Cathryn Giff

Cathryn Giff has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Cathryn began their career in 1998 as the Director of Sales/Operations Manager/General Manager at White Lodging Services. In 2001, they moved to CSM Lodging as the Corporate Director of Sales. In 2006, they joined Marriott International as a Global Account Executive, Market Sales. From 2008 to 2010, Giff was the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hilton Garden Inn. Cathryn then moved to the Renaissance Portsmouth Waterfront Hotel and Conference Center in 2010 as the Director of Sales and Marketing. In 2011, they became the Director of Sales and Catering at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington, where they led a Sales and Catering team of 15 managers for a 568 room DoubleTree by Hilton with over 75,000' of function space. In 2013, they joined the New Orleans Hotel Collection as the Director of Sales and Marketing. In 2016, they moved to Inland Pacific Hotel Group as the Vice President of Sales. Most recently, in 2021, Giff joined Vacatia as the General Manager/Vice President of Group Sales.

Cathryn Giff is currently enrolled in the Hospitality Management program at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.