HAMPTON, Va. & SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts (JQH) today announced that Jeffrey Fork is the new director of sales at the company’s Embassy Suites by Hilton Hampton Roads – Hotel, Convention Center & Spa in Virginia. Fork brings 19 years of experience in hospitality, including in the Hampton market, to the 295-suite hotel, which is connected by a covered walkway to the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Fork will supervise this TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame hotel’s sales and marketing team. Embassy Suites by Hilton Hampton Roads is owned and operated by Springfield, Missouri-based JQH, a leading private, independent owner and manager of hotels in the United States, including operating more than 1 million square feet of superb meeting space.

“Jeffrey brings extensive communications and training skills to our Hampton hotel teams,” said Phill Burgess, JQH’s vice president of sales and revenue optimization. “In addition to having knowledge of the local hospitality market, he also has proven experience in food and beverage, convention services, and all aspects of sales and operations at full service hotels, making him a true asset.”

Fork’s hospitality career includes serving as complex director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront and at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Melbourne Beach Oceanfront in Florida on behalf of Westmont Hospitality Group. He was awarded Westmont Hospitality Group’s “Best Year Over Year RevPAR Growth 2014.” Fork served in several roles with Chesapeake Hospitality, including as general manager of the Crowne Plaza Wilmington North in Delaware, as general manager and director of sales and marketing of the Crowne Plaza Hampton – Marina Hotel in Virginia, and as convention services manager of the now branded DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront in Florida. Fork attended The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

“I’m pleased to be back in beautiful Hampton,” Fork said. “I look forward to working with the hotel teams on offering unique packages and to collaborating with area economic, tourism and business leaders to drive demand.”