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behind the design
STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President, Design Group
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldx.com
646.668.3751
KEVIN GAFFNEY < Vice President and Group Show Director
kevin.gaffney@emeraldx.com
770.291.5446

sales + advertising
PAUL BIENKOWSKI < Publisher and Key Accounts HD + BD
860.655.3134 paul.bienkowski@hospitalitydesign.com

Carol Bentel

Kemper Hyers

Partner
Bentel & Bentel

Chief Creative Officer
Auberge Resorts Collection

A prolific educator, Bentel has a
Ph.D. from MIT, was a Fulbright
Scholar at the University of Venice,
and was tapped as the chair of the
Bachelor of Fine Arts' Interior
Design Department at the School
of Visual Arts in New York in 2018.
When not in the classroom, she is a
partner at architecture firm Bentel
& Bentel, which recently completed
the Hall Arts Hotel Dallas, detailed
on page 025.

Hyers' pedigree speaks for itself:
He worked alongside Barry
Sternlicht for 17 years, during
which time he helped launch
Starwood Capital Group's
gamechanging brands Baccarat
and 1 Hotels. In 2018, seeking
a fresh challenge, he joined
Auberge Resorts Collection as
chief creative officer. The luxury
hotel company's recent portfolio is
explored in depth on page 055.

KEELI SCHMIDT < Key Accounts HD + BD, Sales Manager
keeli.schmidt@emeraldx.com
770.291.5433
MELANI BEATTIE < Key Accounts HD + BD
melani.beattie@emeraldx.com
312.218.5691
JANA ROESCH < Account Executive, Companies, A-D
jana.roesch@emeraldx.com
770.291.5604
LINDSEY JUDY < Account Executive, Companies E-L
lindsey.judy@emeraldx.com
770.291.5405
LILIANA CONNOLLY < Account Executive, Companies M-R
liliana.connolly@hospitalitydesign.com
781.492.1509
KARI NYLUND < Account Executive, Companies S-Z, China
kari.nylund@emeraldx.com
770.291.5513
GERRY KREGER < Account Executive, Key Accounts HD + BD
gerry.kreger@hospitalitydesign.com
323.999.0991
NEIL HOCHMAN < Business Development Manager
neil.hochman@hospitalitydesign.com
917.434.5663
PAULINA GLOZMAN < Customer Success + Events Manager
pglozman@hospitalitydesign.com
646.668.3691
NICOLE PANZECA < Customer Success Manager
nicole.panzeca@emeraldx.com
513.964.1789

Pharrell Williams and
David Grutman
Partners
The Goodtime Hotel
After collaborating on Miami
hotspots Swan and Bar Bevy, singer,
songwriter, and entrepreneur
Pharrell Williams and nightlife
kingmaker David Grutman have
launched the Goodtime Hotel in
Miami Beach. Highlighted on page
099, it promises positive vibes and
a little whimsy, thanks to a design
from Ken Fulk.

Rami Zeidan
Founder + CEO
Life House

HERVÉ SEDKY
President and CEO

With a résumé that includes
Starwood Capital Group and
Sydell Group, Zeidan launched
Life House in 2017 with the
goal of promoting meaningful
travel experiences. As a new
brand to watch, found on page
035, he describes Life House's
partnership with Kayak and
how it contributes to the evolving
definition of hospitality.

BRIAN FIELD
Chief Operating Officer
DAVID DOFT
Chief Financial Officer
BILL CHARLES
Chief Information Officer
MITCH GENDEL
General Counsel

	 




	
	




	

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