Our Development Team
Bayron Baggett
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, 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 Inn, Comfort Suites
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, 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 Inn, Comfort Suites
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 Inn, Comfort Suites, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban, Sleep-MainStay
Territory: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
David Kreindel
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, 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 Inn, Comfort Suites, 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: District of Columbia, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
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 Inn, Comfort Suites
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 Inn, Comfort Suites, 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 Inn, Comfort Suites
Territory: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Lance Sparkman
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Nate Tuttle
Director, Membership Development
Brands: Ascend Hotel Collection
Territory: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Steve Waguespack
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites
Territory: Oklahoma, Texas
Michael Wasserson
Director, Franchise Development
Brands: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites
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 Inn, Comfort Suites, 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
