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STATE COLLEGE — The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau (HVAB) honored several local hospitality community standouts at the second annual Happy Valley Hospitality A
Pagone is a veteran luxury and lifestyle hospitality executive with significant food and beverage experience. He joins White Lodging from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants where he spent the last 14 years refining his hospitality leadership skills at Hotel Allegro and Hotel Palomar in Chicago, Hotel Monaco in Baltimore, and the Hotel Van Zandt in Austin.
Brow joins White Lodging from NiSource, one of the largest fully regulated gas and electric utility companies in the country. Most recently he oversaw all human resource business partners and labor relations as Vice President.
Cirincione brings 13 years of management experience to his role after successfully overseeing operations of multimillion-dollar, top tier hotels across the U.S.
Highberg most recently worked for Marcus Hotels & Resorts as a Director of Operations at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. Prior to this role, he served in General Manager roles with First Hospitality and Crestline Hotels & Resorts, including serving as an Area General Manager for four hotels and three F&B outlets in southeastern Wisconsin. One of Highberg's hotels earned Hotel of the Year from First Hospitality in 2020. Highberg is a graduate of Bellevue University.