Our Team

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  • David Marvin

    Founder & President

    David Marvin

    David’s professional career began as graduate engineer on the docks of the Electric Boat Naval Shipyard. He then moved into project management for a commercial...

  • Peter O’Hanlon

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Peter O’Hanlon

    Peter O’Hanlon has overseen Legacy Ventures’ financing, accounting, and risk management as Chief Financial Officer since 2007. He is responsible for accurate and timely reporting...

  • Kevin Richards

    Chief Operating Officer, Hotels

    Kevin Richards

    Kevin Richards joined Legacy in 2011 to form the company’s Hotel Management division. Kevin is responsible for establishing the overall goals for Legacy Ventures’ managed...

  • Brian Bullock

    Chief Operating Officer, Restaurants

    Brian Bullock

    Brian Bullock joined Legacy Ventures in 2010 to form the company’s Restaurant Management division. Brian oversees the operations of Legacy Ventures’ portfolio of managed stand-alone...

  • Eve Moore

    Vice President of Operations, Hotels

    Eve Moore

    Eve Moore has direct oversight over the operations of Legacy Ventures’ managed hotel portfolio. Eve provides leadership and guidance to general managers, executive team members...

  • Akash Gaur

    Director of Design & Construction

    Akash Gaur

    Akash Gaur serves as project executive for all design and construction projects and manages the in-house design and construction team. He is responsible for the...

  • Caroline Karlberg Royster

    Director of Business Development

    Caroline Karlberg Royster

    Caroline Karlberg Royster is responsible for identifying new business opportunities that meet Legacy Ventures’ investment objectives, including opportunities in acquisition, ground-up development, and third-party operations...

  • Jeff Sime

    Vice President of Operations, Restaurants

    Jeff Sime

    Jeff Sime is responsible for the day to day operations of Legacy Ventures’ managed restaurant portfolio. Jeff supports his regional managers in strategic planning and...

  • Christopher Blobaum

    Vice President of Food & Beverage

    Christopher Blobaum

    Chef Christopher Blobaum oversees the culinary teams at a Legacy Ventures’ managed assets. With a team of talented chefs behind him, Christopher leads restaurant openings,...

  • Shannayl Deckard

    Vice President of Human Resources, Restaurants

    Shannayl Deckard

    Shannayl Deckard oversees all human resources functions of Legacy Ventures’ Restaurant Management division with an eye toward the overall team member experience. Shannayl designs,...

  • Brad Boatner

    Vice President of Sales, Restaurants

    Brad Boatner

    Brad Boatner is responsible for developing and implementing strategic sales initiatives for Legacy Ventures’ Restaurant division, as well monitoring the sales team’s performance to maximize...

  • Ron Fader

    Vice President of Finance, Hotels and Restaurants

    Ron Fader

    Ron Fader is responsible for all hotel and restaurant financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting and oversees the on-property and corporate accounting teams. He provides strategic...

  • Kim Holcomb

    Corporate Director of Human Resources, Hotels

    Kim Holcomb

    Kim Holcomb is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining Human Resources policies and practices and supports team member relations, benefit administration, and staff recruitment, as...

  • Marc Szymanik

    Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, Hotels

    Marc Szymanik

    Marc Szymanik directs and implements sales, marketing and revenue management efforts for Legacy Ventures’ portfolio of managed hotels. He ensures that sales, marketing, and revenue...

  • Frank Phair

    Regional Director of Operations, Hotels

    Frank Phair

    Frank Phair is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations performance for a select portfolio of Legacy Ventures’ Atlanta area managed hotels, driving the properties to...

  • Trey Cordle

    General Superintendent

    Trey Cordle

    Trey Cordle is directly responsible for all field operations and construction projects coming in at One Million dollars or less and also handles quality control...

  • Will Yackle

    Corporate Director of Safety & Security

    Will Yackle

    Will Yackle is responsible for overseeing the protection of the physical and intellectual assets of the company by ensuring proper security and safety measures are...

  • Lauren Kuzminsky

    Director of Marketing, Restaurants

    Lauren Kuzminsky

    Lauren Kuzminsky oversees the marketing and branding strategies for Legacy Ventures’ managed restaurant portfolio. She manages public relations efforts, develops integrated promotional campaigns, seeks out...

  • Troy Landrey

    Regional Manager, Hotel Food & Beverage

    Troy Landrey

    Troy Landrey oversees food and beverage operations for all Legacy Ventures’ managed hotel portfolio, including restaurant and banquet operations. He also oversees brewing operations at...

  • Derek Dailey

    Director of Accounting, Hotels & Restaurants

    Derek Dailey

    Derek Dailey is responsible for accurate and timely financial reporting for all hotel and restaurant properties. Derek also drives process improvement and new process implementation...

  • Matthew Deckard

    Corporate Chef, Hotels

    Matthew Deckard

    Chef Matt Deckard is responsible for the menu and kitchen operations at all managed hotel assets. As a member of the Restaurant division’s leadership team,...

  • Ryan King

    Director of Operations Support and Accounting Controls, Hotels

    Ryan King

    Ryan King is responsible for managing the internal controls of Legacy Ventures’ managed hotel Portfolio. During acquisitions and management take-overs, he is responsible for stabilizing...

  • Timekiyo Wright

    Controller, Restaurants

    Timekiyo Wright

    Timekiyo Wright is responsible for managing the accounting and monitoring the internal controls of Legacy Ventures’ Restaurant division. Timekiyo protects the Restaurant division’s assets and...

  • Rhys Buhrman

    Executive Director of Catering

    Rhys Buhrman

    Rhys Bhurman oversees the management and operations of Legacy Ventures’ premium catering assets. Rhys has grown Legacy Catering & Events, which caters at both Legacy’s...

  • Peter Hunt

    IT Compliance Manager

    Peter Hunt

    Peter Hunt is responsible for managing Legacy Ventures’ information technology infrastructure. He serves as consultant and project manager during openings, management take-overs, and system upgrades....

  • Julia Vastola

    Executive Legal Assistant

    Julia Vastola

    Julia Vastola serves in a central operational position at Legacy Ventures, providing support to the President and the CFO, serving in a project management and...

  • Keith Lancaster

    Corporate Controller

    Keith Lancaster

    Keith Lancaster is responsible for the accounting and banking for the Development division and its related entities. He also handles the job cost for...

  • Katie McCormick

    Corporate Service Manager, Restaurants

    Katie McCormick

    Katie McCormick develops, implements and promotes training programs in Legacy Ventures’ Restaurant Management division. She is responsible for promoting the company’s workstyle program, conducting orientation,...

  • Christine Wertz

    Development Manager

    Christine Wertz

    Christine Wertz assists the Development team in the coordination of due diligence, design, and construction for all of Legacy Ventures’ development projects. In the development...

  • Michael Watkins

    Revenue Manager, Hotels

    Michael Watkins

    Michael Watkins is responsible for strategically selling his assigned hotels’ inventory in a way that increases the overall profitability of the asset. He develops and...

  • Matt Youhess

    Regional Manager, Restaurants

    Matt Youhess

    Matt Youhess oversees the operations of Legacy Ventures’ managed stand-alone restaurant portfolio in Atlanta, GA, Chattanooga, TN, and Port Aransas, TX. Matt supports his General...