ASFONA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Member of the Board
- President
- Board Members
- President & CEO Real Hospitality Group
- President & CEO Real Hospitality Group / Real Hospitality Group President & CEO
- President of Marriott ™S Owners Council for the Aloft
As President and Chief Executive Office for Real Hospitality Group, Ben Seidel is forging new ground in hospitality management. Having a lifetime career and passion for the industry, Real Hospitality Group is redefining the meaning of owner relations, championing innovative guest service programs, and emphasizing community-based initiatives under Ben ™s visionary leadership. In under 7 years, Real Hospitality Group has grown into one of the Top 15 US Hotel Management Companies with this focus on relationships and positive results.
In addition to leading the Real Hospitality Group team, Ben also serves as President of Marriott ™s Owners Council for the Aloft brand, is a Board member of the AHLA, and ASFONA in addition to being an active member of various hospitality boards and associations. Mr. Seidel has taught hospitality marketing and accounting management at the Central Connecticut State University ™s school of hospitality and is a current participant in the development of the School of Hospitality Management at the West Virginia University in Morgantown. Ben is a graduate of West Chester University in Pennsylvania and is CHA/CHSP certified by AHLAEI.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Director, Partner Management
- Is Director, Partner Management, Overseeing Lodging Sales and Marketing at Home Box Office for WarnerMedia
Brian Venable is Director, Partner Management, overseeing Lodging Sales and Marketing at Home Box Office for WarnerMedia.
Based in Atlanta, Mr. Venable ™s responsibilities include promoting and selling HBO programming to the lodging and multifamily industries for both linear and streaming services. He joined HBO in 1997 working in HBO ™s finance department and since then has held various positions in finance, Sales and Marketing.
Brian earned a bachelor ™s degree from Wingate University in Wingate, NC.
He is active in many industry organizations such as the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Asian American Hotel Owners Association, National, and is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Board Members
- Vice President - Treasurer & Executive Vice President Kinseth Hospitality
- Vice President - Treasurer & Executive Vice President Kinseth Hospitality / Kinseth Hotel Corporation / Executive Vice President
As Executive Vice President of the Kinseth Hospitality Companies (KHC), Bruce Kinseth and the rest of the Kinseth team have seen it grow from a portfolio of three hotels, with $5,000,000 in revenue and 150 employees, to that of a fully integrated hospitality company, with the operation of 75 hotels, 13 branded restaurants under a multitude of franchise flags, and the employment of more than 3,000 employees. Mr. Kinseth has overseen the development of each functional department within Kinseth Hospitality. He has been actively involved in all facets of operations, including finance and accounting, sales and marketing, human resources, operations, asset management, franchise communications, franchise relations, construction, renovation, and development. From sales and marketing to the negotiation and implementation of labor contracts with the unionized hotels, Mr. Kinseth is involved with every facet of operations on a daily front. He is instrumental in maintaining strategic, operational plans for KHC.
Mr. Kinseth has experience with virtually all sizes and types of operations, from small limited service hotels, to large, full service hotels featuring banquet and convention services, and high volume, nationally branded restaurants. He has participated in the acquisition of many hotels for the Kinseth portfolio, including those from direct acquisitions to management contracts. Mr. Kinseth has been a receiver for various banks and institutions throughout the years, administering private equity investments to more than 100 different investors. He also manages relationships with owners, operators, hotel owners and private developers.
Mr. Kinseth grew up within the hospitality industry, gaining knowledge and experience while working for his father, Ken Kinseth, who owned and operated the Cliff House in Decorah, Iowa. His education from the University of Iowa culminated when he graduated with a BBS in Business in 1981. Upon completion of his degree, Mr. Kinseth immediately started working in the hospitality industry, operating in all functional areas of hotel management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Senior Vice President
- Board Members
In his 28 year career with World Cinema Inc., Clinton has overseen the marketing and growth of World Cinema Inc. to over 600,000 rooms and 5,000 hotels. World Cinema is now privileged to serve all major hospitality brands, including 1,800 Marriott properties, as well as a number of respected hotel management companies.
Clinton and World Cinema have lead in the adaptation of three major technical advances in satellite television for the hotel industry. He has a BBA and MBA in finance and worked in both banking and the oil industry before joining the emerging satellite industry in the hospitality market.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Senior National Account Sales Manager
Dan Hennessy, Senior National Account Sales Manager, is a key member of PepsiCo ™s lodging team and oversees more than $120MM in food and beverage revenue. He ™s responsible for managing all lines of business including Pepsi, Frito Lay, Quaker, Tropicana, and Sabra. Additional responsibilities include: contract management, product distribution and program development for all PepsiCo brands.
Dan began his career with PepsiCo Foodservice back in June 1998. Prior to managing the lodging business, Dan spent time in the workplace and vending channel(s). Dan is a graduate of Saint Joseph ™s University. He has also attended executive management courses at Saint Joseph ™s University Haub Center.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Chief Executive Officer of Cain Millwork Inc
Daniel Levin is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Cain Millwork Inc, a manufacturer of custom architectural millwork. Cain Millwork is a privately held, family-owned company with roughly 100 team members. Cain is privileged to have a portfolio of high profile work nationwide (including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, universities, and stadiums) all produced from their state-of-the-art, 200,000 sq ft facility in Rochelle, Illinois.
In his capacity, Daniel has built a management team of proven and recognized industry leaders. Using his financial acumen, he has led streamlined production process improvements to the benefit of their industry partners. He is the chief implementor of strategy and company culture within Cain Millwork, all of which highlight the tenets of PEOPLE, PARTNERSHIPS, and PERFORMANCE.
Prior to joining Cain Millwork, Daniel leveraged his entrepreneurial skillset by building a real estate development and construction management company in Cancun, Mexico. He served as co-Founder and member of Board of Directors of CollegeFashionista, a web based college media platform, from inception in 2009 until its sale in 2016. He serves as a Director of Pinnacle Capital Group, a diversified fund with financial, real estate, and private equity investments serving as the Levin Family Office.
Daniel has served on the boards for the Central US Region for the Young Presidents ™ Organization (YPO) in addition to those of Chicago-Windy City and Mid-America Chapters. He is Past Chairman of the Chicago-Windy City Chapter. He also serves on the boards of the Chicago Chapter of the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) and The Windy City Playhouse, and the Audit Committee for the National Public Housing Museum. Daniel is an active member of the Guild of Sommeliers, a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers US, and a holder of Advanced Certification through WSET (Wine Spirit Education Trust).
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board
- Board Members
As Chairman Dave Johnson oversaw the management of Aimbridge ™s entire portfolio consisting of over 850 hotels, over $4 billion in annual revenue and 30,000 employees. Through his dedication and leadership, Aimbridge is now recognized as one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the United States. Aimbridge Hospitality ™s portfolio includes assets under ownership and management from Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt Hotels.
Prior to joining Aimbridge, he spent 17 years at Wyndham International helping them grow from 10 hotels to over 200 at the time of his departure. While at Wyndham, Johnson served in various capacities including Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and President of Wyndham Hotels, overseeing approximately 15,000 employees and responsible for approximately 1.5 billion dollars in annual revenue.
Mr. Johnson received his bachelor ™s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Business Economics, graduating with highest honors. Mr. Johnson currently serves on several Boards of Directors including: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Meeting Professionals International, and Active International, and was recently on the Board of Directors for Gaylord Entertainment (GET-NYSE). Johnson serves on the Hilton Owners Council, is Chairman of the Doubletree Brand Advisory Board and has served as a Director on the ASFONA Board for many years. In 2003, he was named as one of the 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing by HSMAI.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- President
- Artist
- Board Members
Mississippi born artist David Winton studied fine art and photography at the Glasgow School of Art. In 2008, David began working with Jesse and Helen Kalisher as employee #2 and has since helped grow the studio to a global creative engine with over 100 employees worldwide. Along with Helen Kalisher, David developed Kalisher's unique approach to curating and creating original artwork with artists and curators on staff. David has helped oversee and implemented the opening of offices in London, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Charleston and Palm Springs as well as a new 23,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in North Carolina.
David lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina with his wife and daughters.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- President
- Board Members
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- Strategic Account Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Vice President of Sales - North America
A hospitality security technology veteran, George Winker brings over 30 years of industry experience to his role as Vice President of Sales/North America for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. His primary responsibilities include developing and maintaining relationships with hospitality accounts in the North American market, including major global brands, hotel owner organizations, management companies and independent properties. He oversees an extensive regional sales network for the company ™s comprehensive security and access solutions, which include integrated software systems, mobile access and location solutions designed to help hoteliers to enhance the hotel guest experience, while improving operational efficiency.
Prior to his current position, Winker served as vice president of business development for the company. He also previously served as vice president of customer service, where he was responsible for ensuring that the North American division ™s service department provided exceptional support to all hotel customers in the region.
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- Certified Hotel Administrator
- Managing Director PM Hotel Group
- Managing Director PM Hotel Group / PM Hotel Group Managing Director
Greg J. Miller, Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc. In addition to charting the company-wide aspects of PMHS ™s operations, Mr. Miller is an active participant in each hotel design and renovation project for BPG. Mr. Miller also functions as the Managing Director for each of the company ™s hotels.
In this role, he directs the marketing, budgeting and human resources of each operation. Mr. Miller has extensive knowledge of the consulting field having mastered project development, franchise, strategic & development consulting, financial evaluation and appraisal.
Prior to the creation of PMHS, Mr. Miller served as the Regional Development Director for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts covering a 10-state region. He has specialized in operational, financial and valuation consulting related to hospitality and recreational real estate properties. As a manager for the leading hospitality consulting firm during the 1980s, he completed development planning, site selection, market studies and financial analysis for a wide range of lodging projects. His dossier of operations experience, before starting PMHS, includes management roles with Marriott, Westin and Doubletree Hotels.
Mr. Miller was on the management teams at two Mobil Five Star Award winning properties " the Arizona Biltmore (Westin) and Camelback Inn (Marriott). Marketplace by Marriott, recently merging with Hyatt Corporation to form Avendra (an e-based procurement portal for the hospitality industry) recruited Mr. Miller to be a founding Advisory Council member. He also serves on the Region Five Advisory Board for Choice Hotels International.
Mr. Miller received his degree from Cornell University ™s School of Hotel Administration.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Vice President, Business Development
Hali Cooper, CMP, serves as Vice President of Business Development, Ownership & Management Groups. Hali consults one-on-one with our Ownership and Management customer to design their portfolio strategies.
A lifelong career in hospitality has provided Cooper with numerous exciting opportunities. She has held various hospitality management positions including Hilton Hotels management training program, Hyatt and InterContinental Hotels Group, director of conference and association sales for Meeting Expectations and served as director of conference services for the Regional Investment Bankers Association. Hali was also named to the opening food and beverage operations team at the Chicago landmark Navy Pier facility.
Cooper is active within the meeting planning community, most recently serving as President for MPI Chicago Area Chapter (MPI CAC). She also served the chapter as vice president of education and vice president of leadership development. Previous to these assignments she served two years on the Georgia MPI (GaMPI) Board of Directors. Hali has contributed to the curriculum for MPI ™s online CMP study program and has taken an active role in the CIC Conclaves, creating new material for the CMP exam. She was designated one of the œTop 100 Meeting Planners to Watch from ConventionSouth magazine in 2000 and 2014. Additionally she has had various speaking engagements with MPI, PCMA and GSAE.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- President & CEO ZEFAM Associates
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Board Members
- Vice President - Secretary & Chief Operating Officer Lam Group
- Vice President - Secretary & Chief Operating Officer Lam Group / LAM GROUP Chief Operating Officer
Hung was born in Hong Kong and moved with his family to the United States at the age of four. After settling in the North East of the USA, Hung completed his education at New York University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Marketing, Business Management and Accounting.
Hung manages the daily operations of the Lam Group hotel portfolio and serves as head of franchise relations. He is responsible for developing strategic plans for each property in regards to marketing, time management, budgeting and working with the management company to increase return on investment.
Following a number of successful entrepreneurial endeavors' in the Fashion Industry, Manufacturing, Importing and Real Estate Development, Hung decided some 15 -20 years ago to expand the Real Estate side of the business into hotel investments. Since that time Hung has been associated with over forty hotel projects with a variety of brands including Starwood Hotels, Marriott Hotels, IHG, Hilton Hotels, Wyndham Hotels, Choice, Best Western, and independent boutique hotels.
Hung's first major venture with Starwood's brands was the decision to brand the 158 Room Manhattan, Chelsea as a Four Points by Sheraton. Since then, Hung has developed multiple Four Points by Sheraton's throughout New York City, and has developed other Starwood Legacy brands including Aloft and Sheraton. Hung has been involved in the development of nine Starwood Legacy Brands hotels in New York City. Many of these developments have been carried out in tandem with developing and branding other hotels doing business under the Marriott & Intercontinental and Hilton Hotels brands.
Hung is an executive committee member of ASFONA and has served on Advisory Boards of many major hotel companies and other businesses.
Job Titles:
- International / President
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- President & CEO Davidson & Jones Hotel Corp.
Jay Mahan has been a Sheraton franchisee since 1985 and is a founding member of ASFONA, having served as its president from 1997 through 2003. He is part owner and operator of the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park and the Aloft Durham Downtown, Durham, North Carolina.
After graduation from West Virginia University, Jay attended the University of Toledo Law School. He is a former member of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors and served as its chairman from 2001 until 2003. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and remains very active in civic affairs.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
Joanne Gray has joined Honeywell International as the Hospitality Brand Client Ambassador. Her role is growing and cultivating the Inncom/Honeywell presence with brand executives and establishing lasting relationships that result in national/global contracts, energy saving retrofits and turnkey projects with Honeywell Environmental and Energy Solutions. Recognized as an insightful and intelligent businesswoman with a diverse range of experience in the HVAC industry, Ms. Gray ™s career is best characterized by her consistent history of success exceeding expectations and driving dramatic, fluid change.
Prior to joining Carrier, Ms. Gray worked as Director of Sales at UTC; Vice President, Strategic and Domestic Account Sales at Coolerado Corporation; a Global Account Director at Daikin Industries, and as the North America Business Development Director at York International/Johnson Controls, Inc.
A lifelong learner, Ms. Gray attended the University of Montana and has regularly completed ongoing education, including coursework to earn her Six Sigma and LEED Awareness certifications. She is a consummate networker and is active in a variety of professional organizations, including AH&LA, EEI, BOMA, and ASHRAE.
When she ™s not working, Ms. Gray enjoys playing golf, gardening, snow skiing, hiking, Scuba diving, and working with her church.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Commercial
- Senior Director, North America - Commercial Displays
Joe has spent over thirty years in the Television industry and twenty in Hospitality. He is in charge of Philips Commercial Television efforts into Hospitality within North America.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- President and Founder of Hunter Amenities International Ltd.
John Hunter, president and founder of Hunter Amenities International Ltd., was a young entrepreneur when he developed the company. Although his roots started with mouthwash, his vision of becoming successful never swayed. Nor have his roots. Hunter felt it was only natural to locate the business in the same town he was born and raised in. Hunter ™s goal of becoming an industry leader has been a priority that has paid off. He has played an integral part in developing Hunter from a handful of employees and customers to where it is today; a successful leader with over 200 employees and thousands of customers.
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- CEO
- President
- Board Members
After leading the sales and marketing operation for Holiday Inns in Europe from their London U.K. headquarters, John was appointed to the position of Vice President - Sales & Marketing for Canada, based in Toronto, with a coast-to-coast portfolio of sixty-six hotels. John was then appointed by InterContinental Hotels to the position of Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Europe - Middle East - Africa based in Brussels, Belgium. Here, John managed a multinational Sales & Marketing team with offices and staff located throughout sixteen countries.
Following this, Inter-Continental Hotels Group appointed John to the position of Senior Vice President - Worldwide Marketing Programs & Conferences based in the then IHG Worldwide HQ in Atlanta, U.S.A. In this position John focused on the companies global business including communications with franchisees, investors and operators of all the hotel brands namely, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites and Inter-Continental Hotels, at that time totaling 2,500 hotels, in 64 countries.
The ASFONA Board of Directors elected Shingler as President in February 2006 and requested he take on the addition role as CEO commencing May 2006.
In the position of ASFONA's President, Shingler, by agreement and together with Starwood's Executive & Brand management led and chaired the meetings of numerous "Advisory Boards" for Starwood Hotels & Resorts brands, initially with the "Westin", "Sheraton", "Luxury Collection", "Le Meridien" and "Four Points" hotel brands. Under Shingler's leadership ASFONA expanded its mandate to include all Starwood's brands adding "Aloft", "Element", "W" Hotels and the "St. Regis" brands to its Advisory Board's.
Through the offices of ASFONA, Shingler over a fourteen year period worked extensively with Starwood's Executive & Brand management on all aspects of the business.
Following the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts by Marriott International, ASFONA's mandate became to interact with Marriott during the merging together of the two companies and their respective brands. Under the terms of an "Engagement Agreement" Shingler continued over a two year period to assist Marriott in ensuring the successful integration of Starwood's "Legacy Hotel Brands" into the Marriott organization.
John, who is British by birth and a citizen of the United Kingdom is also a naturalized citizen of both the U.S.A. and also Canada. He is a Certified Member of the British "Chartered Institute of Marketing" and a graduate of the "Cranfield School of Management" Executive Development Program. He has served as a Board Member of the "International Hotel & Restaurant Association" in Paris, France, the "International Congress & Convention Association" in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the "British American Business Council" in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Vice President of Sales
- Board Members
- Vice President of Sales - Hospitality
Kelly Cuoco is Vice President of Sales " Hospitality for Peet ™s Coffee representing the Peet ™s Coffee and Mighty Leaf Tea brands. In this role, she is responsible for the sales and growth of the national hospitality channel relative to premium hot/cold coffee and tea into corporate chains and management groups. In addition, responsibilities include the negotiation, implementation and corporate relationships with national distributors such as US Foods and Performance Food Group as well as foodservice/procurement companies like Avendra and AVI Food Systems.
With 20 years of active passion for the hospitality industry, she has had the pleasure of engaging with Hilton Hotels Worldwide, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotel Group, Kimpton Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, Princess Cruise Lines, Seabourn and management groups that carry a variety of brands. She has an in-depth knowledge of distribution at both the regional and national level.
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- Architect
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Vice President, National Director of Hospitality
Mark Pratt is an experienced architect with a diversified portfolio of significant projects including hospitality, retail, restaurants, and condominium developments. His projects are located throughout the U.S. and represent a range of scope, cost, and complexity from the nationally recognized Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota to the luxury condominium complex on Florida ™s Manasota Key and West Coast. During his 25-year tenure in the profession of architecture and development, Mark has consistently demonstrated a superior level of client service from the inception of planning and design through construction and occupancy. His engaging leadership in managing multidiscipline A/E, construction and development teams in addition to focused client participation in the planning process, garners shared project authorship and importantly, a lasting legacy of on-time, on-budget project delivery.
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- Managing Director of Remington
- Managing Director Remington / Remington
- Member of Hilton Owners
Mark Sharkey is Managing Director of Remington, one of the nation ™s largest, independently owned hotel investment, development, and management companies in the United States.
A frequent speaker on a variety of lodging and hospitality topics, Mr. Sharkey is a member of Hilton Owners Advisory Council, the Embassy Suites Owners Advisory Council and has been an ASFONA Board Member since 2013. Prior to joining Remington in 1993, Mr. Sharkey was with La Quinta Corporation where he was an integral part of the company ™s success in pioneering the limited service segment.
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- past President Cavalier Enterprises Canada / Matthew Cox Principal & SVP Asset Management the Chartres Lodging Group
- Principal & SVP Asset Management the Chartres Lodging Group / the Chartres Lodging Group / Principal & Senior Vice President - Asset Management
Matt has been asset managing hotels with The Chartres Lodging Group for thirteen years. In his current role, Matt asset manages full service hotels in Denver, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Omaha. Matt has also worked in asset management on full service hotels in Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Wakayama, Japan.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- SALTO Systems As Vice President of Hospitality Sales
- Vice President - Hospitality Sales
Michael Cline joined SALTO Systems as Vice President of Hospitality Sales in June of 2017. Michael guides the continued growth and expansion of SALTO ™s Hospitality Sales organization in the United States. His ability to build strategically, coupled with his experience as a sales leader focused on team dynamics are great assets. Michael has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Access Point Financial
Michael Lipson serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Access Point Financial, LLC. He has more than 40 years of experience in finance, asset management and banking services. Prior to serving on the Access Point Financial board, he has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as Senior Vice President, Multifamily Asset Management & Operations for Freddie Mac. During his tenure in this position, Lipson led business operations and oversaw asset management and technology teams responsible for day-to-day functions, as well as risk and loss mitigation of the Freddie Mac Multifamily business. Additional responsibilities included overseeing all loan funding and servicing, surveillance, insurance, special servicing and risk governance activities. Other notable roles that Lipson has previously held include serving as President and CEO of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, Executive Vice President at Capmark Finance, Inc. and as President/Founder at Lexington Mortgage Company.
Lipson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, as well as a Master ™s Degree in Real Estate & Urban Development Planning from The American University. He is also recognized as a Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
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- Member of the Honorary Board
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- past President Cavalier Enterprises Canada / Matthew Cox Principal & SVP Asset Management the Chartres Lodging Group
- past President Cavalier Enterprises Canada / President - Cavalier Enterprises Ltd
- President of Cavalier Enterprises Ltd
Paul Leier is the president of Cavalier Enterprises Ltd., located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Cavalier owns and operates two Sheraton hotels, the Sheraton Cavalier Calgary and the Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon.
Paul has been president of Cavalier Enterprises Ltd. since 1992. He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Commerce, with a degree in finance.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- National Account Manager
- Board Members
- National Account Manager for Nestle Waters North America
Paul Wilson, National Account Manager for Nestle Waters North America, is responsible for developing the strategic game plan and leading flawless field sales execution in the Lodging channel.
He is new to Nestle Waters, but no stranger to the Lodging industry. Prior to his new appointment, he spent 14 years at PepsiCo Foodservice in a number of roles, most recently, as Director of Lodging Sales. During this time he was recognized for various contributions made to the Lodging industry and has maintained great visibility as an active member of key industry organizations. His drive and passion for Lodging is what motivates him to help his customers achieve their goals on a daily basis.
On a personal note, Paul is a graduate of Temple University and a life-long Philadelphian. While he is proud of his beloved Philadelphia sports teams, he is most proud of his wonderful family including his spouse, Kelly, and seven year old twins, Ally and Andrew.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Vice President Memberships & President & CEO Wischermann Partners
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Executive Officer Remington Hotels
Remington Hotels, an affiliate of the Ashford Group of Companies appointed Sloan to the position of Chief Operating Officer in January 2018. In this role Sloan oversaw the company ™s operations for 87 hotels in thirty plus States with over 8,000 Associates and $1 billion in Annual Revenues.
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- Chief Executive Officer Remington Hotels
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Vice President - Hospitality
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC ( œSSB ), the largest manufacturer and distributor of mattresses in North America, is lead by Steve Tipton as Vice President of the hospitality division for the company, reporting to Chief Sales Officer Derek Miller.
Tipton returns to Serta Simmons Bedding, from Innvision Hospitality, where he served as Vice President of Sales and Design. A highly respected hospitality sales professional, Tipton brings infectious passion and a deep understanding of all hospitality industry segments to his new role, along with demonstrated design, procurement and product development expertise. Prior to Innvision, Tipton lead the Hospitality Division of Simmons Bedding, building the brand to be the luxury hotel standard.
As the head of the Hospitality division, Tipton is responsible for leading both Serta ® and Beautyrest ® Hospitality brands and overall business operations. The Hospitality Division has enjoyed a long-standing leadership role in the industry, supporting some of the world ™s leading hotel brands across all segments, including Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Choice Hotels and Radisson Hotel Group to name a few.
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- Member of the Board
- Board Members
- Principal Sava Holdings
- Principal Sava Holdings / Sava Holdings, Ltd. Principal
Suhas was born in Zambia, completed his high school education in England and graduated from SMU in Dallas with a BBA majoring in Real Estate. After spending several years in the real estate brokerage industry, Suhas, in 1983, developed DFW ™s first Comfort Inn.
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Board Members
- Vice President " Strategic Partnership Marketing
Vernon Mauldin began his career at Coca-Cola in 1991 in the USA Fountain Engineering Group after having been a Coca-Cola summer intern during college and then working briefly for AT&T. Since then, he has held roles on the CocaCola Burger King Account team first in Atlanta as the team Engineer and then based in London to support the BK Europe, Middle East, and Africa business as an International Operations Mgr. and later as an International Sales Mgr. After approximately five years overseas, Vernon returned to Atlanta to join the Strategic Partnership Marketing Group in a Sales/Marketing role on the AMC Theatres relationship and then led the CocaCola USA Compass account. In 2010, he transitioned over to the National Sales Director role on the Chick-fil-A partnership. In July 2016, he moved into a role as Vice President of Strategic Partnership Marketing to work with a team across several national partners of the Company.
Vernon has one son and three daughters (Chase-19, Juliette and Georgina-14, and Noelle-13) and has been happily married to wife, Joli, for 27 years. He enjoys spending time with his kids in a variety of sports/extracurricular activities, relaxing at the family mountain/lake cabin, hiking, and travelling. Vernon received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech and a Master ™s in Operations Research from Stanford University.