Welk Resorts, a large hospitality and timeshare company with five properties in San Diego, Cabo, Palm Springs, Tahoe and Branson are pleased to announce Michelle Morikawa to General Manager of Northstar Lodge located in Tahoe and Sean Coogan as Regional Director of Operations and General Manager at Welk Resort San Diego.
Sean Coogan, as Regional Director of Operations and General Manager at Welk Resort San Diego, will oversee operations in Palm Springs and Tahoe, as well as San Diego. Coogan will be transitioning into this new role immediately. He has been a leader with Welk Resorts for more than 25 years, starting as Box Office Supervisor, and advancing through a number of appointments to his most recent position as general manager. In his new role, Coogan’s leadership, good humor and commitment to a first-class guest experience will continue to inspire his teams and grow the company.
Michelle Morikawa joined Welk Resorts in 2001 and worked in Reservations and Villa Rentals. Her previous experience with TimeShareWare led to opportunities in IT, where she most recently was the project manager. She started her career at the Imperial Hawaii Resort in Waikiki in 1997, where she worked in Owner Services, and then as executive assistant to the general manager.
