DENVER, August 14, 2007 – Mona Ingram has been named Vice President of Denver, Colo.-based hospitality firms Sceptre Hospitality Resources and The Elise Group.  In her new position, Ingram will lead both firms in the areas of strategic development, operations, sales and marketing.  Previously, Ingram headed the firms’ business development initiatives, a position she held since February 2007.

A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Ingram’s most recent position before joining Sceptre Hospitality Resources and the Elise Group was as regional director of sales and account management for the western United States and Canada at Dallas, Texas-based Pegasus Solutions. She was appointed director of sales during the opening of Texas’ largest convention hotel, the Adam’s Mark Hotel, and the luxurious Fairmont Hotel, both in Dallas.  Ingram was also the director of marketing during the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore.

Ingram earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Singapore. Ingram currently holds professional memberships with the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives and Meeting Professionals International, in addition to serving as past president of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, Dallas Chapter.

Sceptre Hospitality Resources provides electronic reservations connectivity for independent hoteliers, allowing non-branded properties to reach both travel agents and Internet travel sites.  Sceptre also counsels hoteliers on website design, optimization and marketing as well as offering voice reservation services.