Sheree is an accomplished and well-respected business owner who has devoted her entire career to hospitality and food management. She received a degree in Business from Merrimack College and her Culinary Arts degree from Newbury College. Sheree worked for the Marriott Corporation from 1978 to 1998, ultimately serving as Vice President of Quality Control in their New York headquarters. In 1981, she became the first woman to serve as a General Manager of a Marriott property worldwide. Sheree represented Marriott in many countries and was a turnaround specialist for properties in need of management consulting.
In 2006, Sheree opened Cruiseport Gloucester, a highly successful conference and function facility. In 2009, she added Seaport Grille Restaurant, adjacent to Cruiseport, which has been thriving since. Sheree is also the Owner of Gloucester Marine Terminal, one of only three private Homeland Security Ports in the United States. Gloucester Marine Terminal is a Mega Dock servicing the Cruise, Ferry, Mega Yacht, and Freight Industry. Berthed at the Terminal is the ship called the Beauport Cruiseline that plays host to many wedding and event functions and features luncheon and dinner cruises in Gloucester harbor.
Sheree worked to restore the area at Pavilion Beach in Gloucester by bringing the 94-room Beauport Hotel to the harbor. Celebrating the ambience of the working waterfront, the boutique hotel embodies the historical significance and charm of the area. It is also home to the largest meeting and conference venue on Cape Ann. Located on the lobby level of Beauport Hotel Gloucester is 1606 Restaurant & Oyster Bar, which offers an oceanfront deck showcasing New England coastal dining at its best. Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar, opened its doors in 2017 in the new Boston Landing neighborhood in Brighton, MA and is the latest of Sheree’s properties within the Beauport Hospitality Group. Located at the previous site of Brighton Station, Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar offers a mix of modern and classic New England cuisine as well as unique craft cocktails.
Sheree is continually looking for opportunities to help organizations that promote positive change and who better the lives of those who live and work in the region. She is extremely active in a number of civic and charitable groups and is particularly generous – with both her time and resources - to the Cape Ann community.
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