Area Vice President, Hyatt Hotels Hawaii, General Manager, Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Dena started her hospitality journey at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach as a Corporate Management Trainee in1996. She then hopped from coast to coast, working at some of our greatest hotels including the Grand Hyatt Kauai, Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Corporate Office Chicago, Hyatt Regency Irvine, Hyatt Regency Hill Country, HyattRegency Scottsdale, Hyatt Centric Market Street, The Woodlands, The Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach and Andaz 5th Avenue and Andaz Maui.

Dena has been married to her husband, Tim for 12 years, who she met at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country. Tim is a golf professional and LOVES the Yankees. They love being the favorite Aunt and Uncle to their three nieces and one nephew. Dena and Tim have two sweet fur-babies, Quinn who is 11 and Maile, an 10-week-old Jack Russell. In her spare time Dena loves going to music festivals with her girlfriends, pilates, yoga and spending time at the beach.