Our Development Team
Lisa Adams
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia
Bayron Baggett
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Will Ballard
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Real Estate
Territory: Alabama, California (North), California (South), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming
Gabe Borquez
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: California (North), California (South), Nevada
Herb Bowman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma
Bill Bradford
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Alaska, California (North), Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
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
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
Erick Estrada
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Roseanne Ficken
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Jake Fischer
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
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, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Mike Higgins
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Arizona, California (North), California (South), Hawaii
Todd Howard
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Jacob Irvine
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: New Mexico, Texas (North)
Mark Jeansonne
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
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, 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: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
Steve Kleinknecht
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
David Kreindel
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort, Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
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: Arizona, California (South), Nevada
Chris Leiser
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Scott Lockwood
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alaska, California (North), California (South), Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Jeremy Logan
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
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
Michael McGaughey
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Sleep Inn, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas (North), Texas (South)
Pete Metzger
RVP, Franchise Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Terry O’Brien
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Real Estate
Territory: Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Robert O’Leary
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: MainStay Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Suburban
Territory: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Walter Parker
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: 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: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Dale Prout
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: California (North), California (South), Nevada
Will Raine
Director, Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Brands: Real Estate
Territory: Alaska, California (North), California (South), Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Steven Raposa
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe
Territory: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West 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
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
Jeremy Saenz
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
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)
Michael Wasserson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort
Territory: Arizona, California (North), California (South), Hawaii, Nevada
Shaun Winters
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Cambria Hotels
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina
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: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
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: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Michael Zouroudis
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Florida, Georgia
