Our Development Team
Bayron Baggett
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Gabe Borquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Arizona, California, Nevada
Herb Bowman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, Suburban
Territory: All territories
Bill Bradford
Director, Membership Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Lorri Brown
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Zach Burdette
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Joe Dreiske
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Josh Drewry
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Tom Duffe
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sonia Egyhazy
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Erick Estrada
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Roseanne Ficken
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Frank Forcier
Director Franchise Development
Brands: WoodSpring Suites
Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Guy Gridley
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Jacob Ham
Director Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah
Dave Harjung
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Mike Higgins
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Todd Howard
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Mark Jeansonne
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
Michael Jeansonne
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
Jim Jenkins
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Benjamin Jones
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
Keith Jones
RVP, Franchise Development
Brands: WoodSpring Suites
Territory: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Leslie Klanchar
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Steve Kleinknecht
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
David Kreindel
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
John Lancaster
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Chris Leiser
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Scott Lockwood
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Jeremy Logan
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Chris Martinez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Valerie McCormick
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Michael McGaughey
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Pete Metzger
Director, Membership Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Caribbean, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Umang Mistry
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Terry O’Brien
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Cambria Hotels, Real Estate
Territory: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Robert O’Leary
RVP, Franchise Development
Brands: WoodSpring Suites
Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Walter Parker
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Cambria Hotels, Real Estate
Territory: District of Columbia, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Hemant Patel
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Florida, Georgia
Nicolas Petrone
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Florida, Georgia
Will Raine
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Cambria Hotels, Real Estate
Territory: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Steven Raposa
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Doug Rawson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Jared Riccio
Director, Membership Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin
Jeremy Saenz
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Robert Scribner
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah
Dave Self
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
Mark Shalala
VP, Upscale Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
John Slaughter
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
John Slaughter
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Lance Sparkman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Ken Townsend Jr.
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: WoodSpring Suites
Territory: District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Nate Tuttle
Director, Membership Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Steve Waguespack
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Michael Wasserson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Shaun Winters
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri
Ryan Wold
Director Franchise Development
Brands: WoodSpring Suites
Territory: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Tim Wyman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Steve Youchak
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Michael Zouroudis
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Florida, Georgia
