Leo E. Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), announced that MARK W. RICE CHSP,CMP, has been named to the Director of Sales/Marketing position at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey in Harrisburg, PA.

As a 20-year veteran of the hospitality and food and beverage industries, Rice brings extensive experience to his new position.  He has held positions ranging from Restaurant Manager to Catering Manager to Director of Sales and Marketing.  His previous experience includes management positions with Hyatt, Marriott, Adams Mark, Stouffer, Holiday Inn, and Sheraton hotels at locations in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey is a 348-room, full-service hotel with over 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.  The Sheraton offers guests dining and entertainment options at the Dog and Pony Restaurant and Lounge.  Other on-site services include room service, complimentary high-speed internet access, business center, indoor/outdoor pool, whirlpool and sauna, fitness center, and guest laundry.

The hotel is centrally located within minutes of downtown Harrisburg, Harrisburg International Airport, and Hershey, PA, home of Hersheyparkâ.  Nearby attractions include Historic Gettysburg, Lancaster, and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 

Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), founded in 1971, is a privately owned independent management company, and is one of the oldest independent hotel management firms in the lodging industry.  For over three decades, HMC has provided hotel management services for third party institutional and private owners.  The company’s headquarters has been located in Dallas, Texas since its inception.

Sheraton, the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) has more than 408 hotels, including 58 resorts,  in 70 countries.  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high-quality, vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.