Navin C. Dimond, President and CEO

Navin Dimond is the founder of Stonebridge Companies. He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, directing the company’s development, operations and investments through senior management. Under his vision and leadership, Stonebridge Companies has experienced substantial, positive growth. Mr. Dimond is the recipient of the Award of Excellence from the American Asian Hotel Owners Association, the Hotelier of the Year Award from the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association and the prestigious Hilton Hotels Multi-brand Developer of the Year Award. Stonebridge Companies has received numerous recognitions, including Fairfield Inn by Marriott Platinum Management Company of the Year Award. Mr. Dimond has served on numerous boards and committees. Currently, he serves on the Franchise Advisory Council for Hampton Inn Hotels by Hilton. Mr. Dimond is a graduate of Washington State University where he earned his B.A. in Business Administration and his B.S. in Construction Management. He earned his MBA in Real Estate/Construction management from the University of Denver.

Kevin Mahoney, Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Mahoney joined Stonebridge Companies in 2005 as its first Chief Operating Officer. He assumes a multi-faceted role where he is responsible for the company’s business development, hotel operations and client/investor relationships. Mr. Mahoney has extensive experience in finance, asset management and hotel/resort and conference center development. Prior to Stonebridge Companies, Mr. Mahoney served as Executive Director of Hotel Investments for the Amstar Group, Ltd., a privately held real estate investment company with significant lodging investments and previous to that was the practice leader for the Los Angeles office of Kenneth Leventhal, a prominent real estate advisory and accounting firm. Mr. Mahoney is currently a member of the Hotel Asset Management Association and is the 2005 Past President. In addition, he serves on the Fairfield Inn Advisory Counsel. Mr. Mahoney is a frequent guest speaker at industry related conferences and university lectures. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Nevada-School of Hotel Administration and continued his education with the University of California, Los Angeles.

David Womack, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. David Womack joined our company as Chief Financial Officer in January 2007. Prior to joining Stonebridge Companies, Mr. Womack served from August 2005 to November 2007 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Champps Entertainment, Inc., a publicly held restaurant company. He started with Champps in April 2002 as its Controller. From April 1997 until April 2002, Mr. Womack served in various capacities including Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the Wynkoop Brewing Company. From August 1985 until April 1997, Mr. Womack worked in various accounting capacities for VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

Randy Santulli, Sr. Vice President - Hotel Operations

Randy Santulli joined Stonebridge Companies in early 2006 where he serves as Senior Vice President-Hotel Operations. He is responsible for all aspects of the hotel portfolio including select-service, extended-stay, mid-scale and full-service hotels. Mr. Santulli has an extensive background in food and beverage operations and has successfully repositioned numerous high volume restaurant and catering operations throughout his career. Prior to joining Stonebridge, Mr. Santulli served with Remington Hotel Corporation as Divisional Vice President-Hotel Operations, where he was involved in over 45 hotel acquisitions. He previously served with Westbrooke Hospitality Corporation as Senior Vice President-Hotel Operations. Mr. Santulli holds a degree from the Culinary Institute of America.

Scott McChesney, Senior Vice President - Acquisition and Development

Scott McChesney joined Stonebridge in 2008. As Senior Vice President of Acquisition and Development, Scott oversees hotel development, acquisitions, funding, and new business opportunities. Prior to joining Stonebridge, Mr. McChesney was Vice President of RD Olson Development where he was instrumental in growing the company into Southern California’s 20th largest developer in 2007. Mr. McChesney also worked with The Walt Disney Company where he was Director of Development/Acquisitions for their Imagineering division. He also spent one year in Disney’s Corporate Strategic Planning group. At the Pepsi-Cola Corporation/Taco Bell, he was Senior Manager of Development where he analyzed and approved or disapproved the development of proposed fast food sites, approving over $300 million in development capital. Mr. McChesney, who has two years of investment banking experience, holds an MBA from USC and a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Cindi Ruff, Vice President - Human Resources

Cindi Ruff joined Stonebridge Companies in April, 2008 and serves as Vice President of Human Resources. In her role she formulates long and short term plans to effectively develop and administer the Company's policies with respect to associates, organizational management and employment policy. Ms. Ruff has over 15 years of experience in the customer service industry and over 10 years as an HR professional. Before joining Stonebridge, she worked for gaming companies as the Corporate Director of Human Resources and the Senior Director of Human Resources. Ms. Ruff attended Baylor University where she earned her B.A. in Business and the University of Denver where she earned her M.B.A.. She holds the designations of Senior Professional of Human Resources, Global Professional in Human Resources and Certified Compensation Professional.

 

Adrienne Pumphrey, Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Adrienne Pumphrey joined Stonebridge Companies in 2004 and serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing where she is responsible for the company’s revenue growth. In her role, Ms. Pumphrey oversees marketing initiatives including hotel re-positioning, direct sales, advertising, promotions, media relations and sales training. She maintains relationships with sales and marketing franchise partners to maximize their resource potential. Prior to joining Stonebridge Companies, Ms. Pumphrey served with Richfield Hospitality Services as Senior Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing. Earlier in her career, she managed numerous hotels for Hostmark Management Group. She attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and Belleville Area College in Belleville, Illinois.

Leslye Diener, Director of Risk Management

Leslye Diener joined Stonebridge Companies in 2002 and serves as Director of Risk Management. In her role, she is responsible for minimizing risk to the company at all levels. Under the leadership of Ms. Diener, the company has implemented safety and security standards for hotels and the corporate office, enhanced insurance coverage and established protocols for claim outcome management. Leslye is passionate about reducing claims and personally conducts training at hotels. Prior to joining Stonebridge Companies, Ms. Diener served as Director of Risk Management for the United Artists Theater Circuit. She has over 20 years experience in the property/casualty insurance industry in various management positions. Her responsibilities included loss control, claims, sales, marketing, underwriting and training. Ms. Diener serves as an officer and board member of the Rocky Mountain Risk & Insurance Management Society.

Nasim Mansurov, Director of Information Technology

Nasim Mansurov joined Stonebridge Companies in 2004 as Systems Administrator. He has over 10 years of experience in Information Technology and currently serves as Director of IT. In his role, Mr. Mansurov oversees all aspects of the company’s technology, current and emerging, as well as Telecom. He is responsible for strategic evaluation of new systems that are proposed for the company and for providing technical training and support to all hotels. During his tenure, Mr. Mansurov successfully implemented several systems to improve efficiency at corporate and hotel levels. Prior to joining Stonebridge, he spent two years with IBM's Global Services and three years with University of Colorado Information Technology Services. Mr. Mansurov is originally from Uzbekistan and is considered to be one of the pioneers of Uzbek Internet. He created a number of award-winning Internet resources that are still some of the most popular in Uzbekistan. Mr. Mansurov fluently speaks four languages and received numerous awards and scholarships in the past. He earned his B.S. degree in Management and Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder.

Lucja Mroz, Director of e-Commerce

Lucja Mroz joined Stonebridge Companies in February 2008 and serves as Director E-Commerce/Revenue Management. In her role, she is responsible for developing strategic plans for maximization of revenue for the Stonebridge Companies hotel portfolio. Prior to joining Stonebridge Companies, Ms. Mroz served as Cluster Director of Revenue Management for Marriott International where she was responsible for an array of hotel brands within the Marriott organization. Her 22 years hospitality experience includes: reservations management, sales, revenue management, and revenue analysis. Ms. Mroz is originally from Poland and is fluent in English, Polish, and Italian. She also has a working knowledge of Russian, Arabic, and French. Her degree is in Architecture.