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Pennsylvania’s Skytop Lodge Appoints Jeffrey Rudder as General Manager
Skytop Lodge | August 24, 2015
SKYTOP, Pa. (Aug. 21, 2015)—The board of directors of Skytop Lodge Corporation has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Rudder as general manager of the resort, effective Sept. 1. Most recently, Rudder has served as the resort's director of sales and marketing. Rudder joined Skytop Lodge in May 2014 and has been instrumental in promoting Skytop as a destination for leisure and corporate guests alike. He came to Skytop from the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa where he was the director of sales and marketing. Prior to that, he served as director of sales at Oneida Nation Enterprises' Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N....
Pennsylvania’s Skytop Lodge Names David Long New Food and Beverage Director
Skytop Lodge | August 11, 2015
SKYTOP, Pa. (Aug. 11, 2015)—Skytop Lodge has brought on David Long as the resort's director of food and beverage, where he will be responsible for the overall department operations, budgeting, maintenance of quality standards and training. Long has 29 years of food and beverage experience in hospitality settings, most recently as the food and beverage director at the Mansion on Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga., one of Savannah's top boutique hotels. Previously, he served in that capacity at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront (St. Paul, Minn.), the Renaissance Baton Rouge and the Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. While the...
Pennsylvania’s Skytop Lodge Appoints Richard Beichner as New Executive Chef
Skytop Lodge | June 1, 2015
Chef Richard Beichner served President George W. Bush in 2004, is member of James Beard Foundation SKYTOP, Pa. (June 1, 2015)—Skytop Lodge has brought on award-winning chef Richard Beichner as the resort's new executive chef. He began May 25, and will oversee all food and beverage operations property-wide. Beichner has more than 20 years of culinary experience, most recently as executive chef at the four-diamond Mansion on Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga. Prior to that, he was executive chef at well-known resorts in Colorado including the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, the luxury four-diamond Sonnenalp Resort in Vail as well as Vail Cascad...
Historic Skytop Lodge Invests in Property Upgrades and Operational Leadership
Skytop Lodge | May 7, 2015
Resort positioned for growth with new leadership, $3.7 million refresh of guest rooms and main public areas SKYTOP, Pa. (May 7, 2015)—Skytop Lodge has recently made significant investments in operational leadership and upgrades to its guest rooms and main public areas—two key areas of focus for the resort's president and general manager as it approaches its 87th anniversary this summer. A $3.7 million makeover of all 192 guest rooms includes enhancements to the rooms' design aesthetics utilizing the history of the hotel and the flavor of the 1930s era. Guest amenities and in-room technology were also upgraded. The Pine Room lobby a...
