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Geoffrey Parkford of Holiday Inn Oceanside has been named the Oceanside Chamber Member of the Month for October. Parkford has been in the hospitality industry for over 15 years, working in theme parks and hotels. He opened the Holiday Inn Oceanside in 2009 as Oceanside's first Full-Service hotel. Geoffrey serves as the Chairman of the Visit Oceanside Board of Directors and sits on the Holiday Inn General Manager's Advisory Board. The Holiday Inn Oceanside has been awarded InterContinental Hotel Group's (IHG) Newcomer Award and twice as a Torchbearer Hotel - one of the top-performing Holiday Inns in North America. The hotel has also received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence every year since 2011 and has been ranked as the #1 hotel in Oceanside for several years.