QUORUM HOTEL-TAMPA ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF

WHO: The Quorum Hotel-Tampa – a 272-room boutique-style hotel located in the bustling Westshore district in Tampa , Florida . Offering an exciting blend of unique amenities and stellar service, the Quorum Hotel-Tampa is the first-ever independently flagged property within the Quorum family.

WHAT: The Quorum-Hotel-Tampa recently announced the promotion of Kelly Marshall to the position of executive chef.

In this position, Marshall is responsible for all food and beverage operations including catering, banquets and overseeing the hotel's restaurant – The Blue Water Grill. She handles purchasing, monthly inventory, scheduling, menu design, planning and execution of functions serving up to 650 people and training and supervising 18 employees. Marshall was promoted from her position as executive sous chef of the hotel, a position she has held since July 2005. Prior to her work at Quorum, Marshall worked as the assistant chef at the Massasoit Community College Conference Center in Massachusetts . Additional experience includes sous chef for PapaRazzi, a division of the Back Bay Restaurant Group (Hanover, MA); kitchen manager for Legal Seafoods (Boston, MA) and assistant restaurant manager for Long Life Noodle Company & Jook Joint (Berkeley, CA). Marshall graduated from the esteemed Johnson & Wales University in Providence , Rhode Island with a BS in culinary arts. A native of Massachusetts , Marshall currently lives in Riverview , Florida with her husband and her daughter.

WHERE: Founded in 1987, Quorum Hotels & Resorts operates and manages several popular properties throughout the United States including Quorum Hotel-Tampa, an ideal resort for leisure and business travelers. The property recently renovated all 12,000 square feet of its meeting and pre-function space with new carpeting, wall vinyl, paint, fixtures and artwork. For group reservations and information, please call toll-free (877) 4-QUORUM (478-6786), (813) 289-8200.

MEDIA INFO: Kelly Grass Prieto, APR Hayworth Creative Public Relations • (813) 318-9611 • kelly@hayworthcreative.com