Elise Gertenbach named Director of Group Sales for Hotel Contessa San Antonio

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Elise Gertenbach Group Sales Manager for Hotel Contessa, a four-star AAA hotel located in downtown San Antonio, Texas on River Walk. Troy Mathews, General Manager of this Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property, made the announcement.

“It’s a pleasure to congratulate Elise on another well-deserved promotion at Hotel Contessa and Benchmark,” said Mathews. “She is an important member of our sales and marketing team and an excellent professional, specializing in building strategic relationships with leading meeting planners and corporate clients across the country.”

This latest promotion for Elise goes back nearly 12 years after she joined the Contessa Hotel team, where she recently held the position of National Account Manager for the 265-suite hotel. During her tenure, she led the Contessa Hotel’s operations in the Midwest and East Coast markets and earned Benchmark’s coveted Platinum Award for Sales Excellence. Ms. Gertenbach has also held the positions of Sales Manager and Sales Manager for the Historic Property. She began her career in hospitality sales at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.