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Carolyn Allen
Vice President, Leisure Sales
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In her role as Vice President of Leisure Sales for Salamander Collection, Carolyn Rebeck Allen is responsible for developing strategic plans to positively impact leisure business and cultivate relationships across various leisure markets. Prior to joining Salamander Collection, Allen served as Area Director of Leisure Sales for Auberge Resort Collection’s portfolio of prestigious hotels in Mexico. Throughout her career, she held several high-level sales positions including Corporate Director of Luxury Travel Sales for Omni Hotels; Senior Sales Manager at Lake Austin Spa Resort; and Director of Travel Industry Relations for Global Hotel and Resort Partners at Atelier Group. She began her career with roles focused in the Caribbean, including Director of Travel Industry Sales for Caneel Bay, then A Rosewood Resort; and Area Sales Manager, Hotels of the Caribbean and Mexico, for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

Cathy Alves
Senior Leisure Sales Manager
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Cathy Alves began her hospitality experience in 2003 as a Front Desk agent at the Pines Lodge in Beaver Creek. After one season, she knew that she would be making the mountains her home going forward. Cathy feels blessed to have 20 years of snow-filled winters and sunshine days and looks forward to many more as the Senior Leisure Sales Manager with Aspen Meadows Resort.

Carly Cox
Director of Global Leisure Sales
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Carly Cox is the Director of Global Leisure Sales for Salamander Collection. Most recently, Cox has held the Director of Leisure Sales role for The Reykjavik EDITION, opening the first luxury hotel in Iceland.  Previously, she held several influential leisure sales positions with branded and independent hotels around the US, Caribbean, Mexico and Europe, most notably working as the Area Director of Sales for The Reserve Brand overseeing leisure sales efforts for Dorado Beach and Zadun during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Margaret Wright
Director, Transient Sales
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In her role as Director of Transient Sales for Salamander Washington DC, Margaret Wright is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of strategic sales initiatives for the leisure and business travel market segments.

Prior to joining Salamander Collection, Margaret led corporate sales for Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, playing an integral role in the hotel's successful transition and opening. As Senior Area Sales Manager, she was also responsible for a collection of Hilton owned and managed properties in the DC/VA region. Previous career highlights include sales roles with The Ritz-Carlton and Bulgari, in addition to serving in a leadership role with a digital luxury hospitality marketing agency.

Olivia Gawronski
Travel Industry, Sales Manager
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Olivia Gawronski joined Hotel Bennett, ranked by USA TODAY as the top luxury hotel in America, as Travel Industry Sales Manager from Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC, where she was the Leisure Sales Coordinator working directly with the nation’s top travel agencies on a daily basis. Previously, she was the luxury property’s Member Concierge, and launched her hospitality career as a Guest Services Agent, assisting with the opening of The Drayton hotel in Savannah Georgia.