Press Kit

(NORTH CONWAY, N.H.) – Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire is pleased to announce that Drew Strout has been named the new General Manager of the iconic family vacation destination.

                Strout has extensive resort management experience in northern New England. He was previously the General Manager of the Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport, Maine.

Strout also worked in top management roles at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center in Newry, Maine and the Eastern Slope Inn Resort in North Conway, N.H.

                “I believe in being very active in the community and am excited to be part of the Mount Washington Valley again,” Strout said.

                “I pride myself on building a strong service and organizational culture and strive to always do the right thing,” he said.

                Strout’s wife, Stacey, is originally from Conway, New Hampshire and attended Kennett High School. They have two children, including a 13-year-old boy and eleven-year-old girl.

                Strout is also an avid snowboarder and mountain bike rider, making him a perfect fit for the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, which is a gateway to everything spectacular the White Mountains have to offer.

                He is an active member of the New England Inn and Resorts Association and will continue to play a role in that organization.

 “We are thrilled to have Drew join our impressive leadership team at Red Jacket Mountain View Resort. Drew has over 16 years of successful experience as a General Manager, with a variety of impressive destination resorts along the East Coast,” said Michael Allen, the Executive Vice President of Operations for Red Jacket Resorts.

“With his leadership focus, we will continue to be one of the very best resort & waterpark destinations in New England,” said Allen.

Welcoming guests for more than four decades, the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort recently unveiled a complete upgrade to all 148 guest rooms.

The resort is also home to the wildly popular 40,000 square foot Kahuna Laguna Water Park, New Hampshire’s largest indoor water park, providing rides and thrills for all ages. Kahuna Laguna was recently ranked as one of the Top 10 indoor water parks in the country by USA TODAY.

Red Jacket Resorts are a group of six resorts in New England owned and operated by The Davenport Companies of South Yarmouth, MA. For more information, please contact Matt Pitta at (508) 760-9293 or visit www.redjacketresorts.com