Alissa Hendel '07, President |
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Bradley Burwell '03, Past President |
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Erik Warner '98, Advisory Board Chair Erik Warner is a Principal with Eagle Point Hotel Partners ("EPHP"), a venture between CarVal Investors (formerly known as Cargill Value Investment) and Ramsfield Real Estate. The company is an opportunistic hotel real estate investor, lender and asset manager. Mr. Warner graduated from the School of Hotel Administration in 1998. When he is not working he enjoys traveling with his family, sailing, photography, lion taming, food and wine. |
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Alan Fleischman '65, Treasurer Alan Fleischman'65 has been a Board Member since 2003 and Treasurer since 2006. Alan owned and operated hotels, restaurants, catering and clubs for 40 years. Today he owns ADF Real Estate, Inc (Commercial Real Estate Brokerage) and Restaurant Development Associates LLC www.restaurantdevelopmentassociates.com consulting in all areas of Hospitality. Alan is married to Denise Fleischman for 28 years. The Fleischman's have 2 children, Courtney 27 a Marketing Manager at Bravo TV and Morgan 24,a Financial Analyst at American Express |
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Ben Davison '05, Student Development Chair Benjamin Davison is a Senior Associate at Hotel Capital Advisers, the exclusive hotel investment advisor to Kingdom Holding Company since 1994. In this capacity, Mr. Davison is responsible for the asset management of Kingdom's real estate and brand investments in North America and Europe, in addition to assisting with various transactional assignments. Prior to joining HCA, Mr. Davison worked with Ernst & Young LLP's Transaction Real Estate and Transaction Tax practices and in various hotel operational positions. Mr. Davison graduated in 2005 with a concentration in real estate. |
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Hanif Jivraj, E-Marketing Hanif Jivraj is the Director of Revenue at The Gramercy Park Hotel New York. In the past he has held revenue positions at Yotel, Jumeirah Essex House, the London NYC and the Plaza Hotel. He has also worked at American Express and Orbitz. Hanif got his start in hotels from Hilton Hotels, having been at the Waldorf=Astoria, The Hilton at Short Hills and the New York Hilton. A native New Yorker, Hanif enjoys photography, music and watching the Yankees. His photography is available for sale at www.facebook.com/hjivrajphotos |
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Zoe Martineau '10, Secretary Zoe Martineau is a Senior Financial Analyst at CBRE Hotels, where her primary responsibilities include valuating and marketing hospitality real estate transactions, the preparation of investment memorandums and proposals, financial modeling, market analyses and evaluating potential transactions. Since joining CBRE Hotels in June 2010, she has worked on nearly $1 billion of capital market transactions with deals across the United States and the Bahamas. Zoe graduated in 2010 with a minor in real estate and a concentration in law. |
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Cherie Bagwill '84, 80s Committee Chair Cherie is currently Vice President of Schrier Wirth Executive Search. She has been with the firm for more than 10 years and has successfully placed candidates in a wide range of hospitality related positions. She is a graduate of the Masters of Professional Studies Program at Cornell University's School of Administration and she received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and International Studies from Rollins College. |
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Emily Lepore '10, Membership Chair Emily Lepore graduated from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration in 2010 with a concentration in Managerial Leadership. A graduate of The Hotel School, Emily, in addition to her demanding academic calendar, served as a President of the Cornell Hotel Society, Collegiate Chapter that governs the student body and worked with alumni to bridge connections with students. Emily Lepore is currently working for The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) family as the Associate Manager, Membership Development in charge of the quality initiatives as well as introducing new hotels to the LHW portfolio. |
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Nikita Sarkar MMH '06, Social and Event Chair Nikita Sarkar is a hospitality and business strategy consultant and the CEO and Founder of The N Group. Nikita’s career spans more than 12 years of project management and client-facing experience globally. Currently, she works with a broad range of hospitality businesses - providing advisory services related to strategy and planning, financial evaluation, performance improvement, revenue optimization, marketing and events production. Nikita was a part of Ernst & Young’s Hospitality, Leisure and Real Estate team, for over 4 years (Dubai and New York offices). Nikita also spearheaded Ernst & Young’s spa consulting initiatives, launching the first Middle East Spa Benchmark Survey and authoring industry thought-leadership articles. Before Ernst & Young, Nikita worked as the Director of Research at SpaFinder, Inc. in New York City |
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Kevin Leiber, Philanthropy Chair
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