Tim brings to JEMS over twenty-five years of hotel and resort experience. His involvement started with Marriott Hotels in Syracuse, NY, as an operations manager. He quickly rose through the ranks and became a General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Charlottesville, VA, then made the move to independent resorts by accepting the position of Director of Operations with the historic Boar’s Head Inn.
After learning resort operations, he transitioned into the sales side of the industry and became the National Sales Manager with Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA. He most recently served six years with Hilton Hotels as their Area Director of Sales and Marketing overseeing eight of their full-service hotels. Tim is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and has earned many hospitality accreditations from Virginia Tech.
He is married to his wife of 28 years; Kris and they recently rescued an 8-year-old dachshund cancer survivor named Rocky. Tim is a U.S. Navy Veteran and served in the Persian Gulf War.
