TAMPA, Florida—Mainsail Lodging & Growth introduced the growth of its govt management group with the appointment of Lisa Conner as chief monetary officer, alongside 4 different executives. The current appointments embrace Ben Miele as director of accounting; Lori Nelson as paralegal; Bria Jones as company recruiter; and Netta Katz as reservation supervisor. The current transfer alerts a interval of progress for the corporate.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these trade professionals to our company group. Their collective experience will probably be instrumental in transferring Mainsail ahead,” mentioned Joe Collier, president and founding father of Mainsail Lodging & Growth. “I’m assured this strategic funding in management will additional strengthen our place as a frontrunner within the hospitality trade and ship unparalleled worth to our stakeholders.”
Conner brings expertise in monetary management and accounting roles to Mainsail Lodging & Growth. Conner spent greater than 10 years working with PwC and KPMG as senior supervisor of audit and greater than 15 years in M&A with non-public fairness, public, and privately held corporations. She additionally has expertise in managing monetary operations and implementing enterprise course of enhancements as an advisory advisor with RGP, Steven Douglas, and Tampa Bay CPA Consulting. Conner will oversee Mainsail’s funds, venture accounting, and resort operational accounting, working intently with senior management to establish alternatives to develop the corporate’s core home companies. Conner obtained her bachelor’s diploma in enterprise accounting from Stockton College and is a licensed CPA in Florida and New Jersey.
Becoming a member of Conner is director of accounting Miele, bringing greater than 30 years of accounting, tax, and audit expertise to the group. In his most up-to-date position, Miele served as director of accounting for purchasers of a big international accounting and consulting agency. As a Florida CPA, Miele’s focus will probably be on reviewing and analyzing monetary data, bettering controls, and establishing accounting insurance policies and procedures throughout all of Mainsail’s properties. Miele obtained his bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration, majoring in accounting, from UMass Lowell.
Licensed senior paralegal Nelson brings almost three many years of expertise to Mainsail in company issues, mental property, and complicated litigation instances on each the state and federal ranges. Nelson joins Mainsail from Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, the place she labored as a senior paralegal and most just lately a litigation assist specialist. She has managed greater than 120 in-house litigation instances utilizing Relativity over the last 4 years. Her experience is in navigating authorized complexities and making certain compliance throughout all Mainsail properties. Nelson is a graduate of Youngstown State College and the Nationwide Heart for Paralegal Coaching in Atlanta.
With almost 10 years of expertise in human sources, Jones takes on the position of company recruiter, becoming a member of Mainsail from Cross Creek Ranch and Nielsen Media. Jones is pursuing her grasp’s diploma in human useful resource administration with aspirations to realize her SHRM certification upon completion. Along with her tutorial pursuits, she holds a medical assistant diploma and is a notary public.
Netta Katz has been appointed as reservation supervisor and can play a task in enhancing the visitor expertise throughout Mainsail’s portfolio. Katz started her profession with Mainsail again in 2019, serving to to open The Karol Lodge, the place she labored as director of rooms. In her new position, Katz will assist to develop reservation gross sales and assist Mainsail properties on the company degree.
