As General Manager, Cast will be responsible for all phases of the hotel�s operations and management of personnel. The new Homewood Suites Ithaca will be a three-story hotel which will include 91 suites, a breakfast buffet, indoor pool, fitness room, and meeting facilities. The hotel will employ approximately 35 full-time associates. Cast has been with Waterford Hotel Group since April of 2003, serving as General Manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in Norman, OK. Previous to joining Waterford, her experience includes three years as General Manager at the Residence Inn in Tulsa, OK, as well as extensive pre-opening and conversion training of hotels for Tharaldson Enterprises in Fargo, ND. Cast is a native of Norman, OK, where she attended both Oklahoma University and Oklahoma State University. 

Amy Magdon joins the Homewood Suites team as Director of Sales with more than 14 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Her past assignments include Sales Coordinator for both the Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott in Syracuse, NY, and Reservation Manager for the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel. Magdon most recently served as Director of Sales for the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Liverpool, NY, a position she held for more than 4 years. She graduated from Community College of the Finger Lakes with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Hotel and Resort Management. She currently resides in Liverpool, NY. 

�Jenny has done an outstanding job for us at the Residence Inn in Norman over the past few years, and Amy�s extensive hospitality experience is a valuable asset to the Homewood Suites team,� commented Terry Bickhardt, president and COO for Waterford Hotel Group, Inc. �I am confident that both of them will excel in their new positions in Ithaca.� 
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(L-R) Jenny Cast and Amy Magdon