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STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President, Design Group
646.668.3751 stacy.shoemaker@emeraldx.com
KEVIN GAFFNEY < Senior Vice President + General Manager,
Design Group
770.291.5446 kevin.gaffney@emeraldx.com
David Grutman
Founder
Groot Hospitality
Grutman garnered acclaim for
launching his VIP-studded Miami
nightclubs LIV and Story before
establishing Groot Hospitality in
2018. Today, his portfolio continues
to grow with restaurants (and hotels)
across South Florida including
Papi Steak and Komodo, both of
which opened second outposts at
the Fontainebleau Las Vegas (more
on them on page 065), marking the
group's first venture in the city.
Andrea DeRosa + Ashley Manhan
Founders
Avenue Interior Design
For over a decade, DeRosa and
Manhan have grown their Los
Angeles-based Avenue Interior
Design into a highly acclaimed studio,
working alongside hospitality giants
like SLS and MGM Resorts. The
founders continue to expand their
portfolio, recently unveiling Nicco's
at the newly opened Durango Casino
& Resort in Las Vegas (read about it
on page 064), which evokes an aura of
luxury befitting Sin City.
hd / bdny media + event sales
PAUL BIENKOWSKI < Publisher + Key Accounts
860.655.3134 paul.bienkowski@emeraldx.com
LILIANA CONNOLLY < Key Accounts + New England, GA, FL, West
781.492.1509 liliana.connolly@emeraldx.com
NEIL HOCHMAN < NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, West
917.434.5663 neil.hochman@hospitalitydesign.com
hd expo / bdny show sales
KEELI SCHMIDT < Sales Director + Key Accounts, hd expo
770.687.1059 keeli.schmidt@emeraldx.com
CARLY MIXON < Account Executive: # and A-K, hd expo
770.291.5491 carly.mixon@emeraldx.com
KARI NYLUND < Account Executive: L-Z and China, hd expo
770.291.5513 kari.nylund@emeraldx.com
JANA ROESCH < Sales Director + Account Executive: # and A-K, bdny
770.291.5604 jana.roesch@emeraldx.com
LINDSEY JUDY < Account Executive: L-Z, bdny
770.291.5405 lindsey.judy@emeraldx.com
NICOLE PANZECA < Customer Success Manager: hd expo + bdny
513.964.1789 nicole.panzeca@emeraldx.com
Winston Kong
Partner
Champalimaud Design
Kong joined New York firm
Champalimaud Design in 1995 as
an architectural designer and has
climbed the ranks to partner. During
his tenure, he has overseen the
design and completion of many iconic
properties, including China's Astor
Hotel, the Berkeley in London, the
Carlyle in New York, and recently,
a revamp of the Bellagio Hotel &
Casino's Spa Tower suites, which we
explore on page 065.
Kellie Sirna
Owner + Principal
Studio 11 Design
Since Sirna launched Dallas-based
Studio 11 in 2011, the design firm
has been behind projects for notable
brands including Thompson Hotels,
and has expanded by launching its
branding and art consulting verticals,
Brand Bottega and Lou Verne by
Studio 11 Design. The firm's first foray
into Las Vegas is the Sundry (found
on page 063), a destination food hall
located off the Strip.
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DAVID DOFT Chief Financial Officer
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JOSEPH WEBSTER Senior Vice President, Marketing
LES WEIR Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
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