Meet Our Team

Rob Blood

Peter Twachtman

A consummate hotelier and stickler for the details, Peter has been a student of hospitality for his entire life. Although always looking for opportunities to learn, Peter’s focus as CEO is now as the professor, a role to which he brings 30 years of management and leadership experience. Peter’s keen financial and operational eyes, coupled with a curiosity and laser focus are complemented by his ability to effectively communicate in this multi-faceted and complex business. He believes in the power of keeping things simple and that the vast majority of opportunities can be overcome and exploited the right way when focus is kept on the team, the guest and accountability in results. Peter often says, “focus on the people we work with and they will focus on our guests, and I will work to allow all of us to be accountable to each other.”

Megan Kennedy

Can you pick a tissue box cover that helps tell part of the story of a new hotel concept? Do you want to? Meg can and does. A firm believer that bespoke is better than uniform, that individualized is better than efficient, that the story is the thing that makes us unique, Meg is on a quest to bring Lark’s creative concepts to life.  She finds pleasure in deriving a hotel identity out of the beauty and grit in our neighborhoods, in identifying community brand partners to strengthen our story and in developing programs that help our people get out and experience our locations.

In her time with Lark she has proven to be a skilled organizer of small and large projects, mentor to staff, manager of chaos, defender of the lark mission and a dynamic part of the leadership team. In her role as Creative Director she oversees the creative work that supports and defines the company brand as well as the identity of individual hotels and restaurants.  By focusing on cultivating the unique personalities of each hotel through specialty amenities, relevant programming, local partnerships and individualized service style, she is responsible for all products or experiences that guests interact with either consciously or subconsciously during their time at our hotels and restaurants. Meg leads the team that  brings our creative concepts to life and defines how to operationalize the marketing strategy for the brand and individual hotel identities.

Scot Hopps

One could call Scot’s first job choice whimsical–finishing college and rather than exploring the corporate world relocating to the Caribbean to teach SCUBA diving–but that choice turned out to be the start of nearly two-decade career in the travel and tourism industry. Along the way, he’s managed teams in 13 room boutique hotels to 300 room luxury properties with an enthusiasm for taking care of people. Not many individuals would have later pursued an engineering degree, only to leverage it as a way of more richly delivering memorable experiences, but Scot is a lifelong learner and teacher. His ability to dive deep applies to people and numbers, systems as well as chaos. He is calm in a storm and steadfast in his dedication to the destination–but he most certainly ensures that each person around him enjoys the journey!

He and his wife live by two tenets when it comes to travel: drop everything to travel for a good reason; and when you want to truly understand a new place, you need to eat with the people, drink with the people, and dance with the people. Their three little girls have embraced their parents’ love of adventure at an early age, committing to one another to visit all seven continents. Scot brings a zeal for people, a work ethic that both pushes and pulls others along, and the ability to translate a beautiful vision into a daily reality, year after year. In Scot’s role as Vice President of Operations, he is globally responsible for all matters relating to our organization’s hotel operations.

Alison South

Alison brings to Lark an enthusiastic can-do attitude with a passion for error-free on-time financials. Prior, she spent 10 years with Marriott International in a number of above property roles across Finance, Development, and Brand leveraging her strong financial acumen. She started her career with Exclusive Resorts, a luxury destination club, based in Denver, CO and is excited to return to her entrepreneurial roots while supporting the Lark team’s future success. She received her Finance and French degrees from the University of Colorado and MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Doug Klein

Doug grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to California as a teenager, trading in his rural outdoor life for the concrete jungle of Orange County. In college he studied Aerospace Engineering and Music before graduating with an English degree and teaching credential. Shortly after college he was recruited by Walt Disney Imagineering where he designed and built theme parks around the world. Since 1999, Doug has been a marketing agency executive, building branding, digital, and social good teams. He notably led the innovation of Princess Cruises online marketing that increased bookings by 4x, and the strategy that garnered San Luis Obispo “The Happiest City in North America,” according to National Geographic. He has worked with TBIDs, regional and state tourism councils, and hotel groups building attractions and out-of-the-box branding and marketing campaigns that have grown revenue, loyalty, and brand love.

In his spare time he writes, cooks farm-to-table meals for friends, and explores the wine and spirits of the Central Coast of California with his Sommelier wife, Hillary, and foodie daughter, Devin. Doug is ecstatic to bring his enthusiasm and passion for doing well by doing good in the world to Lark Hotels.

Alison Briggs

Beyond the depth of her 20+ years’ molding the employee experience, Alison brings a forward thinking and compassionate perspective to leadership. Her character was formed as a young girl raised on a small Maine farm, caring for rescue horses and animals, where hard work and a gentle hand was her way of life. Her determination and unwavering focus in Track & Field ranked her 6th in the Nation at age 17, which led Boston College to recruit her as their Division 1 sprinter and jumper. Alison has held track records for 31+ years. Her hard work was not limited to track & field, but also resulted in her graduating Magna Cum Lade with a degree in Education.

Her proactive leadership evolved through hands-on experience managing HR for large flagged hospitality companies to small and mid-size boutique operations. Alison’s “always-on-call” approach, extensive experience, and expansive “HR phone-a-friend” network significantly improves efficiency and results in much smoother operations.

Alison believes that the quality of a company is based on both the strategic vision and operational strength of the leadership team, as well as the contentment of the employees. As a natural coach and mentor, Alison strives to continuously improve the employee experience. Alison truly loves HR, and it shows in her passion for her work and how she interacts with others.

Nikola Jasprica

Nik brings to Lark the unique combination of nerdy computer geek and confident leader. A rare breed of Croatian and South African, he is calm and steady and always knows when to take action. Nik has a lengthy background in hospitality and has held many roles in operations management around the world. As our vice President of Revenue, Nik is responsible for global revenue management for Lark and overall implementation, and maintenance of our technology and systems. Nik believes that technology has a great influence on the guest experience, and on our company as a whole and is always on the lookout for the next gadget or app that will take the Lark experience to the next level.

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Amanda Flanagan Wallace

Amanda’s maxim is “organizational savvy through creative thinking” (or the other way around, depending on the day). When an online quiz told her she was 50% right- and 50% left-brained, it made complete sense. Hence her science education, but passion for working in the creative fields. She loves making beautiful food, but only by following a Cook’s Illustrated recipe to the letter. Get the picture?

With a background as varied as the states she’s lived in, Amanda spent over a decade in the nonprofit sector before making her way to Lark. Her unique mix of creativity and structure had her spanning disciplines such as project and program management, strategic organization, project development, and marketing & communications. Her years of hands-on application—as well as her dedication to living out her connection to place—make her perfectly situated to help lead Lark through its exceptional growth. In Amanda’s time with the company she has seen Lark grow from managing 6 small hotels to its current place as a leader in the boutique hotel management space. She now helps steer the company through the integration of new properties and new projects, formalizing processes, and holding hands across departments during transitions.

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Jannel Jeffery

Daryl Reicheneder

Leah Antonicello

Jamie Rebello

Growing up, Jamie listened closely as her father shared countless travel woes from his weekly business trips. Even as a child, she couldn’t help but think, “I could do better than that.” After several family trips to Disney World, Jamie learned what it meant to create memorable experiences, and her passion for hospitality slowly turned into an obsession.

For over a decade, Jamie has been working in Boston’s hospitality industry. Determined to learn every aspect of the business, she has excelled as a Front Office Manager, Director of Housekeeping, Hotel Manager, and more. She enjoys any opportunity to mentor and develop leaders, create sustainable operational practices, and push the needle on the guest experience through sensational creativity. Notably, Jamie was awarded the Stevan Porter Award recognizing her as a top emerging leader under the age of 30 by the Massachusetts Lodging Association.

During her free time, you can find Jamie laughing with her daughter and husband, spending time with her sister and parents in Rhode Island, planning a trip, reading a book, or hunting for a sweet chocolate treat.

Korina Matthews

Korina started with Lark in 2015 and has gained the knowledge, through osmosis, that has prepared her for success as Lark’s Director of Learning and Development. She has worked at five Lark hotels in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, having held positions as guest services associate, assistant manager, and rooms division manager. In addition to these properties, Korina has assisted in coverage and training at more than half of our hotels as well as being part of the opening team for new properties. Through all of these experiences, she has mastered everything from our reservation system to brand standards, hotel policies to housekeeping practices, and everything that falls between.

As our Director of Learning and Development, Korina serves as the synapse connecting our various departments at Lark to ensure that we remain one team. Whether it’s updating the organization with our internal monthly newsletter, driving our on-boarding process for every team member, or leading our Lark Mentor and Mentee development program,  she completes all with ease (and rest assured she’ll have checklists and spreadsheets tracking progress on all of these simultaneous projects). Korina is our go-to person for organizational practices and flow of communication as the Lark team grows, creating structure in the wonderfully chaotic world of hospitality.

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Joshua Dellheim

It can be said that Josh is someone who is always looking at the glass being half-full. This personal and professional outlook would certainly explain his passion for marketing and continuously finding ways to share the best of anything with others. A career that began in the hotel industry, Josh has progressed his marketing journey by building collaborative relationships, teams and projects that help create and keep the guest experience, the priority.  Prior to joining Lark, Josh led the Americas marketing, communications and engagement for Food+ by Compass, supporting Google’s Food program. During his tenure, he had collaborated, strategized and led internal marketing campaigns on regional and global levels, partnered across teams to support a variety of new business openings and drove branded experiences, both in-person and digitally, for his region. Prior to his time at Food+ by Compass, Josh began the first several years of his career with Marriott International, supporting the Westin and W Hotel brands in various marketing and operational roles.

During his free time, Josh can be found taking on new adventures with his wife, two kids and their Labradoodle, Ollie. Whether it is exploring New England through family hikes or trips, watching his beloved Red Sox or finding a new local pizza spot to try out, Josh is happily taking in the experience each and every time.

Nick Turner

A traveler at heart, during college Nick figured if he started a career in hotels he could theoretically find a job anywhere in the world. While still in college, Nick started his hospitality journey at the front desk of a highway-side hotel in North Carolina before relocating to Boston, moving into the luxury hotel world. Wanting to absorb and learn countless details of the hotel industry and operating a hotel, Nick has held positions in the front office, reservations, food & beverage, sales, and accounting. Even with all of these opportunities, Nick paused to reignite his traveler spirit, and backpacked around the world before his thirties. His wide exposure and curiosity guides him daily as Lark’s Director of Business Development where he leads the search for and identifies Lark’s next great property.

Originally from Saratoga Springs, NY, coincidentally a short walk from Lark’s Spa City Motor Lodge, Nick lives in Rhode Island with his fiancée Taylor and their cat Pepperoni. Outside of work, he naturally enjoys planning for his next trip, discovering the newest restaurants, and mindlessly scrolling the internet.

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Kevin Charland

Prior to graduating from Stonehill College, Kevin began his hospitality career as a server in the restaurant industry where he learned the importance of carefully listening to each guest. Now, a seasoned sales manager with over 12 years of hotel sales experience, Kevin is motivated to produce results that uplift his team and stimulate the local communities that are so important to each Lark property. With an approachable style and competitive spirit, Kevin is primed to bring life to the sales department for Lark Hotels with a focus on driving group business to the Bluebird Hotels collection.

Outside of work, you’ll find Kevin catching lunkers, hitting aces, and sinking putts. He’s an adventure seeker, always looking to enjoy the next sunset or plan the next hike with his wife and son as his favorite co-pilots. Born in Rhode Island and now calling home Groton MA, Kevin is passionate about the charm of New England and the electrifying spirit of Boston sports.

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Brett Phillabaum

Positivity and a passion for people is not only alliteration, but two of many qualities that attract individuals to successful careers in Human Resources. So it is almost serendipitous that Brett Phillabaum (add to the alliteration!) joins us and our other hospitality leaders at Lark, to further grow his Human Resources career in an industry that is driven by welcoming others. Bringing people together, growing teams, building positive relationships and approaching every situation with an open mind are foundational cornerstones that Brett brings to the teams throughout our portfolio day in and day out.

Just over a year ago, Brett and his family left the Buckeyes of Ohio for the Pines of Maine and have thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor life, community and natural beauty that The Pine Tree State has to offer. Certainly an optimist, the only negatives that Brett enjoys come from his passion for photography. Whether it is capturing moments with his family or finding inspiration from outdoor adventures, much like his professional life, you can be assured that Brett is focusing on the details and simply enjoying the moment.

Nicole Barker

Mischief-making in hospitality comes naturally to Larkies. Perhaps that’s why Nicole joined the team as a Loyalty Marketing Manager. Her hospitality career began as a dock girl at the Roche Harbor Resort on San Juan Island. Part of the job required retiring the flags at sunset, saluting the harbor, then jumping into the ice cold bay. As a Front Desk Clerk at the Disneyland Hotel, she spent an entire summer dressed as Indiana Jones, fedora included. She even was asked to cross a casino floor in a ten-foot turtle costume as a visiting Database Marketing Consultant. Weird for her is a habit. Twenty plus years in hospitality can do that to a person.

Nicole specializes in re-humanizing data. How can a company better connect with guests using data analytics and loyalty programing? She’s answered that question for 100+ casino properties domestically and internationally. Now it’s time to redesign what loyalty means for boutique hotels. Lark hoteliers are passionate people who embrace hospitality in its truest form. The goal for the On a Lark Club is to support the authentic delivery of personalized hospitality and to pave the way for a continuum of extraordinary experiences across a family of brands.

Unconventional quilting: it’s not your grandmother’s passtime. In her spare time, Nicole upcycles upholstery, leather, and even bicycle tires to put her sewing machine to the test. In her studio, everything moves. Both her work desk and sewing machine are on electric lifts. Even the wire shelving that houses her stash of remnants, swatches, and old jeans is on casters. And don’t forget to count her in for all things hiking, biking, nordic, kayaking, and bakery related.

Shelby Gamm

Shelby is a creative and analytics-driven digital marketing professional with a trove of experience developing content for social media and digital channels. Prior to joining us at Lark as our Digital Content Manager, Shelby managed the digital marketing and communications at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. In this role, Shelby oversaw social media, influencer marketing, and media relations. Prior to her role at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Shelby managed the marketing & communications efforts for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. In this destination-focused marketing role, Shelby developed digital and email marketing content, as well as led the organization’s social media strategy.

Shelby grew up in Roswell, Georgia, and is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. She holds a bachelor’s degree in integrated marketing communications from the School of Journalism and New Media. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, where she loves all things fashion, interior design, food, fitness, and travel.

Hollie Greene

Hollie’s passion is rooted in developing strategic, creative solutions to challenging problems and finding new opportunities in unexpected, out-of-the-box places. As an advocate (INFJ) personality type, Hollie possesses a deep sense of idealism while maintaining the determination to realize her goals and make a lasting impact. Though she is new to the hospitality industry, Hollie is nothing if not an enthusiastic team player who’s eager to learn and take on new challenges. As a marketing manager at Lark, Hollie is responsible for managing brand reputation, upkeep on external listing sites, supporting marketing initiatives for transitions of new properties into our Lark portfolio, handling website updates, and more.

Over the past several years, Hollie has found her home in Boston, MA, but she is originally a West Virginia Mountaineer. Solid proof of this can be found during any impromptu karaoke session where she will inevitably dive into a passionate, off-key rendition of John Denver’s Country Roads.

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Catherine Mitas

Catherine grew up captivated with hotels as they went hand-in-hand with traveling, one of her favorite past times. She came to learn that a pleasant surprise, a spotless room, and a gracious host were the recipe for providing a getaway travelers would never forget. Jumping into the hospitality industry straight out of college, she managed everything from an off-the-grid eco-retreat on the east coast to destination ski lodging in the pacific northwest before landing with Lark as a General Manager in early 2021.

After learning the operational aspects inside and out, Catherine shifted her focus to the backend of business and stepped into her regional management role. She’s passionate about the people she works for and works with and is always seeking to elevate experience, revenue, expectation, and procedure. She’s a sucker for a well worded email, loves a good hotel bar, and frequents concerts of all kinds. Born and raised in Georgia, she returned to her southern roots and moved to Asheville in 2022, where she lives with her husband and their pup, Hank.

Abdul Sbai

Abdul joined Lark with 18 years of experience in hospitality management. He has managed a variety of hotels from family owned properties to corporate flagged hotels in the US and overseas. However, hospitality is also part of his heritage as he hails from Morocco, which is known for its welcoming and generous spirit, passed down generation to generation. Abdul not only carries this spirit with him, but also integrates it into his professional life by sharing it enthusiastically with his colleagues and by ensuring hotel guests feel warmly welcomed and cared for.
Abdul has worn just about every hat one can in the hotel industry, from night auditor to restaurant manager to IT support to shuttle driver to housekeeping and front desk—and some of that while also being the general manager. This is due to his work philosophy that a successful hospitality business requires a leader who can work as a member of the team, not just its manager. Support the team, and the team will support the company! This is a concept in which he truly believes.
An intrepid traveler, Abdul has spent time on four continents and speaks five languages. During his free time you’ll find him spending time with his family. He is also passionate about soccer and, above all, being in the kitchen cooking Moroccan food.

Joe Keefe

Growing up, Joe always had his sights on becoming a police officer. So he he set his path and studied criminal justice in college, which soon led to an acceptance into the NYPD. While in college, Joe worked in restaurants and was quickly drawn to the fast-paced environment, leading to a newfound love with the ever changing world of food and drink. These experiences led to a career in restaurant management where Joe was placed in and successfully opened new restaurants, which developed a passion for building and development. After two years learning the project management and construction side of the restaurant industry, he turned his attention back to hospitality and into the world of Lark. Joe now leads our North Shore-based properties, which includes three Lark properties, three Lark Independent properties and multiple food & beverage outlets.

Born and bred in the Northeast, it is only natural that Joe leads our North Shore and Portsmouth, New Hampshire properties, as he is forever drawn to being close to the ocean. If Joe isn’t bouncing around from one property to the next, you can always find him with his daughters and enjoying their next family adventure.

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Justin McCaffrey

Justin’s admiration and draw to the world of hospitality began early in his teens. He always appreciated the fast pace of hotels and the behind-the-scenes work that went into a successful operation. Justin wasted no time following this fire within, working his way into various operations management positions in Boston, and often thought about traveling to different locations within the industry to grow.

After a few years in Boston, a chance meeting with a hotelier on Martha’s Vineyard set into motion a decade of Justin honing his skills in highly seasonal locations. He gained valuable experience with property renovations and openings in Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Stowe, Vermont, and the Florida Keys. All of which culminated to his leadership role as a Regional Manager with us at Lark.

Justin resides in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with his wife, four kids, and dog, Tripp. They are a beach family that enjoys all things outdoors, especially when the weather is warm. Justin is also a regular volunteer in the local youth sports organizations; coaching, refereeing, and helping organize fundraisers as a way to help lift and support his community.

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Keven Halopoff

Keven has spent 25 years in the hospitality business working, building, and opening independent restaurants, hotels and music venues in the New England area. Some of his hotel experiences include The Liberty Hotel and The W Hotel in Boston. Keven helped open City Winery in Boston and Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club, both of which are world class music venues with full dining and private event programs.

During his career, Keven took a break to attend commercial diving school, Divers Institute of Technology, in Seattle, to fulfill a life-long dream of learning underwater welding as well as other underwater pursuits. Keven returned to the hospitality business after some time working as a diver in nuclear and hydroelectric powerplants across the country. Keven’s true passion is in the hospitality business. He spends his free time with his better half, Sherilynn, and his pets. Some of his hobbies include live music, shooting sports, golf, outdoor activities, and road trips.

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Chris Rousseau

It took a little while for Chris to decide what his career path in life should be. It wasn’t until after he served overseas in the United States Air Force, as an F-15 crew chief, that he realized some of his fondest memories were spent around the family, sharing stories, learning life lessons, and seeing the pleasure people got from hospitality. From there, while working “doubles” in the Providence food and beverage scene to gain as much experience as possible, he started his hospitality journey at Johnson & Wales University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

After dabbling in many segments of the industry, Chris began his career within the Boston hotel scene and was amazed with the magnitude and potential of the hotel “biz”. Bringing over 20 years of food and beverage experience, and 10 years of managing hospitality operations, Chris is passionate about building proud teams, improving efficiency, and making an impact with our teams and for our guests. When Chris is not trying to sharpen his skills at various Lark properties, he enjoys kicking back with his wife Sara in “Little Rhody”, where forging memories with family & friends, the triumph of a from-behind sport victory, and the powerful crashing sound of a wave against the rocks, are just a few of his happy places.

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Jonathan Silva

Have you ever met someone who you believed was doing exactly what they were born to do? Well, we believe that about Jon. Being the son of an United States Airman, Jon grew up in an environment where he was constantly traveling, living in new places and meeting people from all over the world. He was immersed in the hospitality culture without truly ever knowing it. Jon just couldn’t shake this destiny. He attended the University of New Hampshire and received degrees in both Hospitality Management and Food and Beverage Management. From there, Jon’s extensive career in operations and hotel openings and development began! Jon is a “roll up your sleeves and get to work but don’t forget to do it with some laughter” kind of manager. After leading teams across his properties as a Regional Operations Manager, Jon moved to supporting the entire portfolio of hotels as a Revenue Manager for all of Lark.

At his core, giving back is his true passion. Jon currently serves on the UNH Board of Young Professionals, mentoring students post graduation.

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Devin Flanagan

Born and raised in a family with a strong background in the hospitality industry, Devin’s career in hotels started early when he was only 15 years old, working at a bar in Dublin. His passion for the industry led to the pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management from Dublin Institute of Technology. Following his studies, Devin ventured across the pond to the US, where he broke into hotel operations, supporting various properties across the country from Massachusetts to Utah. Throughout his career, Devin has covered both operational and non-operational roles, from Sales Manager to Director of Rooms, at both branded and non-branded hotels. However, boutique properties have always held a special place in his heart. Over the years, his exposure to Revenue Management has taught Devin that boutique hotels match the ideal area of hospitality. He is a strategic individual who enjoys analyzing data to identify patterns to make data-driven decisions.

When Devin is away from forecasting, and property planning, you can either find him at a kettle pond somewhere on Cape Cod, road tripping through Southern Utah and listening to far too much country music or his other passion, tracking home prices on Zillow.

Anna Chin

Anna’s approachability sets her apart from her peers, but don’t let that welcoming demeanor trick you, she is as competitive as it gets. Whether it is our property leadership seeking her revenue expertise or fellow colleagues turning to her for strategic planning, Anna’s approachability welcomes more collaboration.

A Drexel graduate, Anna’s hospitality career kicked off in Philadelphia supporting operations for Sofitel Hotels, eventually landing her in Sydney, Australia along the way.  Her love for numbers eventually pulled her out of Operations and brought Anna back to Philadelphia into a Group Sales Coordinator role, which led her to one of Lark’s Revenue Managers today.

Hospitality is a natural fit for Anna, as she is an avid traveler who wants to experience new destinations, their culture and the food each place brings (ideally with her dog, Lexi, tagging along!).

Erin Catalano

Well she might be a Jersey Girl at heart, but Erin’s love for New England was what led her into the hospitality industry. Started by working in reservations at a resort in Brewster, MA and making her way to Back Bay Boston which is where she found her passion for the hustle and bustle of the operations scene. Erin now finds herself traveling throughout New England, and even making her way south of the Mason Dixon Line, where she uses her knowledge and skills to help open or assist new Lark properties as a Task Force General Manager. Over the last year she’s jumped from Northampton, MA, to Boothbay Harbor, ME, to Sunapee, NH, to Savannah, GA, to New Braunfels, TX, to Hunter, NY, to Lake Placid, NY and over to Carolina & Kure Beach, NC.

The word “Wanderlust” comes to mind when you think of Erin. Never truly wanting to stay in one place for too long and craves the desire to travel which in turn works perfectly with being a Task Force GM. When she’s not making a perfectly pin-straight bed, you’ll find her hanging out with her friends, family and pup, Sage. She always says not everyone is made out for the hospitality life but if you are careful, there’s truly no stopping you!

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