Hal Powell is regional vice president sales & marketing for Benchmark Hospitality International. In this role, Mr. Powell is responsible for overseeing and supporting the sales & marketing programming for Benchmark's
properties throughout the northeastern and mid-western United States.

Previous to this position Mr. Powell was the director of sales & marketing for Benchmark's East Coast flagship, Lansdowne Resort, located in Lansdowne, Virginia, near Washington, DC. A hospitality professional with extensive experience in strategic sales & marketing, Mr. Powell led the resort's sales
team through some of its most successful years. During this period he also served as Benchmark's marketing field staff support for several of the company's properties located on the US East Coast.

Before joining Lansdowne in 2000, Mr. Powell was resident manager and director of marketing for a signature resort on Lake George in Bolton Landing, New York. Previous to this he held director level sales and marketing positions of increasing responsibility at properties in New York City, Florida and Virginia.

Mr. Powell is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management.