Kellie brings 19-years of multifaceted sales, marketing, and leadership experience to Hospitality America. Her longevity with the Hilton brand and track record of significantly increasing revenues, improving communications, and mentoring employees at full-service and luxury hotels and resorts make Hanselman the right choice to lead Hospitality America’s portfolio of sales leaders.
Prior to joining Hospitality America, Hanselman served as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Waldorf Astoria in Park City, Utah. In that role she led and mentored a large team across both the room and catering sales disciplines, continually exceeding budget targets for group, tour, and banquet/catering sales. She also spearheaded daily commercial strategy discussions in conjunction with the Director of Revenue Management and directed all property marketing, communication, digital, and social media efforts. Other positions included Director of Sales & Marketing at the Hilton Minneapolis; Director of Sales at the New York Hilton Midtown; Assistant Director of Sales at Hilton Hotels of Washington D.C. (including Washington Hilton, Capital Hilton, and Embassy Suites Georgetown); Director of Sales & Marketing at Hilton St. Louis Downtown; Director of Sales at Temecula Creek Inn Resort; Director of Sales & Sales Manager at Embassy Suites Temecula Valley Wine Country; and Regional Director of Sales at Stoney Creek Inn Hospitality.