The people who show up.

President

Gary Levine

Gary lives and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania and is able to service clients globally. He has over 35 years hotel, restaurant, club and resort experience. He has been in many leadership positions as general manager, vice president food and beverage, board chairman and consultant. He has served at an executive committee level in some of the world's largest and most prestigious hospitality brands and dynamic management companies including Hilton, Hyatt, Sheraton, Pyramid, Pebble Beach, General Cigar and Mirage properties.

Gary has operated hotels across multiple sectors including luxury, boutique, mid-scale and resort, with a proven track record of maximizing GOP. He is known for strategically positioning hotels to perform across major key indicators.

gary@journeyhospitalitygroup.com 602.885.8851

Executive Vice President

Suzy Levine

Suzy lives and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is able to service clients globally. She has over 30 years of hotel and restaurant experience, in human resources for most of her career — from HR generalist, recruiting, and benefits manager to director and regional director. She has served on executive committees for Radisson, Hilton, Preferred Hotels, and independent properties, and on opening and task-force teams in luxury, historic and mid-scale properties.

She has a proven track record of developing successful cultures, high morale, higher productivity, low turnover, and succession planning. She is talented at creating training programs for hospitality associates along with train-the-trainer sessions, and is fluent in Spanish. In 2022 she helped open and operate the York Beach Surf Club and the Sea Latch Inn in York Beach, Maine — standing both properties up from the ground up.

Suzy consulted for the Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center (SPARC) from 2020 to 2022, and has served as the HR consultant for START Rescue (Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team) since 2021 and for the Eastwood Ranch Foundation since 2024 — ongoing engagements she leads today. She also supports Alila Ventana Big Sur as HR task-force counsel on an as-needed basis.

Executive Vice President, Development

Ward Childs

Ward is based in Dennis, Massachusetts with 30+ years of hospitality leadership experience for corporate, luxury-lifestyle, independent and global hotel brands including Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Sheraton, Morgan's Hotel Group, Key Hospitality, Colwen Hotels and Selina. Ward has delivered record levels of performance as a general manager, vice president and chief operating officer.

Ward's specialties include operations, development, strategic planning, sales & revenue, renovations and repositioning. He is known as a collaborative leader coordinating communication with property teams, ownership, outside consultants, designers, brands and corporate offices to maximize results. Ward earned his Bachelor's degree at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.

ward@journeyhospitalitygroup.com 617.680.4137

Vice President, Marketing

Jose Ortiz

Jose leads marketing for Journey Hospitality Group — the brand, the digital presence, and the marketing programs behind the properties we run and represent. He directed the redesign of Journey's identity and this website, and oversees the campaigns, content, and creative production that keep the group's properties in front of the right guests and owners.

A creative director and designer by trade, Jose has led design teams and creative strategy at an award-winning branding agency, developing brand systems and marketing campaigns for clients across hospitality, healthcare, and real estate. His work spans brand identity, web design, and full-funnel campaign execution.