Michael E. Haynie, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to launching Parkway, Mr. Haynie, a graduate of Northeastern University, served as Vice-President and Managing Director of Baltimore’s Tremont hotels spearheading the debut of the historic, award-winning Tremont Grand events venue. Haynie’s success with the Tremont Hotels was preceded by a long and successful career in the hospitality industry as evidenced by Mr. Haynie’s’ recognition as the state of Maryland’s “Hotelier of the Year” and as the Maryland Office of Tourism’s “Mentor of the Year.”
In addition to a highly successful career as a hotelier Mr. Haynie has been a major force in a wide variety of industry, political and community organizations serving as an officer or President of over a dozen state and community based organizations chief among them the establishment of Baltimore’s National Academy Foundation High School (NAF), as co-Chairman. NAF became a flagship public high school, which pairs a college preparatory curriculum with career disciplines in the areas of finance, tourism, information technology and law. Haynie has been instrumental in molding numerous NAF students into budding hospitality professionals. Moreover, Haynie serves on the board of directors for each of the following professional organizations: Visit Baltimore; Charles Street Development Corporation; The South Baltimore Learning Center and the Hospitality Advisory Board for Morgan State University among many others.
Dennis Landry
Executive Vice President
Dennis Landry has served in senior executive positions in four significant hospitality ownership and management organizations as President, Senior Vice President for Operations and Executive Vice President. Dennis has also been an investor in hospitality properties and hospitality equity funds.
Landry directs Parkway’s primary analysis activities and coordinates development support as well as designing many of the analytic tools Parkway utilizes.
Landry has overseen the development and construction of five hotel properties, participated in the acquisition of 27 including condominium hotels, served as primary consultant for major market civil authorities related to hotel development and executed a variety of consular functions. Recent consulting assignments include: Baltimore Redevelopment Authority, Movement Properties in Montreal, Blackstone Ranch in Taos, NM, the Grand Plaza and the Hotel Chez Swann in Montreal.
Landry’s background in education includes curriculum design for the Massachusetts Community College System and Corporate based post graduate training programs focused on management and leadership.
David J. Evans, JD
General Counsel
Mr. Evans brings extensive experience in hospitality law and regulation and has served in leadership capacities in government, branded hospitality, and leisure real estate. He has developed a successful track record in legal and government affairs having developed initiatives, and worked directly with business partners, entrepreneurs, policy makers and regulators in the European Union, Singapore, the People’s Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
Evans is a key contributor to Parkway’s strategic analysis in addition to his legal expertise.
Evans’ legal career spans both public service and private practice. Prior to joining Parkway he was Group Vice President, Legal – Asia Pacific, for Wyndham Exchange and Rental, the worldwide leader in vacation property exchange.
Prior to his work with Wyndham, Evans served as Senior Legislative and Corporate Counsel for the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), the trade association representing resort developers and managers worldwide and as Associate General Counsel for Sunterra (now Diamond) Resorts, supervising acquisition, resort registration and regulatory matters. He began his career as Senior Attorney to the Florida Division of Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes; he also served as Assistant General Counsel to the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Evans is an honors graduate of the University of Tennessee, and holds a JD from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Evans is a member of the Florida and District of Columbia Bar Associations and holds a Practicing Certificate from the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority of England and Wales. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Evans served with distinction as an officer in the United States Air Force
Patty Sipes
Vice President of Administration
Patty is an accomplished Executive assistant offering 30+ years of administrative experience reporting to the CEO and other top executives. Patty serves as an effective gatekeeper, preparing well-researched and accurate documents, and efficiently handles day-to-day operations. She performs overall administrative, human resource and accounting duties for the President/CEO and members of the Executive Management Team. As a member herself, she attends department head and other strategic meetings, producing and distributing minutes. She provides efficient and comprehensive secretarial services to the Executive Team, promotes the desired work culture of trust and integrity by maintaining the strictest confidentiality at all times on all matters, and performs related duties and special projects as assigned by management.
Ginger Speir
Vice President of Development & Talent Acquisitions
Ginger has over 25 years in the hospitality industry. As Vice President of Development & Talent Acquisitions she is responsible for directing development opportunities including management acquisitions, property analysis, and associate relations. Ginger works closely with our corporate operations team to ensure that profitability meets and exceeds client expectations. In her role as Talent Acquisitions, Ginger’s duties include consistent monitoring of property and associate performance while maintaining strong communication with owners. Her experience and proven track record offers clients solutions to challenges when facing a limited supply of qualified potential candidates available in today’s market.
Prior to joining Parkway Hospitality, her accomplishments include developing and operating three successful Hospitality Executive Search Firms, Corporate Recruiter and Human Resources for a major hotel management company and Vice President of Sales & Marketing for a Hotel Procurement and Recruitment Company.
Ginger has a proven track record of exceeding owner expectations in acquiring the best talent, profitability and client communications. One of her many strengths is developing strong proactive teams at both the corporate and property levels. By combining successful sales strategies and recruitment, Ginger will ensure Parkway Hospitality delivers on client satisfaction. Ginger resides in the Baltimore suburbs with her husband and two children.
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