Waylon Cornelius is now Executive Chef of the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. Craft Culinary Concepts made the announcement. He’s a native of Mansfield, Texas, and 2003 graduate of AIMS Academy of Culinary Arts in Dallas. Cornelius was raised on a farm with his mother, grandmother and grandfather. He also holds an associate’s degree in Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis from Tarrant County College.

Emily Crane joined the Visit Indy team as an Account Manager. She graduated from Ball State University, which is located in Muncie, Indiana. Crane, who recently returned to her home state, arrives at the Visit Indy after serving as a sales account manager at Topgolf in Nashville. Visit Indy said she aims to leverage her expertise to drive growth across key accounts throughout the Midwest and West Coast.

John Gustafson joins Sensei Porcupine Creek as Director of Sales and Events, following 14 years at the Fairmont Chicago. Sensei, a wellness brand, made the announcement. The resort is located in Rancho Mirage, California. Gustafson started his career with Fairmont in 2003 and was promoted to positions such as director of corporate catering, senior national sales manager, director of group sales, and lastly as director of sales.

Laurie Helley is Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek’s Sr. Sales Manager, overseeing the Northeast and international groups. With more than 20 years of experience, Helley has spent the past four years outside the hospitality sector, most recently in the home improvement and building industry. Her hospitality sales background includes roles at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, and Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas.

Caitlin McKenna is now CEO of Arch Amenities Group—a provider of wellness, amenity management and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, private clubs and pools. McKenna was chief development officer for Trilogy Spa Holdings of Phoenix and global head of facilities management, wellness & experience services for JLL, a real estate firm. McKenna served in a variety of leadership positions for Hilton Worldwide.