Woodrow Loller retires, Chief Financial Officer Dottie Wetmore named next general manager
General Manager Woodrow “Woody” Loller is retiring after 20 years of dedicated service to the Haven Harbour Marina Resorts community.
During his tenure, Woody has been paramount to our company’s growth as one of the Chesapeake Bay’s leading resort marinas. Hired in 2001 as service manager of Haven Harbour Yacht Services, Woody oversaw the continued success of our area’s most trusted full-service yachting facility for 11 years before being named general manager in 2012. As general manager, Woody has led our company through transformational growth, including the most recent acquisition and redevelopment of Haven Harbour South, our flagship resort marina located on Rock Hall Harbor. As Woody steps down to enjoy retirement, we are fortunate that he will continue to lend his expertise and knowledge in a new special advisory role to senior management of Haven Harbour Marina Resorts.
“It gives me immense pleasure to announce that our Chief Financial Officer Dottie Wetmore, who brings over 24 years of service to Haven Harbour, has been promoted to take the helm from Woody as Director of Marina Resort Operations,” said James Brawner, Chairman and CEO of Brawner Company, Inc. and owner of Haven Harbour Marina Resorts. “In this new role, Dottie will continue our established standards of excellence and be responsible for managing all aspects of marina resort operations at Haven Harbour Marina and Haven Harbour South. After a nationwide search, that yielded many qualified candidates, I was thrilled to find that the best candidate to fill this vacancy was within our management ranks, continuing the proud tradition of promoting from within our organization.”
Dottie will assume the responsibilities of director of marina resort operations effective May 1, 2021. Hired in 1997 as office manager and assistant controller, Dottie has had an equally impressive tenure with the company — previously serving as inn manager and director of marketing; all the while overseeing the company’s finances. Dottie is returning to Maryland after working remotely in Florida this past year to lead our company into a new and exciting era.
Dottie will be joined by Assistant Manager Mark Bryden, who has 30 years with Haven Harbour, as well as Director of Service Operations Greta Sommers, to head the company’s senior management team.
Haven Harbour Marina Resorts are award-winning boating destinations, consisting of 350 premier slips, two full-service yachting centers, a five-building inn, and wedding and events venue, conveniently located on Maryland’s upper Chesapeake Bay in Rock Hall, Md. Founded in 1986, Haven Harbour has become one of the region’s top maritime service providers, employing 50 experienced service technicians, craftsman, retail and administrative staff.
If you would like more information regarding this topic, please contact Haven Harbour Marina Resorts Marketing Manager Sawyer Cornelius at (410) 778-6697 or sawyer@havenharbour.com.
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