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Featured Alumni News
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Jin Lee
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Jin Lee currently serves as Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director for Thayer Lodging Group, based in Annapolis, Maryland. Jin enjoys negotiating, problem solving, and setting strategic direction using techniques learned throughout his 20-year career. Prior to Thayer, Jin gained extensive hotel investment experience at HEI Hotels & Resorts as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development, at Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group as
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Michelle Russo
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Michelle Russo grew up surrounded by the hospitality business and listening to stories from her father, an executive in the industry. Inspired by her surroundings, she studied at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Following graduation, she worked in the HVS Mineola office for six years before transitioning into hotel asset management at John Hancock.
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Suzanne Frey
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Suzanne Frey is delighted to share the arrival of her baby boy, Savin, on June 3, 2011. Savin stands 1 foot, 7.75 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds, 14 ounces. He is complete with a mix of genes that has him showing up early like a Swiss (12am for a 5pm C-section), crying like a French, bossing his parents
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Michelle Weiss
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Michelle Weiss is currently part of the hotel team at Aareal Bank AG, one of the leading debt financing providers within the hospitality industry. The bank currently holds a portfolio of approximately €4 billion of hotel financing in more than 25 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Lasse Ristolainen
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Based in Cape Town, South Africa since July of 2011, Ristolainen is responsible for sourcing new management and franchising opportunities for the growth of Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands throughout Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. Prior to this role, Lasse was part of the pioneer team of Hilton Worldwide’s Feasibility and Investment Analysis for Europe & Africa; later,
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Carter Wilson
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Carter is a thriller writer, and his debut novel FINAL CROSSING is scheduled for release in June 2012 by Vantage Point Books. In addition, Carter is currently Director with STR Analytics in Boulder.
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Christian Yang
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Christian has been occupied with his wonderful family and entrepreneurial adventures, as he owns and operates multiple restaurants. His passion for the culinary arts has led him to open three restaurants to date; in the process,
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Ekaterina Gill
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Ekaterina has continued her career outside of the hospitality industry as a Deputy Manager with Norilsky Nickel investment fund leasing division. Norilsky Nickel is the world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium and one of the leading producers of platinum and copper.
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Elif Bali
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In her role at Loews Hotels, Bali is responsible for growing the company through
acquisitions, management contracts and new developments. Most recently these have
included the development of the Loews Atlanta Hotel slated to open in 2010, the
acquisition of the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson, NV (formerly a Hyatt
Regency) and the addition of The Madison, A Loews Hotel in Washington DC to Loews
Hotels' managed portfolio.
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