Meet the Team

Caley joins Hotel Bennett from the Royal Sonesta Chicago Collection where she supported several luxury properties in downtown Chicago. Over her 10+ years in the hospitality industry she has held positions in hotels, private dining and corporate dining services. She has a B.A. in Hospitality Management from Kendall College and a F&B Management Diploma from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management located in Bluche, Switzerland.

A native South Carolinian, Collin Carter joins Hotel Bennett after spending four years at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. Following his time in operational management, he held the title of Sales Manager and was a key player in the resort’s growing popularity. Collin studied Hospitality Management at the University of South Carolina, specializing in Hotel Development.

Steven Lewis joined Hotel Bennett in January 2020 as Senior Sales Manager. Beginning his career in the low country over 12 years ago, Steven has hospitality experience within multiple brands throughout Hilton Head Island, Savannah and Charleston. Most recently, he held the Senior Sales Manager position at The Dewberry in Charleston, SC.

Halina joins Hotel Bennett from Marriott International's New York City office, where she served on the W Hotels and The Luxury Collection Global Brand Teams.  Over her 4+ years at Marriott she held positions as Field Marketing Coordinator, Senior Administrative Assistant and Senior Program Specialist.

Julianne Urbancic’s career in Hospitality Sales and Events started 10 years ago with Wedding planning throughout Northwest Ohio. Soon after, she relocated to the east side of the state to accept a position in sales at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland where she found her passion for luxury hospitality. Three years later and following her heart to the South, Julianne accepted a positon as the Event Manager at The Dewberry in 2017 where she held two additional positions as Leisure Travel Sales Manager and Weddings & Special Events Sales Manager. In 2020, she accepted a position as Sales Manager to be a part of the pre-opening team at Hotel Emeline and later joined Hotel Bennett in February 2021 as Catering Sales Manager. Julianne graduated from the Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales at the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a dual major in Professional Sales and Marketing.

Born and raised outside of Venice, Italy, Daniele joined the Hotel Bennett team as Leisure Sales Coordinator in 2019, and has since undertaken many roles within the hotel before his return to Sales. With a background in Private Aviation, Food & Beverage and knowledge from the Travel Advisor side, he quickly discovered his passion for hospitality.