Holiday Inn Express Houston Westchase. Replacing Diana Fernandez (Sales Coordinator + Front Desk Supervisor, now departed).
Source: Faraz Suri thread "Profiles for Sales Coordinator - Westchase," ace@texashotelmgt.com, msgs 19efb64171d7fe41 and 19f009ac4e2b4adc (2026-06-24 to 06-26). Resume facts from each attached PDF. Generated 2026-06-29.
Pay target (Ace)
$14 to $18 / hr≈ $29.1k to $37.4k/yr at 2,080 hrs. Source: msg 19efb64171d7fe41
Candidates received
13 resumesFaraz Suri (recruiting), screening + call-backs
GM (Kareem) flagged to call
Leslie Warren, Sanda Makuambala"I like these two. I will give them a call." Source: msg 19efb79a6075d091
Read in one line: Courtney Inglis is the cleanest on-paper match (she did sales for an HIE + Fairfield dual property), but her pay expectation is not yet on file. Shatara Fogle and Harleigh Hatton are the two strongest confirmed-local sales coordinators. Of the GM's two picks, Leslie Warren is a real sales coordinator at the top of budget; Sanda Makuambala is a front-desk / AGM profile, not a sales background, so weigh that before calling her a sales hire.
Tier 1: Strongest fit direct hotel sales-coordinator experience, local, in or near budget
Dual Property Sales Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Houston (Mar to Sep 2025)
Also
Complex Group Sales Coordinator, Hilton Houston North (Aug 2022 to Nov 2024)
Recruiter note
Called back, spoke positively (msg 19efb64171d7fe41)
Why #1: the only candidate who has run sales for the exact brand (HIE) and segment we need: cold calls, group rates, room blocks, CI/TY, Fast Pay commissions. Bilingual, local. Gap: no pay number on file yet, confirm she lands inside $14 to $18.
2Shatara FogleHouston, TX
HiltonPay: unknown
Most relevant role
Sales Coordinator, Embassy Suites Galleria (Aug 2018 to Mar 2024), then Sales Manager, Home2 Stafford (to Jun 2025)
Tools
Delphi, Opera, Salesforce. 15+ yrs hospitality, front desk to sales mgmt
Recruiter note
No call-back logged in thread yet
Why high: nearly six years as a hotel Sales Coordinator doing exactly this work (proposals, contracts, BEOs, CRM pipelines), then promoted to Sales Manager. Local. Pay expectation still to be gathered.
Marriott leadership-development track (Voyager), Envision + Opera, group block management
Recruiter note
No call-back logged in thread yet
Why high: currently doing the literal job (RFP, contracting, blocks) at a full-service Houston hotel, brand-trained. Youngest of the strong three; pay likely fits but unconfirmed.
Tier 2: Solid, with one thing to weigh budget edge, reachability, or re-entry
4Leslie WarrenPearland, TX
Hilton + IHG$35k / yr, negotiable
Most relevant role
Sales Coordinator, DoubleTree Hobby (Jul 2024 to present): Delphi, BEOs, rooming lists, qualifying inquiries
Depth
Prior Revenue Manager + Delphi systems analyst at IC Houston / Crowne Plaza. Long sales-systems history
Recruiter note
"Very confident," $35k negotiable, current hotel dropped benefits. GM flagged to call (msgs 19efb64171d7fe41, 19efb79a6075d091)
Weigh: $35k is ≈ $16.8/hr, top of your range, and she may anchor higher given her seniority. Strong current sales-coordinator fit and one of Kareem's two picks. Some long non-hotel stretches (Waste Mgmt AR 2019 to 2023).
5Gerald GlennHouston, TX
MarriottDid not answer call
Most relevant role
Hotel Sales Coordinator, dual Marriott property, The Woodlands (2016 to 2018). Front Desk Supervisor history
Tools
Salesforce, FOSSE, Opera, WinPM. 8 yrs hospitality across audit, front desk, sales
Recruiter note
Did not receive Faraz's call (msg 19f009ac4e2b4adc)
Weigh: relevant coordinator + supervisor blend that maps well to the split nature of this seat, but he has not connected with the recruiter yet. Sales role is the oldest line on his resume (most recent work is night audit / front desk).
6Dawon GriffinChicago, IL (relocating)
Hilton + indie$15 / hrRelocation
Most relevant role
Group Reservations / Sales Coordinator, HighGate Inn of Chicago. Now Transient & Group Reservations Agent, Allerton Chicago
Recruiter note
Min $15/hr, "good candidate," relocating to Houston by Jul 9 (msg 19f009ac4e2b4adc)
Weigh: squarely in budget and genuinely group-sales experienced, but out-of-state and mid-move. Relocation adds start-date and retention risk versus the local options above.
7Erin GrimesRosharon, TX
Four Seasons + HiltonOut of hospitality since 2019
Most relevant role
Group Rooms Coordinator, Four Seasons Houston; Sales & Catering Mgr, Hilton Garden Inn; Sales & Mktg Coordinator, Hilton Plaza Med Center
Weigh: excellent hotel sales-coordinator history, but she left hospitality in 2019 and now runs ops at a family funeral home. Strong re-entry candidate if she wants back in; confirm intent and currency on the tools.
8Kenedi BrazileHouston, TX
IHG (Holiday Inn)Junior
Most relevant role
Group Sales Manager, Holiday Inn IAH (2025); Trilateral Sales Coordinator, Holiday Inn NW San Antonio (2023 to 2024)
Note
Recent business-mgmt grad, currently a school dorm parent, HR-leaning objective
Recruiter note
No call-back logged in thread yet
Weigh: on-brand IHG sales-coordinator title and likely fits budget, but the profile is junior and her stated goal leans toward HR. Upside hire if cost matters more than experience.
Tier 3: Off-target or out of budget events / ops heavy, or pay above range
9Sanda MakuambalaHouston, TX
$16 to 18 (per note)Not a sales background
Note: GM flagged her to call, but her resume is front desk supervisor / AGM / night audit, with no corporate or group sales role. Strong ops hire, weak match for a sales-coordinator seat. Recruiter note: switching jobs, available within a week (msgs 19efb64171d7fe41, 19efb79a6075d091).
10Bianka Rodriguez-LinaresHouston, TX
Post Oak (luxury)Events, not corp sales
Note: 15+ yrs luxury banquets and international convention planning (Post Oak, Rice convention). Heavy on event execution and BEOs, light on hotel corporate / RFP rate sales. Bilingual.
11Jordan SwensonHouston, TX
HiltonCatering / events
Note: catering sales and special-events producer plus hotel revenue audit. Real sales-adjacent chops, but oriented to large-event catering, not negotiated corporate room rates and RFP defense.
12Shiane WilcoxenHouston, TX
$33 / hr (over budget)Law-firm conference svcs
Note: conference-services and events management at law firms, not hotel sales. Recruiter: "not a bad candidate but expectations are quite high, $33/hr" (msg 19f009ac4e2b4adc), nearly double the target.
13Josten WeaverBessemer, AL
$75k / yr (over budget)Out of state
Note: Front Office Manager / AGM (Hotel Indigo Birmingham), marketing degree. Confident, but expecting $75k (msg 19efb64171d7fe41), roughly double the role's top, out of state, and an FOM not a sales coordinator.
Suggested next moves: (1) Get pay expectations on Courtney Inglis, Shatara Fogle, and Harleigh Hatton, the three strongest fits, none of which is on file. (2) Kareem is already calling Leslie Warren and Sanda, fine on Leslie, but reset expectations that Sanda is an ops profile. (3) If cost is the hard constraint, Dawon Griffin ($15/hr) and Kenedi Brazile (junior, IHG) are the in-budget sales-titled options.