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Employment
1991 to present
PINNACLE ADVISORY GROUP
Principal
Boston, Massachusetts
1986 to 1991
PANNELL KERR FORSTER
Director
Management Advisory Services Real Estate and Hospitality Industries
Boston, Massachusetts
1984 to 1986
PANNELL KERR FORSTER
Senior Consultant
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980 to 1984
VICTORIA STATION RESTAURANTS
Manager
Northeast Region
1979 to 1980
WALT DISNEY WORLD
Manager
Orlando, Florida
Education
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
School of Hotel Administration Bachelor of Science Ithaca, New York
Affiliations & Designations
Massachusetts Lodging Association
Executive Board Member
International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)
Board Member
Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Board Member
Certified Mediator and Arbitrator
New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE)
New England Real Estate Journal
Hotel Industry Advisory Board
Roundtable Group
Adjunct Faculty Member
Cornell Hotel Society
Teaching & Lecturing
Cornell University
Real Estate Finance: Hotel Market and Feasibility Analysis
Speaker for various professional organizations and educational institutions including AHMA Hotel/Motel and Restaurant conventions, Institute for International Research, New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE), the Society of Marketing of Professional Services, and IAHC
Articles & Publications
Books:
Hotel Investments - Issues and Perspectives,
American Hotel and Motel Educational Institute,
First Edition, 1995
Second Edition, 1999
Third Edition, 2003
Fourth Edition, 2006
Articles:
New England Real Estate Journal:
New England Lodging Market on Track for Another Banner Year
Nov-99
New England Lodging Market Outperforms the Rest of the Country in 1998
Feb-99
New England Lodging Market Remains Strong
Jul-00
Signs of Improvement in the New England Lodging Market
Dec-01
2000 - Another Great Year for the New England Lodging Market
Mar-01
New England Lodging Market: The Party’s Over
Oct-02
The New England Lodging Market Continues to Slump
Jun-03
Brighter Prospects for 2004 Follow a Disappointing 2003 for the New
England Lodging Market
Jan-04
The New England Lodging Market Begins to Recover
Oct-04
Lodging Hospitality:
A Look at Projections; Is It Time for Change?
Dec-99
Boston Business Journal:
What’s Happening to the Boston Lodging Market?
Jun-99
The Pinnacle Perspective:
A monthly report on lodging operation statistics by geographical area, room size, average daily rate, and property type for Massachusetts, and The New England InnKeepers
Significant Projects
Management contract research including the preparation, analysis, negotiation, and selection of management firms.
Management contract research including the preparation, analysis, negotiation, valuation, and selection of management firms.
Market and financial feasibility studies and appraisals for hotels, resorts, conference centers, and convention centers.
Expert witness testimony and litigation support.
Operational reviews for hotels and resorts.
Tourism studies and economic impact analyses.
Due diligence for purchase and sale of hospitality-related assets.
Litigation Support and/or Expert Testimony
Evaluation of Hotel Management Contracts and Tradename of Hyatt International Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, June 1997
Review of Market Position, Financial Condition, and Management Fee Structure, Howard Johnson Cambridge, November 1998
Consultant to Law Firm Morgan, Lewis, & Brockius, LLP - Woodley Road Case, 1999
Evaluation of Camberely Hotel Management Company at the Jefferson Hotel, Washington DC, Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, September 2000
Evaluation and Assessment of Management Agreements for Three Residence Inn Hotels, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, May 2001
Assessment of Land Taking Damages to Vacant Land for Future Hotel Development, Connecticut Department of Transportation May, 2001.
Assessment of Taking Damages to Steamboat Wharf as a Result of Bridge Work, Connecticut Department of Transportation, April, 2001.
Retrospective Analysis regarding the Feasibility of Developing a Hotel in Novi, Michigan, Butzel Long, 2002
Valuation of 18 Fairfield Inns throughout the US, Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, 2002 and 2003
Consultant to Law Firm - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, 2003 and 2004
Impact Analysis - Greenfield, MA, MacNicol
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