Jennifer MontgomeryA Kimpton veteran, Ms Montgomery joins Kimpton Lorien Hotel and Spa’s executive team from Kimpton’s Carlyle Hotel Dupont Circle and Glover Park Hotel in Washington, DC where she was most recently the opening associate director of sales for both hotels. Ms Montgomery managed the hotels’ combined sales team and proactively sold across market segments, cultivating new and longstanding relationships with clients as well as building awareness for the two newly opened downtown Washington hotels. Originally from New Orleans, Ms Montgomery got her first taste of the hospitality industry while working for a riverboat casino as a player’s club manager, which allowed her to design, implement and manage casino promotions. She then joined the hotel world as a reservation and group sales manager with Marriott in New Orleans. Ms Montgomery moved on to hone her skills with independent boutique hotels LePavillon Hotel and Bourbon Orleans Hotel, and eventually moved to the Washington area where she leaned into the complex market in manager roles with Marriott, Wyndham and Renaissance prior to joining Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor as Associate Director of Sales in 2009. After assuming her first director of sales roles with the St Gregory Hotel and Modus Hotels, Ms Montgomery returned to Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants in 2015. A graduate of University of Maryland University College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Ms Montgomery considers the Washington metro area home. When she’s not out and about getting to know the Alexandria community, Ms Montgomery enjoys running or reading a good book. She is excited to take the next step in her hospitality career and get to work with her team and clients at Kimpton Lorien Hotel and Spa.