Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing
Kim Houze began her career in hotel sales in 1991 at the prestigious Lake Lanier Islands Hilton Hotel and Resort. After graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations/minor in Business. Ms. Houze was selected by Hilton Hotels for an internship and completed the internship at the Hilton Hotel in Gainesville, FL. Ms. Houze was challenged and thoroughly enjoyed working in the hotel industry, she knew that her career would be focused in this industry. For her entire career in hospitality, now in her thirtieth year,she has been involved in sales efforts, managing sales and catering teams for full-service hotels, golf and resort properties, select service hotels, limited service hotels and extended stay properties. She spent the majority of her career with Hilton Hotels as the Director of Sales and Catering for the Hilton Atlanta Northwest in Atlanta, GA. Ms. Houze also had great success working as an Area Sales Director with US Hotel Investors where she was responsible for overseeing the Holiday Inn Select in Decatur, GA, the Hilton Atlanta Northwest, and the Belleview Biltmore Golf Resort in Clearwater, FL. Ms. Houze has worked with CUSA, LLC as the Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing for over 16 years.
During Ms. Houze’s extensive career in hospitality, she was always actively involved in membership in various leadership and hotel organizations. She was the President of HSMAI Georgia (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International) for two years as well as the President of Cobb Executive Women. She has served as Vice President of Cobb Republican Women. Ms. Houze also served on the Board of Directors for The Cobb Chamber of Commerce as well as served on the Board of Directors for the Cobb Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is an active member of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is also a member of Leadership Cobb and the Honorary Commanders Association in Cobb County, GA.
Ms. Houze currently has oversight of the entire Sales and Marketing team, Directors of Sales and Regional Sales Directors for CUSA Hospitality Management. Under the direction of Ms. Houze, RevPar average index achievements with CUSA properties have been outstanding and that is reflected in the following current statistics: 2018 index 122.15, 2019 index 130.9, 2020 index 137.5. For many years she has worked directly with the Revenue Management teams at Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Wyndham and CHOICE Hotels and is a seasoned, highly skilled revenue management partner with expertise in each of their systems and programs.