The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, the premier AAA Four Diamond luxury inn and golf club located on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C., today announced it has appointed the following new hires across its world-class accounting, culinary, housekeeping, reservations and restaurant divisions:

Accounting

• Nancy Cline, Controller: Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club welcomes Cline as controller where she will oversee accounting and financial operations across its foodservice division. Cline brings valuable experience as the unit controller for Aramark at Duke Health Systems in Durham, as well as controller for Marriott in Research Triangle Park. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University.

Catering and Conference Services

• Candace Ranieri-Lewis, Catering and Conference Planner: Ranieri-Lewis joins Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club as a catering and conference planner. She earned her bachelor’s degree in hospitality and tourism management from UNC Greensboro and most recently worked as a catering and convention service manager at the Hawthorn Inn and Conference Center for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Culinary

• Gregory Nelson II, Banquet Event Chef: Nelson brings years of culinary experience to Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, holding sous chef and garde manger positions across the country, including at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia, where he was executive sous chef. He holds an associate’s degree from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Orlando.

Housekeeping

• Johnathan Thompson, Housekeeping Manager: Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club welcomes Thompson into the role of housekeeping manager. Thompson brings six years of hospitality experience from numerous management positions, most recently as the front desk manager at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach. He received a bachelor’s in hospitality from East Carolina University.

The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club currently has additional career opportunities available across its culinary, housekeeping, restaurant and IT divisions. For more information about Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, including career opportunities, please visit http://www.washingtondukeinn.com/.

About The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is located on the campus of Duke University, only twenty minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and ten minutes from Research Triangle Park. The Washington Duke Inn is the only AAA Four Diamond hotel in Durham, North Carolina. Nestled on 300 acres filled with tall pines and hardwoods, the Inn is known for its beautiful facility and grounds, 271 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, marvelous cuisine in the Fairview Dining Room — winner of the AAA Four Diamond Award, 2015 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award and Wine Spectator Award of Excellence — the Bull Durham Bar, the Robert Trent Jones-designed 18-hole championship Duke University golf course, and its convenience to local points of interest. It is set apart from other area hotels and conference centers by unparalleled service, a gracious staff, luxurious interiors and attention to detail. The Inn is owned by Duke University and is managed by WDI Hospitality, LLC of Durham, North Carolina.

For more information or reservations call 919.490.0999 or 800.443.3853, or by visiting washingtondukeinn.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/WashingtonDukeInn and on Twitter at twitter.com/washingtonduke.