooper Companies hotels, visit cooperhotels.com.