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behind the design
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
Jou-Yie Chou, Ruben Caldwell +
Leigh Salem
Cofounders
Post Company
In 2021, Chou, Caldwell, and Salem
rebranded their Brooklyn- and
Jackson, Wyoming-based design
studio as Post Company, crafting
notable projects under the new
moniker as La Playa-an HD Awards
finalist in Guestrooms (page 101) and
Visual Identity winner (page 114)-
and the MOLLIE Aspen, which took
home the coveted Best in Show honor
as well as trophies in three categories
(page 82, 92, and 100).
Bertha González Nieves
Cofounder + CEO
Tequila Casa Dragones
An entrepreneur dedicated to the
tequila industry for over two decades,
González Nieves launched La Casa
Dragones to host the tequila brand's
events and tastings. The space-
which features suites, a rooftop, and
a tequila salon-won in the Hybrid
Hospitality category, spotlighted on
page 120, and its Obsidian Bar was
named a finalist in the Bar, Club +
Lounge category (page 131).
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
TIM FEARNEY < Show Director, Hospitality Design Group
404.964.7720 timothy.fearney@emeraldx.com
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
Graeme Labe
Managing Director + Principal
Luxury Frontiers
South African-born Labe is responsible
for guiding the creative direction of
Luxury Frontiers, which has earned
a reputation as a global leader in
sustainable and biophilic design.
Labe specializes in alternative design
techniques and environmentally
responsible off-grid designs, such as
the Madwaleni River Lodge, which
took home top honors in the Lodges
+ Camps (page 104) and Landscape +
Outdoor Spaces (page 112) categories.
Christine Babini + Amy Pariser
Cofounders + Partners
Parini
In 2019, Babini and Pariser, who
met while working at Simeone
Deary Design Group (which recently
merged with KTGY), launched their
own studio, rooting each project in
compelling narratives-evidenced
in the Ozarker Lodge. The Budget/
Select Service Hotel winner (page 86)
was also named a finalist in Budget/
Select Service Hotel Public Space
(page 97) for its integration of honest
materials and local craftsmanship.
HERVÉ SEDKY President and CEO
DAVID DOFT Chief Financial Officer
REN AKINCI Executive Vice President, People and Culture
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BETH COWPERTHWAITE Senior Vice President, Communications
KATE ELDER Senior Vice President and Controller
JOSEPH WEBSTER Senior Vice President, Marketing
LES WEIR Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
JOANNE WHEATLEY Senior Vice President, Marketing Services
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