The Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square has recently hired Andee Cornelius as director of group sales, as well as SARAH HEATH and LYNDSAY QUINO as sales managers. Their responsibilities include sales for the integrated facility of both the convention center and the adjoining 300-room hotel, a combined 90,000 square feet of meeting space, scheduled to open in March 2009.

Previously, Cornelius worked in sales and catering at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey for more than two decades, including the last seven-plus years as director of sales & marketing. She holds a degree in Travel and Tourism from Central Penn Business College.

Heath has worked in food operations and meeting services at different hospitality properties in the Philadelphia area, most recently at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, overseeing events at the 750-room hotel and conference center. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware.

Quino comes to Lancaster with more than five years experience in hospitality sales at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey. She has a degree in Business Management from the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

“Andee, Sarah, and Lyndsay are great additions to our team of hospitality professionals,” noted Josh Nowak, director of sales & marketing for the Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square. “Their collective experience, energy, and contacts will be of great benefit in our efforts to build the client base for the convention center complex.”

Built at and around the former Watt & Shand department store in historic Penn Square, the $170 million Lancaster duo is centrally located to northeast metropolitan cities and is the cornerstone to the revitalization of downtown Lancaster.

The Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square is operated by Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the nation’s largest independent hotel management company. For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts, visit the company’s Web site: www.ihrco.com.