The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2018… BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has appointed Kendra P. Clough director of conference services for the Doug Pitcock ’49 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, which is nearing completion in College Station, Texas. The Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property is expected to open in August. Greg Stafford, general manager, made the announcement.
“I am very pleased to welcome Kendra to our property,” said Mr. Stafford. “She brings vast skills and experience in meeting and event planning to her new role, from both the venue’s as well as the professional planner’s perspective, which will be invaluable to our conference services team.”
Kendra Clough comes to the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center with a keen understanding of the hospitality industry and the Texas meetings market. She was previously director of conference services for the landmark Woodlands Resort & Conference Center located near Houston. Prior to this, Ms. Clough served as an ExxonMobil Event Planning Contractor for Oce, the domestic and international event and meeting coordination company. She has also been an independent meeting consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ms. Clough received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Texas, majoring in hospitality management. She is relocating to the College Station area.
