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Mary started her career with Hilton on July 13, 1983. She worked in food & Beverage department at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport. She realized her passion was for sales and she quickly transferred to the sales department at the same hotel. Eventually, she moved across country to the Hilton National Sales office in DC as a Sales Manager-new account development in 1989, then a DOSWA (Director of Sales Worldwide Accounts) within the same office. When the opportunity presented itself in July 1999 she was promoted to Managing Director of Sales. Besides the numerous individual sales awards she has won in the past twenty-three years, she led her team to a "National Sales Office of the Year" award in 2001. Recently in 2006 she was award "Embassy Suites Extreme Advocate" award for her continuous support for the brand. Mary's attitude toward sales has given her the support of a great sales team.
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