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Virginia’s Wintergreen Resort Appoints Jay Gamble as General Manager
WINTERGREEN RESORT | September 9, 2021
WINTERGREEN, VIRGINIA – September 9, 2021 – Jay Gamble has been named general manager of Wintergreen Resort in Virginia following an extensive search including candidates from across the United States and Canada. Gamble will transition from Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire where he has served as general manager for the past three years. Both resorts are operated by Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI). Gamble is a veteran of the mountain resort industry with 40-years of experience at notable ski resorts including Killington in Vermont, Sunday River in Maine, and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire. In addition to his mountain operations and f...
Wintergreen Resort Names Rod Kessler as New General Manager
Wintergreen | November 21, 2017
WINTERGREEN, VIRGINIA (Nov. 21, 2017) – Rod Kessler was named the new General Manager of Wintergreen Resort today after a national search. Kessler arrives at Wintergreen from Granby Ranch, a mountain community in Colorado, where he had been the Chief Operating Officer responsible for summer and winter recreation. While Granby Ranch has a small ski area known mostly for introducing Coloradans to the sport, Kessler has large resort experience as well with over 25 years in operations, hospitality, and resort construction. Notably, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia for five years, and...
Christopher A. Jones Named Executive Chef at Wintergreen Resort in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains
Wintergreen Resort | November 16, 2017
WINTERGREEN, Va. (Nov. 16, 2017) — Christopher A. (Chris) Jones, who has 18 years of experience in the culinary and hospitality industries, has joined Wintergreen Resort as Executive Chef. A President's List graduate of National Institute for Culinary Arts, Jones is a classically-trained chef. His culinary business expertise includes managing costs and driving profits in hotels and resorts as well as privately owned casual and fine dining establishments. Jones, who is Serv-Safe Certified and an active member of World Association of Chefs and National Culinary Association, makes it a habit of getting to know the community and cater...
