Meet the Team

For the last three years Lindsay Forseth has worked as the director of catering at Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, VA, which opened to international acclaim in 2013. Prior to joining the Salamander team, she was the director of catering at Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, VA, and previously spent five years as catering manager at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner in Virginia. 

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.

Brea joins the Hotel Bennett from her role as the Associate Director of Corporate & Leisure Sales at The Dewberry Charleston, where she was a key member of their pre-opening management team.  Her previous employment includes the Madison Valley Ranch in Montana, Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Fort Lauderdale, and The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club in the Caribbean.  

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.

Jessie Tanner joined the team of Hotel Bennett as the Catering Sales Manager.  She most recently was the Catering Director at Cru Catering in Charleston, where she designed menus and executed events across the state.  Previously, Jessie traveled the country as a consultant for a non-profit organization and worked as a Sales Manager for Middleton Place Plantation. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a Communication degree and a minor in Travel & Tourism.

With 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Katie Dennis joined Hotel Bennett in fall 2019 as the Conference Services Manager. Most recently, Katie was the Special Events Manager at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, curating private social gatherings for donors, fostering relationships with sponsors, and contributing to fundraising efforts for the organization. With expertise in multifaceted productions and managing events upwards of 5k guests, Katie also spent three years with the Event Cooperative as an event planner, executing festival and wedding production for non-profit organizations and social clients.

Meghan McSwain joined the Hotel Bennett team as Marketing Manager in 2020. Prior to Hotel Bennett, Meghan led on-property marketing and communications strategy for luxury and lifestyle hotels including The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas and Morgans Hotel Group (sbe) in Miami – Delano, Mondrian and Shore Club. Most recently, she served as Regional Marketing Director for Premier Sotheby’s International Realty before starting her own company where she provided freelance marketing consultant services to clients across a variety of industries including lifestyle, technology, real estate and hospitality.