Jon Gersonde
General Manager
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Jon Gersonde joined The Royal Hawaiian as hotel manager in November 2005. In his promotion to general manager, Gersonde now oversees the hotel’s management team and ensures that the overall standards for guest service, décor, housekeeping, food quality, and banquet operations are upheld at the 528-room hotel.
“Jon has been an integral part of our management team for the last year,” said Keith Vieira, senior vice president and director of operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii. “We know that in his new role, he will continue to be an effective leader and uphold a high level of service that our guests have become accustomed to at The Royal.”
Gersonde received a Bachelor of Arts in hotel restaurant and institutional management from Michigan State University and has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining The Royal Hawaiian, Gersonde served as complex general manager of The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in California and general manager of Kapalua Bay Hotel & Ocean Villas. Gersonde’s career with Starwood Hotels and Resorts began in 1998 at The Westin Maui as director of operations. During his four years there, he held positions such as complex operations manager, hotel manager and acting general manager. Gersonde’s extensive hotel management experiences also include positions with Hyatt International in Guam, Saipan and Australia as executive assistant manager and director of food & beverage. Gersonde also served as general manager of a five-star Sandcastle Entertainment Complex in Guam.
Lisa Morrill
Director of Sales and Marketing
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Lisa Morrill joined The Royal Hawiian as the Director of Sales and Marketing in April of 2007. In her position she now oversees all room sales and marketing, as well as catering and banquet sales for the hotel.
Morrill joins The Royal Hawaiian with more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the luxury hospitality market. Most recently, she held the position of director of product development, Hawaii luxury, at Classic Custom Vacations. Prior to that, she was a Regional director of sales for the luxury travel wholesale company. From 2000 to 2003, Morrill held the position of director of leisure sales for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii, at which time she managed key domestic wholesale accounts for all hotels within the region including Maui, Kauai, Lanai, Big Island and Oahu. She has also directed the sales & marketing efforts at the Kahala Mandarin; Hotel Hana Maui; Molokai Ranch & Princeville Hotel & Resort.
Morrill graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Arts in international business.
