Hands-on Leadership and the Competitive Edge

As Partner & Executive Vice President, Tony is the driving force behind Crescent Hotels & Resort's growth in Canada. In addition to venturing jointly with Crescent in Canada, Tony is President and CEO of Global Edge Investments (GEI), a hospitality and lifestyle-based investment company he founded in 1998. Global Edge has a range of investments in the hospitality industry, ranging from restaurants and hotels to online hospitality sites. His continued success in the hospitality business stems from a long-held passion for customer satisfaction and a drive to provide the best service.

Tony has launched 45 restaurants throughout Canada and, in 2003, opened the successful Hotel Le Germain Toronto, in which he partnered with Groupe Germain. Quebec City-based Boutique Hoteliers recently voted as one of the 50 best-managed Canadian companies for the seventh year in a row. GEI, in partnership with Freed Developments, opened the phenomenally successful Thompson Toronto Hotel. Global Edge has also taken an active role in the launch of Wahanda.com, a spa and wellness resource guide, booking engine and online community-based in London, England. Tony attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is the 2012 recipient of the Ontario Hostelry Institute Gold Award for Hotelier of the Year.

Mike Metcalf possesses over 30 years of hotel investment, underwriting, asset management and operations experience ranging from resort, luxury, upper upscale, convention, golf and condominium hotels. As Chief Operating Officer of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, he is engaged with Crescent's capital partner relations, hotel investment strategy, asset management oversight and securing management contracts. Mike has been instrumental in Crescent's success for many years, having served previously as Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Operations, and Vice President of Business Development for Crescent Hotels & Resorts.

Mike began his career with ITT Sheraton in various operational positions, including General Manager at numerous ITT Sheraton-managed hotels. Mike served as General Manager at the prestigious PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach, Sheraton LAX, and was General Manager in Orlando at both Hotel Royal Plaza and Delta Orlando Resort. Mike also served as Vice President for NR Advisors, an independent consulting firm providing asset management and interim General Manager services. Prior to Crescent, Mike served as Vice President of Operations for Providence Hospitality Partners.

As General Counsel for Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Caroline is responsible for supporting Crescent's corporate strategy related to all legal concerns, contracts, risk management, business development due diligence, investments and dispositions. Caroline also supports the Crescent hotel portfolio and clients in matters relating to general legal issues, licenses, permits, franchise agreements, human resources laws and property-specific vendor contracts.

Before joining Crescent, Caroline worked with various law firms in Virginia and Wisconsin and most recently held a judicial clerkship position at the District I, Milwaukee Court of Appeals. Caroline received her Bachelors of Business Administration in International Business from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA., and received her Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, WI. Caroline is also involved in pro bono work, and while in Milwaukee, she was involved in the Pro Bono Family Law Clinic.

As Chairman of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Mr. Roskind serves on the Board of Directors and Investment Committee for Crescent Hotels & Resorts and is engaged in Crescent's Acquisition/ Investment Strategy, Fund Management and Investor Relations. He is also Chairman of the Lexington Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), and acts as Managing Director of The LCP Group, L.P., a private real estate advisory firm that is a partner and investor in Crescent Hotels & Resorts operating company and assets. The LCP Group, with partners, has owned hotel properties such as the Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, the King Edward in Toronto, and Hyatt Regency Hotels in Phoenix, Savannah and Washington, DC. The LCP Group continues as the co-general partner of the partnership, which owns the Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson.

Mr. Roskind received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Harlan Fiske Stone Graduate of the Columbia Law School. He is also the founder of the Babies Heart Fund, which supports the pediatric cardiology unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Erica Lipscomb is an experienced hospitality executive with over 25 years of sales, revenue, and operations experience in multiple markets. Erica ensures sales, marketing, public relations, revenue and digital strategies are implemented at the property level to maximize revenue. She focuses on providing solutions to critical issues and opportunities.

Erica began her career with Marriott International in various operational, revenue, and sales positions, including Area Sales Leader for DC. She also has boutique hotel experience as the Area Director of Sales & Marketing for several DC and VA Kimpton hotels. With her diverse discipline background, Erica has the leadership and functional expertise to ensure business goals are met.

Michael brings a wealth of industry experience with over 30 years in food and beverage. He brings a strong background in culinary operations in both the hospitality and restaurant industries. Prior to joining Crescent, Michael held the role of Vice President of Culinary Operations with Sage Restaurant Group, where he was an intricate part in the creation of opening 13 award-winning restaurants and hotels. Michael has direct involvement in property operations, as well as the development and implementation of detailed policies and procedures.

In his role as Senior Vice President of the Crescent Restaurant Group, Michael leads Crescent's food and beverage team within the operations department.

Jeanette brings over 25 years of experience in hotel revenue strategy, sales and catering to Crescent Hotel & Resorts and is responsible for guiding hotel revenue management strategies to maximize RevPAR and train property level sales and revenue managers in her portfolio of Crescent hotels.

Jeanette's hospitality career began with Swisshotel working in all operating departments and learning the hospitality business from the ground up as a co-op student. Jeanette followed up this learning experience with formal training from Constellation College of Hospitality in Toronto, Ontario. This led to a full-time position with Sheraton in catering sales. This successful role led her to the Corporate Director of Revenue Strategy role with Crescent Hotels & Resorts, covering our Canadian Portfolio. Now Jeanette leads our Canadian portfolio sales and revenue leaders as Vice President of Sales & Revenue Strategy.

As Senior Vice President of Project Management & Engineering for Crescent, Chris oversees a project management team that handles cyclical renovations and change of ownership PIP's. Chris also oversees a capital engineering team, who are deployed to Crescent hotels to assist with major capital projects and preventative maintenance programs. Lastly, Chris also works directly with Crescent's procurement and purchasing teams, responsible not only for procurement at all Crescent hotels but also procurement for all renovations handled in-house.

Prior to Crescent, Chris was Vice President of Project Management at Solid Rock Asset Management, where he oversaw all change of ownership PIP's. Prior to Solid Rock, Chris started his tenure with Pillar Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, as a Project Manager running renovation projects. Chris worked his way up to Senior Project Manager and finally VP of Project Management, where he oversaw a PM team that ran all cyclical renovations for Pillar's three portfolios of hotels. He also oversaw a team handling all refinance requirements for portfolios going through restructure, ranging from 130-150 assets each. Prior to Pillar, Chris was Construction Manager for Woodbine Development Corporation, where he ran all major capital and renovation projects for Woodbine's TX-based assets, including Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa, Hyatt DFW Airport, and Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Chris has a B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University.

As Senior Vice President of Business Strategy, Lily is responsible for identifying management opportunities and leading Crescent's RFP efforts for major clients and institutional developers. Lily is also responsible for managing Crescent's relationships with existing and prospective clients, all major brands, advisors, and brokers. Lily's experience and expertise support Crescent's efforts through developing new strategic relationships and maintaining existing relationships with key individuals within the industry. Lily is also involved in the corporate branding and marketing strategy in collaboration with the Commercial team.

Lily has been with Crescent since 2011 and holds a B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Mary Washington, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Michael has over 25 years of senior technology leadership experience within the hospitality industry. Before joining Crescent, Michael was the Vice President of Technology for Giordano's in Chicago after holding the Chief Technology Officer position at Highgate Hotels. Prior to that, Michael was the Chief Technology Officer at Joie de Vivre Hotels in San Francisco. Michael has also held the IT Director position at Sage Hospitality.

In Michael's role with Crescent, he heads up all technology operations for both corporate and hotels, as well as cyber security, privacy and compliance. Additionally, Michael is responsible for continuous improvement of the technology platforms used a Crescent. Michael studied at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado.

Kelli has held the Vice President of Sales and Marketing position with Crescent since 2014. She has more than 25 years of executive management experience in resorts, urban and suburban properties with world-class brands such as Starwood, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Wyndham, supporting several large Crescent convention properties. Kelli specializes in coaching and leading high-performing teams to achieve top-line results through direct sales and marketing initiatives.

Earlier roles within Crescent included oversight of multiple properties in Florida and other southeastern locations as an Area Director of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Crescent, over the span of about 12 years, Kelli held various sales leadership positions with Starwood Hotels. Additionally, she headed up sales system integration for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts early on in her career. Kelli holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Organizational Communications from the University of Akron.

Pamela Mathiowetz has worked within the hospitality industry over the last 27 years, where she began in hotel operations, spanning front office, finance, revenue management and executive hotel leadership. Her experience also includes the analytic eye required for Feasibility and Investment Analysis, including tenures with both HVS International and Hilton Corporate.

Pamela also spent more than 10 years in hotel asset management, where she worked to drive value-add initiatives, renovation and branding projects, asset positioning, and return overall profitability.

Pamela draws upon her experience to maintain a wide-lens focus to best represent both hotel management and owner perspectives and goals. She brings a comprehensive perspective that well-supports the needs of hotel operations, returning value for hotel assets and the team members she supports.

Craig has over 18 years of experience in hotel operations, reservations, sales and revenue management. Craig is responsible for leading an energized revenue management organization dedicated to achieving top and bottom-line revenue and gaining market share by implementing strategic initiatives focused on delivering results and developing best-in-class revenue management talent for his portfolio of properties. Craig's hospitality career began with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Kingston, Jamaica working in all operating departments and learning the hospitality business from the ground up with progressive promotions enabling him to master the revenue management discipline.

Craig joined Crescent Hotels and Resorts in 2009. Prior to being promoted to Vice President of Revenue Strategy, Craig held roles such as Corporate Director, Regional Director and Area Director of Revenue management. In his role as Vice President of Revenue Strategy, Craig has direct oversight for 15+ hotels within the portfolio and leads a team of above property corporate and area directors of revenue and on property directors of revenue.

Prior to joining Crescent, Craig held roles as Director of Revenue Management for the Willard Intercontinental in Washington DC, Intercontinental Harbor Court Baltimore, Intercontinental Cleveland Hotels and the Liaison Capitol Hill Washington DC, an Affinia property. Craig attended Wolmers Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica and studied Business management.

Craig enjoys spending family time and watching soccer and basketball on his off days.

Suzie Balling is a hospitality professional with nearly 10 years of revenue strategy experience in property-level and area roles. Her skills are highlighted in revenue optimization, distribution strategy, forecasting/budgeting, digital marketing, and multi-brand expertise. With a strong emphasis on revenue generation and market intelligence, Suzanne assists with the overall strategy for a portfolio of hotels with annual room revenues exceeding $90 million.

Suzie is a Hilton systems expert, currently holding certifications for all property and revenue management systems, with Administrator level on most. Previous experience at two full-service hotels located less than one mile from the Ohio State University provides her with additional insight into the balance of business mix needed for such locations. She has also been involved with the opening of a full-service Hilton product and multiple property transitions, which further serve as an asset for strategies during shifting demand periods.

Suzie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from the Ohio State University.

Lorraine brings Crescent Hotels & Resorts more than 20 years of experience in spa and resort operations, having overseen a $42 million portfolio of eight hotels and six spas with flow-through averaging 55-60%. She has created and implemented operating procedures including conceptual build and design, strategic marketing plans, financial performance, training, procurement and new business development, resulting in a collective 34.9% profit.

In addition to establishing key alliances with vendors, her guidance includes in-depth overviews of interior design, build requirements, equipment specifications, marketing development, training and financial models, and tools to forecast accurate revenues and costs for profitability.

Lorraine served as Area Director of Golden Door Resort Spas, for which she opened the Boulders Resort Spa that Travel + Leisure ranked #7 in North America during its first year. Annual revenues exceeded $6 million with a profit margin of 32.5%. She began her hospitality management career at The Arizona Biltmore as Spa Director, where she increased annual revenues to $5.2 million and increased profit margin to 37.2% while achieving the ranking of Arizona's #1 spa.

A University of Massachusetts/Amherst graduate with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration, Lorraine has served as a member of the ASU Spa Advisory Board since 2002, assisted the ISPA Educations Task Force, and volunteers for PBS Arizona.

With over 20 years of experience in hotels sales, operations and marketing, Jeanne oversees incoming and outgoing hotels as well as new builds. Jeanne is responsible for onboarding, culture building, and implementing strategies identified through our business development department.

Jeanne's hospitality career began with Four Seasons Hotels in food and beverage management, followed by 12 years with Guest Quarters, Doubletree Hotels and Hilton Corporation as Director of Sales & Marketing. She developed and served as president of Hospitality SOS, Inc., and for six years served as Director of Sales for TravelCLICK, growing her regional territory portfolio from 20 to over 200 hotels with over $1.1M in revenue. Her educational background includes a B.S. degree from the Hilton College at the University of Houston and an MMA in Tourism Planning from the California University of Pennsylvania. She has also completed the S.H. Darrow Leadership program, the Professional Convention Management (PCMA) certification course and is a certified instructor in the Professional Selling Skills Program (PSS). Jeanne is a member of the ABA, NTA and SYTA, and has served on the Board of Directors of Radnor's A Better Chance (ABC), the Board of Directors of the Radnor Educational Foundation (REF), as the Radnor PTO President and as a member of the Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association.

As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mike Rayburn brings over 20 years of diverse experience in hotel sales, operations and marketing. Mike is responsible for leading strategic sales and marketing initiatives focused on delivering results to his portfolio of Crescent properties primarily based on the West Coast.

Mike's hospitality career began with Marriott International, working in all departments and getting to learn every aspect of the business. Over the past 20 years, Mike has specialized in sales and marketing, leading award-winning teams in CO, CA and WA. Most recently, he was Area Director of Sales & Marketing with Two Roads Hospitality, overseeing a collection of prestigious independent properties in the Pacific NW, including Suncadia Resort. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Sales and Marketing with Sage Hospitality, overseeing key assets in the portfolio. In addition to Independent Hotels, Mike has extensive experience in a variety of brands, including Marriott, Renaissance, Hilton, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Sheraton and Westin.

Mike attended Purdue University and studied Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management.

Carrie has held the Vice President of Revenue Strategy position for the past five years, guiding and training her properties in revenue management and forecasting strategies. She specializes in Starwood revenue systems and oversees a multi-branded portfolio of hotels.

Carrie has been part of Crescent's revenue management team for the past nine years. Her experience has mastered the efficiencies of independent platforms and major brands such as IHG, Marriott, Starwood, Hilton and Hyatt Hotels, as well as Lifestyle Hotels/Resorts. Additionally, she has experience with hotel transitions, pro formas and due diligence. Carrie originated from Crescent's Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk as the hotel's Director of Revenue Management, where she was quickly recognized as an Area Director of Revenue Management and was given a portfolio of multi-branded hotels.

Other positions she has held within the company have been Corporate Director of Revenue Management. Carrie also has experience in other disciplines, including sales and marketing, ecommerce, and front office. Carrie holds an Associate Degree in Accounting from the International Business College, Indianapolis.

As Vice President of Risk Management, Rodney has oversight and responsibility of the Risk Management Function including procurement and management of property, casualty, terrorism, management liability, pollution and cyber insurance policies, risk financing, expense allocation, risk control, safety management, as well as claim and litigation management including property losses, workers' compensation, general liability and auto liability.

Prior to joining Crescent in 2019, Rodney was Director of Risk Management for Delaware North Companies, Incorporated, where he was responsible for all aspects of the Risk Management and Insurance Programs for both domestic and international operations. Rodney earned a bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. He also received a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation from the American Institute for Property and Casualty Underwriters.

Olivier Rochefort has over 25 years of experience in hotel management with a proven track record in operations, revenue management, new-opening, repositioning and turnaround. As Vice President of Operations, Olivier provides leadership to hotel executive teams and manages brand and owner relations for Crescent Hotels & Resort's Canadian portfolio, which includes Marriott, Hilton, IHG branded and independent properties.

Prior to his current role, Olivier served as Regional Director and General Manager with Crescent and also held various hotel leadership positions at full-service upscale properties in North America, Europe and Asia with global brands such as Westin, Fairmont, Sheraton, Radisson Blu and Nikko. Olivier attended Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada) and Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès (France), graduating in Business Administration and Hotel & Hospitality Management. He resides in Toronto with his wife and son.

With over 20-years' experience in hospitality leadership, Bryan Woodward is an accomplished, award-winning revenue producer and leader of high performing teams in the Resort, Hotel and Club verticals.  Throughout his career he has been awarded notable team and individual titles, such as Crescent Hotel of the Year in 2021, Crescent's GM of the Year in 2019, and the three-time HSMAI Adrian Award Winner in Destination Marketing and Public Relations.  Before beginning his career in hospitality, Bryan Woodward was an award-winning broadcast journalist with stints in radio, print media and television in the Seattle and Phoenix markets.

Heather has over 28 years of experience in the hospitality industry with an extensive background in hotel accounting and transitions. Her expertise in transitions and training has sent her around the world to Ireland, Belgium, United Kingdom, India, Russia and Canada. With her knowledge of multiple brands systems and accounting systems, she has been an integral part in the transitioning of small boutique hotels to large-scale portfolio transitions.

Prior to joining Crescent, Heather held the role of Vice President of Hotel Finance & Transitions with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, where she had oversight of both select and full-service hotels.