FORT WORTH, Texas — The Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown has established a five-member senior executive team responsible for guiding the property’s vision and elevating the guest experience.
The Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown is managed by Aimbridge Hospitality, a global hospitality management company.
Headed by general manager Damien O’Connor, who joined the property in April 2022, the senior executive team brings more than 80 years of combined experience in the hospitality industry, including decades in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, to the hotel.
The senior other executive team members are:
Courtney Towson, director of sales and marketing
Towson, who has 15-plus years of experience, was most recently director of sales and marketing for The Sinclair, Autograph Collection in Fort Worth. Before The Sinclair, she was with the Gaylord Texan for more than 10 years.
Rosa Morakis, director of human resources
Morakis has held similar positions at several hotel brands, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, DoubleTree, and Radisson. Morakis, who was born and raised in Brazil and lived for several years in Greece, speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Greek.
Bill Richards, director of finance
Richards has more than two decades of experience in hotel accounting and finance and has been with Aimbridge Hospitality for many years.
Kara Anderson, director of food and beverage
Anderson is a one-time Starbucks barista–and the first-ever certified tea master for the chain. She has been at the Beverly Hills Marriott for several years and recently returned home to Fort Worth.
“We have put together a first-rate senior executive team with decades of experience and knowledge of the industry,” says O’Connor, who has more than 25 years of experience working at hotels. “Together we’re committed to turning the hotel into a must-stay, top-of-the-list property.”
Construction on the hotel’s $45 million transformation–one of the largest-ever hotel renovations in the Fort Worth region–started in fall 2022, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
