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Bios Jeanne Varney Jeanne Varney is a director of Asset Management for Host Marriott Corporation. Host Marriott Corporation is a lodging real estate company, which owns 122 upscale and luxur y full-ser vice proper ties primarily operated under Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Hyatt, Hilton and SwissÙtel brand names. For fur ther information on Host Marriott Corporation, please visit the company’s website at www.hostmarriott.com. You can reach Jeanne at 210.744.5284. Joanie Neumayer Joanie Neumayer works as a Director for Projects Pacific - a landscape architecture and planning firm based in California. She is active in the golf community and previously worked in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Men’s Open and Omega Tour in Asia. Projects Pacific is a full ser vice landscape and architectural firm with a focus in the hotel and resor t market. Projects Pacific’s award winning designs span the globe with more than 100 projects in 27 countries. You can reach Joanie at 310 316 9913 or at joanie@projectspacific.com. Elisa Whaler Bray Whaler, Inc., offers full-ser vice contract purchasing ser vices for hotels, restaurants and other commercial proper ties. We provide comprehensive planning and procurement for ever ything from tableware to case goods. Our experience includes a wide range of chain-affiliated luxur y, mid-market and limited-ser vice hotels, chain and four-star restaurants, conference centers and fitness centers. You can reach Elisa at 303.689.0800. Joanna Wood Joanna Wood is Founder and President of J. Wood Design Group, Inc. She began her career in commercial interior design in 1989. Her company was formed in Januar y 2000 to meet the interior design needs of the Hospitality Industr y in Florida. J. Wood Design Group focuses primarily on commercial projects and specializes in club and resor t renovations. The staff of five includes three commercial designers with more than thir ty years of combined experience. You can reach Joanna at 941.423.3066 or www.jwooddesign.com. Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan, AIA has gained extensive experience as a senior designer through his 12 years at Looney Ricks Kiss (1989-present) and his previous work in Savannah, New Orleans, and Nantucket. He has ser ved as project designer, project architect or project manager on most of the firm’s major projects. As an Associate Principal, Mike champions the mission of LRK. Mike’s most recent projects include the Town Center at Watercolor, Seagrove, Florida; the Village of Baldwin Park in Orlando; the Golf Village at Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton, South Carolina; and the new Town Plan for Tupelo, Mississippi. He was Project Architect for the multi-award-winning Hope & Healing Center in Memphis and the Lead Designer for the Memphis/Shelby County Public Librar y. You can reach Mike at 901.521.1440. Marilyn Livesay Marilyn Livesay is an independent designer specializing in hospitality interiors. Marilyn was with Looney Ricks Kiss for nine years and worked on various Hilton brand proper ties and prototypes including Hilton Garden Inn, the Embassy Suites in Sacramento, CA and the award winning Hampton Inn & Suites at Peabody Place in Memphis, TN. Marilyn has also ser ved as an adjunct instructor at the University of Memphis teaching Business Practices for Interior Design. You can reach Marilyn at 901.526.4780 or mldesign@archinc.net. Sue Gould Founded in 1980, Lebowitz | Gould | Design, Inc. provides full ser vice graphic design consulting for hospitality identity, print collateral, and signage programs. Recent projects have included, The Loews Philadelphia and Loews Miami Beach, The Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Marx Hotels, and the Diplomat Resor t & Spa in Hollywood, Florida. Work for the complete renovation of public information at the Marriott Marquis in New York City will be completed by the end of the summer, as well as one of the largest spectacular signs in Times Square. You can reach Sue at 212.505.6700 x15 or www.lgd-inc.com. 62 http://www.hostmarriott.com http://www.jwooddesign.com http://www.lgd-inc.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - August 2003

NEWH - August 2003
Contents
Letter From the Editor
Hospitality News
On the Road Again
Calling All Entries
Tips on Specs
The Creation of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
Signature Golf Resorts
Designing a Golf Clubhouse
International Purchasing
Creating a Vision for Clubhouse Renovations
Signage for Today’s Golf Resort
The History of Nightclubs
To See and Be Seen
Appealing to the Senses
Marysol–Real and Magical in the Windy City
The Juggling Act—The “Ooh and Aah” vs. Value Engineering
Cork—Not Just for Wine Bottles Anymore
Lessons Not Learned: Life Safety Issues From the Cocoanut
Small Business Advice...
Things to Consider When Building, Renovating or Expanding
Industry Partner Education
Sources and Credits
Bios

NEWH - August 2003