Dee Walker presides as the Director of Sales and Marketing of the Residence Inn at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. Originally joining the property shortly after opening in 2018, Dee now oversees a team marketing, selling, and servicing the property’s groups, meetings and exhibitions, catered events from brunches to weddings, and rooftop restaurant destination 16 on the Park.
During her time at Residence Inn at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, Dee has received numerous hospitality awards including Pyramid Hotel Group’s Quarter Stars award, Marriott’s Millionaires Club for reaching $1 million in annual sales for the hotel. For the work she has done to forge connections between businesses, clients, and communities in East Baltimore, Dee also received a Mayor’s Citation from Baltimore City Mayor Jack Young in 2019.
Prior in her career, Dee served as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Holiday Inn Express and Fairfield Inn and Suites in Washington, D.C., where she was twice honored as Director of Sales and Marketing of the year.
Outside of her work with the Residence Inn at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, Deeis also active with volunteer work in numerous charities in Baltimore City, and serves on the International Society of Female Professionals.
Dee is an alumna of Coppin State University and currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
Interview questions:
Q1: Tell us a little bit more about the Residence Inn at Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. Where is it located?
Q2: How is the hotel recovering from the pandemic?
Q3: Through the pandemic, the hotel has made a huge commitment to supporting local businesses. How has the hotel been supporting local businesses in recent months?
Q4: The hotel has also hosted business networking events, brunch parties, and a recent meet-and-greet for Pride – tell us a little bit more about why you are hosting these events?
Q5: Tell viewers about the Back-to-school event you are co-hosting at the hotel to help students and parents prepare for going back to school at the end of the August.
Q6: Can you give viewers a preview of other things happening at the hotel?
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