Illinois

• JW Marriott Chicago, slated to open in September, appointed Catherine Mrowiec general manager, Steve Conklin director of sales and marketing and Miranda Thomas and Holly Windham senior account executives. Mrowiec is a 30-year veteran of the hotel industry. Prior to her appointment, she held the position of general manager at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel for eight years. She also previously served as general manager of Ohio’s Renaissance Cleveland Hotel and Maryland’s Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore. Conklin most recently served at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz. Both Thomas and Windham have held sales leader positions at other Marriott properties in Illinois and California, respectively. MA