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| Melissa Silvers |
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 31, 2017—Officials
of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (“HAMA”) today announced that
they have appointed a new board of directors for 2017.
The new members include:
SCS Advisors’ Melissa Silvers, CHAM (Certified Hotel
Asset Manager), as president
CHMWarnick’s Maxine Taylor as vice president
Fulcrum Hospitality’s Larry Kaminsky as secretary
Host Hotels & Resorts’
Christopher Ostapovicz as treasurer
Pinnacle Advisory Group’s Matthew Arrants as marketing chair
hotelAVE’s Kim Gauthier, CHAM, as head of the
education chair
CHMWarnick’s Larry Trabulsi as head of the
international chair
Three Wall Capital’s Tim Dick as industry chair
Noble Investment Group’s Steven Nicholas as an at-large board
member
Xenia Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.’s Joseph Bello, CHAM,
as an at-large board member
KSL Capital Partners’ Greg Kennealey as an at-large board
member
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| Maxine Taylor |
“The new board of
directors is made up of prestigious industry figures, bringing nearly 170 years
of hospitality asset management experience and diverse experiences from various
industry divisions,” said Silvers.
“As we enter the peak
phase of this hotel business cycle, the need for asset management becomes
increasingly important for owners looking to maximize their investments.
“With this in mind, we
look forward to introducing and inducting more participants into the Certified
Hotel Asset Manager (CHAM) program, the world’s only advanced certification
available to accomplished hotel asset management professionals.”
“In addition to being our
25th anniversary as an organization, 2017 will see a number of new and
innovative programs and opportunities for our membership,” said Taylor.
“We recently launched a
brand new, dynamic website, with the goal of becoming the most trusted online
resource for asset management in the world.
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| Kim Gauthier |
“ Additionally, as we work
together to represent the interests of hotel owners with management companies
and the government, HAMA has a number of planned initiatives, including
partnering again with the International Society of Hospitality Consultants
(ISHC) to publish the 5th version of ‘A Study in Capital Expenditures in the
Hotel Industry,’ the preeminent publication on the topic.
“We also intend to greatly
increase the organization’s presence at major industry events and conferences,
making for a very full year, indeed.”
New HAMA president Melissa
Slivers brings 25 years of hotel experience, 16 in hotel asset management
specifically, to the group, serving as principal at SCS Advisors’ and previously
working at such prestigious companies as Marriott International as director of
finance and assistant controller and analyst at Interstate Hotels &
Resorts. She is certified in hospitality asset management and previously served
as HAMA’s education chair. Slivers received a Bachelor of Science in business
at Pepperdine University.
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| Larry Kaminsky |
Newly appointed senior
vice president of asset management at CHMWarnick, Maxine Taylor also served as
executive vice president of asset management at Chartres Lodging Group and vice
president of asset management at Capital Hotel Management. Prior to that,
Taylor also worked with Horwath Landauer Hospitality Consulting, The
Ritz-Carlton hotels in Fla. and Ga. and served as a professor of hospitality
management at Edison Community College.
She formerly served as HAMA international
chair and continues to be affiliated with other industry organizations such as
the Starwood Owners Advisory Council, the Association of Sheraton Franchisees
of North America (ASFONA) and the Consumer Innovation Forum (CIF). Taylor
received her master’s in Hospitality Management from Florida International
University in Miami and is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA).
HAMA members are involved
in asset management, acquisition, financing and disposition of hotels and
resorts and are directly responsible for making decisions concerning capital
investments, renovations, asset repositioning, operational policies and
management selection. Its U.S. members
represent more than 3,500 hotels and resorts across every major brand,
accounting for 775,000 hotel rooms, 250,000 employees, $40 billion in annual
revenue and $3 billion in capital expenditures.
For a
complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
PATRICK DALY
OFFICE MANAGER
DALY GRAY PUBLIC
RELATIONS, INC.
620 Herndon Parkway, Suite
115 | Herndon, VA 20170
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