Phil Coffey is senior vice president and general manager of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, the luxurious 2,000-room property in National Harbor, Maryland.
Coffey, who has over 32 years of experience in the hospitality and hotel management industry, joined Gaylord Entertainment in October 2008 from Marriott Hotels in Orlando, Florida. He began his Marriott career as a management trainee in the housekeeping discipline. Over the next several years he held positions as director of services, assistant front office manager, and front office manager in Kansas City before becoming a resident manager in Atlanta.
He then opened the Hilton Head Marriott as resident manager before moving to New York City to become the regional director of rooms operations. In addition to multi-unit responsibilities, he participated in the opening of four hotels in the region including the New York Marquis.
After serving as resident manager at the New York Essex House, Coffey accepted his first general manager's assignment, opening the Hanover Marriott in New Jersey. He then relocated to Nashville, Tennessee as general manager of the Airport Marriott, followed by additional assignments as cluster manager, and market manager for all lodging brands in the state.
Coffey moved to Orlando as market vice president of Florida, responsible for all brands. His final assignment was general manager of the Orlando World Center for the past eight years.
