Jamie Sabatier was born with a passion for traveling and exploring—he flew to France on Pan Am with his Father on his first trip as an infant and hasn’t stopped moving since. To date, he has checked off 48 states in the US and 47 countries and counting—he loves seeing new places, trying new things and notes that wherever he goes with friends and family is always considered his “new favorite place.” A strong family man, Jamie and his wife Heather met at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business and have raised three children that share their wanderlust and appreciation for faraway places—from Panama to Hong Kong and everything in between. Self-proclaimed foodies, he and his family are equally happy discovering authentic hole-in-the-wall joints as they are cooking gourmet meals at home in Denver.

Jamie is admired for his skilled and innovative leadership, playing an integral role in the company’s future and new phase of growth. With years of experience in the hospitality industry, he believes a memorable hotel stay should foster a sense of place and provide a service level that is personalized and warm. Jamie brings an entrepreneurial spirit to Two Roads, inspiring associates every day to serve as “cultural ambassadors and high performers” – the perfect recipe for success. When out of the office, he spends his time giving back to the community through volunteer work and can often be found on a sports field or court competing and trying to stay in shape.

With family roots tied to the south where Southern Hospitality reigns, Tom Luersen is most comfortable in his flip-flops and tennis shoes and thrives on new adventures and experiences…usually with a twist of adrenaline. A dedicated family man, who claims his wife of 28 years is his best friend and soulmate, Tom beams with pride when describing the unequivocal ‘secret sauce’ of Two Roads Hospitality: caring and passionate people.

A wannabe athlete, but in reality a better strategist and coach than player, Tom revels in analogies and metaphors from sports that relate to leadership and competitiveness in the workplace. His weekend warrior activities, whether it be biking, running, golfing or catching a college or professional game—any sport—fuel his competitive spirit and drive to win. Tom is a son of a career hotelier and contends he will work until he no longer can because “it’s fun and inspiring” and “it keeps me young!”

André Fournier paints a picture of success for every challenge that comes his way with the mantra: “Believe in your mind that you can, and you will.” He provides Global Strategy to achieve the organization’s topline sales, marketing, and revenue goals through Omni channel marketing and branding objectives for a multi-brand portfolio. He leads global group and travel industry sales, customer relationship management, marketing, digital and revenue division including: public relations, market research, customer intelligence platforms, social media, and all digital marketing communications, revenue and distribution to increase visibility and accelerate lead generation for the portfolio of assets through B2B and B2C channels. His competitive spirit developed at a young age with years of reigning as a championship wrestler, which he continued into his college days. He is happiest when active—whether it’s fly-fishing, skiing, golfing or simply taking his dog, Phelps, for a long walk and rocking out to Bruce Springsteen. He is a true family man—proud father of three daughters and has spent countless weekends cheering them on at swimming competitions. Thanks to his decision to enter the hospitality industry more than 30 years ago, André met his adoring wife, along the way in the sales department at Keystone Resort in CO. He loves to travel and explore new cultures, which he learned growing up with his parents and siblings touring North America. André’s leadership style is built on the foundation of “Living Above the Line,” coined by motivator Mike Lipkin, which fosters preeminence and accountability in the workplace. André is admired for his integrity, overcoming adversity, compassion and ability to inspire and develop staff by encouraging “intestinal fortitude” or strength from within. He sets high expectations for his team and believes in the freedom to fail. His leadership excellence has led him to win numerous awards, from HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing, Lowe Enterprises “Spirit of Lowe Award” to Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association’s Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year. He is most at home with his family and friends, enjoying a glass of wine along a river which is always flowing and changing its course.

Hailing from Massachusetts, Mark Hickey’s first job in the hospitality business during high school was as a dishwasher for a local club. With 40+ years in the industry, he has had many opportunities to perfect his first job duties as well as travel the country, becoming a General Manager in his mid-20s and joining Destination in 1995.

Mark has the innate understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the varied roles and commitment it takes in the sales and operation disciplines of a successful hotel based on his firsthand experiences. Always rooted in a strong value based culture, he has helped build winning teams throughout his leadership career. “I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions” is how Mark lives his life, to quote Stephen Covey. Through his ability to cultivate and sustain long and trusting relationships, he can articulate the “Destination Difference” to any audience with confidence and conviction, leaving the receiver of the message wanting to understand more about the company, its culture, and outstanding people. It is no coincidence that Mark has chosen business development as his career focus.

When not working or on the road, he can be found on the soccer fields with his two daughters, Lauren and Alexa, skiing, in the gym, adventure racing, or at home with his daughters and his lovely wife, Dana.

Todd lends sharp focus to the healthy future of Two Roads, leading the charge for the company’s global growth by sourcing and securing management contracts and investment opportunities. The impact of his 30-year career in the hospitality industry has spanned continents through his senior leadership positions at some of the world’s most well known hotel companies. Todd has lived and worked in the U.S., Asia, Australia and the UK and led the development efforts for IHG, Starwood and Marriott in the Asia Pacific region and, most recently, for Trump Hotel Collection globally.

Todd earned an MBA from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and a BA from Alma College, Alma Michigan. He was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the US Development Trust for Scotland’s University of Aberdeen, where he studied briefly as an undergraduate. Todd is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jorge’s role at Two Roads Hospitality is to oversee the company brand standards, and new hotel openings and property transitions. He also spearheads strategic partnerships for Two Roads and its individual brands.

While in his former role as the Vice President of Openings and Transitions at Kimpton, Jorge led the charge on opening and transitioning more than 40 hotels and 52 restaurants. Prior to Kimpton, Jorge spent 10 years with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, working in various leadership and management positions and helping to open Ritz-Carlton hotels throughout the world.

Jorge lives in Washington, DC with his husband Robert. He dedicates much of his personal time to nonprofit organizations near and dear to his heart, regularly fundraising for GLAD and LGBTQ organizations. In his spare time, Jorge loves all kinds of outdoor activities, including running, swimming, skiing and biking, and he has a killer daily workout routine.

A seasoned hotel operator of nearly 30 years, Rick oversees all aspects of operations for all of Two Roads Hospitality’s lifestyle brands, from supporting the company’s active commitment to operational excellence to facilitating the collaborative team effort between operations, sales, marketing and revenue management for its hotels, resorts and restaurants.

Before joining Two Roads, Rick held tenure at Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants for 11 years, most recently serving as Vice President, Hotel Operations, overseeing the Northeast and Southwest hotels. Prior to Kimpton, Rick worked in leadership positions at Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Adam’s Mark, Hyatt, and Ritz-Carlton. Rick is an alumnus of University of Massachusetts Amherst, serves on their Alumni Advisory Board and is based in New York City.

With over 27 years of experience in both high end interior architectural design and as a project manager, Shirli Sensenbrenner provides a balanced knowledge of both as the leader of Two Roads’ Design + Construction Group. Since joining Destination in 1998, Shirli has assumed many responsibilities and is currently a member of Two Roads’ executive committee, a Lowe Enterprises shareholder as well as overseeing her team as they work with the properties on capital expenditure planning and upgrades.

Shirli plays a key role in business development where she creates programs, visions and budgets for potential acquisitions. Once Destination takes over the hotel, she then works with the team who implements the chosen strategy/direction for the repositioning. Shirli received a BA in Design from the University of Cincinnati and did graduate studies in Architectural Theory & History at the University of Texas, Austin.

Born and raised in Manhattan, Marie Torres is a New Yorker with an appetite for adventure. She is equally smitten reveling in the arts and culture of the city as she is stand-up paddleboarding or harvesting apples on her orchard in upstate New York. She is an unrepentant “foodie” and loves to engage in what she calls the 3 R’s: “running, reading and retail therapy.”

Marie has spent her career building an arsenal of knowledge around consumer marketing, branding and advertising. She has overseen numerous reputable campaigns for vehicles, haircare products, luxury hotels and launched the hotel industry’s famous Westin Heavenly Bed®. A tremendous leader and intellectual thinker, Marie believes in the spirit of collaboration and is a champion of new ideas. She is regularly tapped as a creative resource and offers compelling solutions to just about any challenge thrown in her direction.

A strengths-based leader, Robert Mellwig has spent his career assembling winning teams figuring out what is right with people, what they do better than anyone else and leveraging that to beat competitors. He fashions himself as a futurist and technologist, also pushing the organization forward in innovative HR practices, technology and creative thinking. He’s an “experiment at the line” kind of guy who is more parts marketing, business performance and mad scientist than HR. He’s been known to do magic and illusions at company meetings and events.

As Robert and team work to build the best place to work on the planet, associates build friendships, relationships, trust and partnerships to deliver the “secret sauce” that makes Two Roads irreplaceable. His view of the company’s core values starts with its mission: “The Freedom to Go Beyond.” Owners, guests and associates have a level of freedom, choice, and empowerment that is unrivaled in the industry. The team at Two Roads colors outside the lines and pushes for agility, flexibility, and new thinking at every turn. Robert is focused on Destination LIFE, a different twist of work life integration allowing everyone (including himself as a Dad for son, Pierce and daughter, Juliet) to live rich, meaningful lives. Favorite recent quote? Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch.

Raised in the wilds of Indiana by English professors, Mark Jennings grew up with a strong education in the arts. Trying desperately to find his niche, he pursued music, theatre, film and literature throughout high school and into college. After spending time in Europe and then trying his hand at starting and running a local theatre, it was clearly time for Mark to finish that elusive liberal arts degree and find a job that actually came with a paycheck. Serendipity saved the day when Mark landed a job as a night auditor in a small inn in Savannah. At last, a career where being creative, quirky and an unabashed ham was not only welcomed, but encouraged. Mark was snatched up by Hyatt Hotels, where he started in sales and catering, but quickly gravitated towards operations — where he could perform on stage and direct the show. He held many positions with Hyatt over 20 years, rising to General Manager. In 2007, he caught the eye of Kimpton Hotels and was recruited to oversee its boutique collection of hotels in Washington, DC followed by a promotion to Regional Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic.

At Destination Hotels, Mark applies his extensive background to optimize performance and execute the brand’s strategic growth plan. Mark approaches life through a curious lens tediously investigating “what gives life” to a situation and constantly seeking new ways to create amazing customer experiences and opportunities for others to advance their careers. His gregarious, competitive spirit drives vision and innovation. Creativity is deeply instilled in all facets of his Mark’s life. As a classical pianist and First Tenor in the Washington Chorus for 15 years, Mark enjoys many types of music and performance. He channels this energy actively serving his community, industry, and most of all, his family.

Mark Hays is a 35-year hospitality veteran and proud native of Colorado. He has been fortunate enough to spend his entire hospitality career in his home state, and even more fortunate to spend it with his lovely wife of 29 years and their four boys. Although his formal education and experience is in accounting, he is one of the very few but proud finance leaders who previously in his career had the opportunity to spend six years as a General Manager. This has helped frame a unique and broad perspective as it relates to achieving business results and collaboration with his fellow leaders. His passion is leadership-based results, driven by strong relationship-building across all disciplines.

Mark believes the most effective leaders surround themselves with outstanding talent who possess unwavering managerial courage and the desire to succeed beyond expectations. And last but certainly not least, his three keys to success: 1) a sharp wit, 2) the ability to consider alternative view points and 3) a heavy dose of rock n’ roll now and then.

Andrew’s passion for technology is surpassed only by his love for family, friends and the outdoors. Born in Glasgow, Scotland to Irish parents and raised in New England, Andrew’s best childhood memories are of his summer adventures on the lakes of Maine and across the green fields of Ireland. Andrew is a progressive technology thought leader with over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Andrew started his career as an intern with a hotel software company and, after graduating from the University of Vermont, promptly moved out West in search of bigger mountains and deeper snow. Throughout his career Andrew has been fortunate to work for and alongside many talented leaders who have helped him realize the value of incisive business acumen and perceptive emotional intelligence in a technology leader. Andrew’s lifelong commitment to learning and actively building learning organizations was instilled in him by his parents at a young age.

In addition to his undergraduate degree, Andrew earned an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at The University of Colorado in Boulder. Andrew’s loving wife is an accomplished Chef and together they are on an endless quest for authentic travel experiences that take them down the path less traveled. Andrew and his wife can often be found skiing in the Rocky Mountains or enjoying some family time outdoors with their two young daughters.

Born in Northern New Jersey with a passion for food and travel, Landy exudes energy, confidence and pride in his work.

Possessing a broad range of experience in all facets of Food & Beverage operations, Landy has spanned the globe collaborating with some of the best chefs and industry leaders, fine-tuning his skills and hospitality acumen. His leadership style focuses on “inspiration over motivation” and he believes that putting his team first is the key to his success. Landy plays a lead role in contract strategy, concept design, and achieving financial success, while maintaining a fluid oversight of day-to-day operations.

Landy is a graduate of Florida State University and currently resides between Denver, Colo. & Montgomery, N.Y. with his wife, Briana, and their two sons Landy Alan (4.5 years old) & Luca Andrés (8 months old).

Becky Lumly is a passionate hospitality professional, with more than fifteen years of experience in various financial and development leadership roles in both the United States and Caribbean. Prior to finding her home in the hospitality industry, Becky earned a CPA certificate in Colorado and spent several years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and KPMG. Becky joined Two Roads Hospitality in 2012 and currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Jonathan, and two children, Ava (8) and Jackson (5). When she is not visiting the amazing Two Roads portfolio of hotels and resorts and supporting and inspiring Finance and Operations leaders across the company, Becky enjoys spending time with her family, and exploring the globe near and far.

Kathleen’s passion for hotel revenue management shows in the Two Roads Hospitality portfolio’s consistently positive year-over-year market share growth. She has a unique ability in understanding people’s strengths and lining them up with hotel needs, ensuring that the overall revenue team is set up to drive optimal market share. Always nimble, she has a strong sense of when and how to quickly apply changes needed to guarantee continued success. Change management has become a big part of her job over the years and ensuring that the company continues to remain on the cutting edge of revenue management and distribution.

Kathleen brings over 25 years of experience throughout the multi-faceted hospitality industry to her role at Two Roads Hospitality. Her experience ranges from consulting, authoring of professional publications, and working on property to varying positions in the corporate office of a dynamic, faced-paced, global hotel company.

As Senior Vice President of Revenue & Distribution for Two Roads Hospitality, she is charged with the overall revenue strategies and increasing hotel market share for the portfolio, as well as optimizing the company’s revenue management foundation for all brands, including the organizational set up, expert human resources and deployment, technology platform, tools and connectivity.

In addition to her day job, Kathleen has been an active member of HSMAI since 2005, serving as the Chair for the Revenue Management Advisory Board in 2014 and 2015. She is also the author of the first best-selling industry revenue management publication, “Defining Revenue Management: Top Line to Bottom Line,” published by HSMAI in 2006;as well as two editions of “Evolving Dynamics of Revenue Management,” published in 2010 and 2015.

The publications serve as the official study guide for the industry recognized revenue management certification offered by HSMAI – CRME (Certified Revenue Management Executive). They are also used as the curriculum in Universities such as Cornell University, NYU and Michigan State University.

Kathleen earned her B.S. from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts, has received certificates in “Hotel Yield Management” from Horand Vogel and Associates, and “E-Business Strategy” from the University of Chicago. The mother of three, she resides with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dani Stern joined Destination because he felt that given his background and the role, it was a perfect fit. What matters most to him is his family, and he believed that joining an organization in which the culture embraces both family and profession is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Dani began his hotel career at an early age, and when he received a degree in hospitality at the world-renowned Institute Hotelier Cesar Ritz in Switzerland followed by a second degree at Virginia Tech, he knew his life would never be the same. He has worked for numerous organizations around the world in almost every discipline. Leading the Performance Optimization Group allows Dani the ability to utilize his experience as a General Manager and Asset Manager and uses his Six Sigma background to produce synergistic results.

Whether it be in due diligence, conversions, operations, asset management, innovation, best practice roll out or an asset requiring aid in almost any area, Dani is more than willing to help out. When not at work, he enjoys his family, skiing, hiking, cooking and traveling. Born in South Africa and having worked and lived on four continents, Dani dabbles in languages and can carry a conversation in a few of them.

Steve Santomo was working in the hotel industry at the age of 4, cleaning the baseboards of a hotel in which his father was the General Manager. His “second” mother was the Executive housekeeper, who appreciated his efforts– it saved the backs of her room attendants! Since then, Steve’s passion has lead him to destinations throughout the country, including an internship at the Sheraton Brussels, Belgium, while working to finish his degree from Boston University. Steve’s inspiration comes from his grandfather, who could be found working the coat room at the family-owned Sheraton hotel on New Year’s Eve. It was his way of getting to know his guests and Santomo was an eager student. These examples continued to help fuel his passion until his family could no longer afford to pay him!

After leaving the family business, Steve learned additional fundamentals of the business working for one of the first third party franchisors of Marriott Hotels, Winegardner & Hammonds. Since then, Steve has served as General Manager or operations executive leading teams at luxury independent properties and upscale franchises in Miami, Jackson Hole, Cincinnati, Denver, Breckenridge, Aspen/Snowmass and more. The recipient of Marriott’s Mustang Award and Great Workplace Work-force Award, Santomo has always enjoyed the challenge of going into distressed properties and creating teams capable of exceeding expectations and helping build strong teams. Those that know Steve understand his competitive nature –“If I can’t win, or learn how to win quickly then I don’t play.” Steve is happiest when active—whether it’s mountain- biking, skiing, golfing, hiking in the mountains, exploring a new destination or spending time with his family while enjoying a good Oregon Pinot Noir. He is a true family man, proud father of 6-year-old Ashton, and happily married to his loving and passionate wife, Lynn who also works in the property management business.

“Queen of Research.” Candace Johnson is passionate about statistics, how these apply to the hospitality industry and uncovering the story of each and every asset. She is most energized when tackling the “big” questions. As a leader in business intelligence, Candace is constantly surveying market and macro dynamics, believing that the answers lie in small shifts in the trend lines or where data points are seemingly inconsistent.

Prior to joining Destination, she acted as industry consultant with HVS International, Ernst & Young, Horwath Landauer, and Hirsch Bedner Associates. Candace and the Performance Optimization team serve as internal solutions-based consultants working across departmental lines and connecting with numerous facets of the organization. Attracted to the company by the diversity of the portfolio, working around high-quality professionals with a deep level of integrity is what drives her commitment. A native of Ithaca, NY, she spent her undergraduate and graduate years at Cornell earning a Master of Management in Hospitality from the School of Hotel Administration. Candace is an avid reader of everything – literature, history, leadership, industry news, cookbooks – whatever! When out of office, she is mostly likely to be found running, hiking or skiing in the Colorado Rockies.

A recent US citizen, Paolo is Italian and grew up in South Africa. Travel is in his blood and this led him to a career in hospitality. Two Roads Hospitality gave him the opportunity to move back “home” to Colorado where he had originally landed when he moved to the United States. An avid cyclist, when not working or spending time with his wife, Paolo is typically on his bike riding in the mountains surrounding Denver.

Paolo leads the E-commerce & Digital functions at Two Roads Hospitality. His career has been wholly dedicated to the hospitality industry including perspective gained as a hotelier and as a technology solution provider specializing in digital marketing, electronic distribution, revenue management and CRM. Prior to his role at Two Roads, he served as Vice President of Product Management for Sabre Hospitality where he oversaw the product strategy for all hospitality technology and services. He was also Vice President at E-site Marketing, head of Business Intelligence for Pegasus Solutions and started his career at Vail Resorts where he held several positions in operations and at the corporate level.

Paolo is currently on the HSMAI Digital Marketing and Marketing advisory boards and is a prior Americas Board member and chair of the Digital Marketing Council.

Mark has over thirty – two years of experience in finance, real estate development and the leisure industry in Southeast Asia. A graduate of Stanford University and formerly a Vice President of Citibank, he was a partner in a corporate financial advisory firm for ten years before concentrating on the hotel and leisure sectors.

Mark has been associated with a number of successful brands in the leisure industry. He was a founder of the Nusa Pacific Group that owns several well-regarded upscale hotel properties in Indonesia and a founding partner of GHM Indonesia, a hotel management company that operated a number of boutique hotels. He was also a founding partner of Mandara Spa Asia — the leading global operator of resort spas. Mark is the driving force behind the group’s green initiatives and community involvement projects in Asia. He presides over the new developments, corporate strategy and brand direction in Asia.

A graduate of the Centre International de Glion, Switzerland Frederic first moved to Asia with the Accor group in their hotel expansion into Indonesia and Malaysia. His hotel and tourism industry expertise in Europe and Asia spans more than two decades. Since joining Alila as Managing Director in 2001, Frederic’s passion and eye for detail were instrumental in honing the Alila service standards and heading the group’s expansion in Asia.

A passionate hotelier and a creative innovator, he was the driving force behind the ultra-luxe Alila Villas and its brand delivery. As CEO Asia, Frederic oversees all operational partnerships and leads in the Asia expansion of this multi-branded lifestyle platform.