Bonnie Waltman, has returned to Hagerstown as the hotel's Director of Group Sales.  She worked at the hotel from 1995-1998, taking on stints such as Acting Director of Sales and Senior Sales Manager.  In her new role, she will help re-establish previous hotel business, focusing on short- and long-term bookings.  Before rejoining the hotel, she held sales management positions at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson, Md., and the Residence Inn in Gaithersburg, Md. Helen Arthur has joined the hotel as Associate Director of Sales.  A 26-year hospitality sales veteran, she most recently was Director of Sales for the Boardwalk Hotel Group, a collection of hotels in Ocean City, Md.  She has in-depth experience working with military and fraternal groups, the motor coach industry in the eastern half of the nation, and the tourism market in Maryland. Paul McCook has been promoted from Director of Banquet Operations to Director of Food & Beverage.  He has handled catering and/or management roles with high profile businesses such as the Marriott New York City Hotel, the Hilton Washington (D.C.) Hotel and Roy Rogers Restaurants.  In his new role, he will oversee conference services, catering, banquets and the hotel's kitchen operations.

- Bonnie Waltman - Helen Arthur - Paul McCook -

Cochran added that the property is making a successful comeback thanks to the support of "this wonderful community, the expert know-how and dedication of Clarion's employees, and the infusion of new capital by a syndicated group of experienced hotel investors."

The hotel, located at 901 Dual Highway in Hagerstown, features 199 spacious guest rooms and 11 luxury suites; 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting space; a learning center for self-contained and focused group meetings; a poolside tropical garden atrium reception/party area; free parking with more than 800 spaces; and the Andrews Steak and Seafood Restaurant, featuring Phillips Seafood.

In addition to the Hagerstown property, Magna Hospitality (or its affiliates) owns and/or operates the Cartwright Hotel in San Francisco; the Hotel Lawrence in Dallas; the Holiday Inn Plantation in Plantation/Sawgrass, Fla.; the Casa Grande Suites in South Beach Miami, Fla.; the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Milwaukee Airport; the Eastland Park in Portland, Maine; Le Grande Lodge in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec; the Hampton Inn in Bowie, Md.; the Comfort Suites in Baltimore; and the Hampton Inn Hotel and Suites in Warwick, Rhode Island; the Hampton Inn in Boston/Braintree, Massachusetts; the Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington, Massachusetts; and the Hilton Garden Inn in Waltham, Massachusetts.