STARPORT RESORTS - Key Persons
After over a decade working closely with the founder of Star Resort Group, Carl Berry, in the position of Vice President of Development, the progression to the role of President of StarPort Resorts Inc is a natural one for Duane. His wide experience is matched by boundless dynamism and energy, creating an ability to see the greater picture that is essential in large-scale projects. After graduating from The College of William & Mary, he did post graduate work in International Marketing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His interest in resort real estate began early in life as Project Sponsor for a case study on Wilderness Resort in upstate New York at The Graduate School of Real Estate at Cornell University. Prior to entering the world of resort real estate, Duane procured two patents for process technology during a 25-year career in the metals industry.
A British Chartered Surveyor and licensed New York Real Estate broker; Founder of Curzon. Educated in both the UK and USA, James is a board director of Curzon Real Estate (US) and Curzon Property Consultants (UK). James has worked in the Central London and international property sector specialising in both residential and commercial property as an asset class for over 25 years. Based in New York since 2015, core property skills include investment, development, agency and asset management.
Melinda brings to StarPort Resorts extensive experience in international real estate, marketing and communications, journalism and event planning. Prior to entering real estate more than a decade ago, she had a long record of managing public relations campaigns and conferences for travel-related companies and organizations. She also directed marketing and communications for the Hong Kong Government, first in Hong Kong and then in North America during the critical period leading up to Hong Kong's reversion to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Other former clients include American Express, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., Deutsche Bank, and the US-China Business Relations Council. Prior to settling in the U.S., Melinda spent six years as a journalist, during which she served as a deputy editor with the Daily Express in London, and as a magazine editor in Hong Kong.