Our Development Team
Lisa Adams
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia
David Attardi
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Bayron Baggett
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Gabe Borquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Gabe Borquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: California (North), California (South), Nevada
Gabe Borquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Arizona, California (North), California (South), Nevada
Lorri Brown
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Jeb Brown
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas (South)
Zach Burdette
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Mike Castro
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hannah Crofut
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Jason Decker
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Suburban, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Steve Doyle
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Joe Dreiske
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
Josh Drewry
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Tom Duffe
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sonia Egyhazy
RVP, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Kyle Ensign
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: California (North), California (South), Nevada
Frank Forcier
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Guy Gridley
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Jacob Ham
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah
Dave Harjung
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Mike Higgins
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Arizona, California (North), California (South), Hawaii
Jacob Irvine
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: New Mexico, Texas (North)
Jim Jenkins
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Jeff Johnson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Benjamin Jones
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
Keith Jones
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Leslie Klanchar
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma
Steve Kleinknecht
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
John Lancaster
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Kyle Larsen
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Alaska, Arizona, California (North), California (South), Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Scott Lockwood
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alaska, California (North), California (South), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Jordan Marquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Chris Martinez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Florida, Georgia
Valerie McCormick
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Pete Metzger
RVP, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Robert O’Leary
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Hemant Patel
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Florida, Georgia
Frank Pena
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Nicolas Petrone
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Doug Rawson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Michael Renwick
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
Jared Riccio
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Robert Scribner
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota
Robert Scribner
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Colorado, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Dave Self
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Mark Shalala
VP Upscale
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection, Cambria Hotels
Justin Snyder
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah
Lance Sparkman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Ken Townsend Jr.
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Nate Tuttle
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Steve Waguespack
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Shaun Winters
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota
Ryan Wold
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Alaska, California (North), California (South), Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Michael Woodhouse
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Tim Wyman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Steve Youchak
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Michael Zouroudis
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Florida, Georgia
