hospitality ventures management group

Sue brings 20 years of experience across the hospitality and management consulting industries to HVMG. In her current role, she leads the strategic business planning and enterprise performance management processes for the organization and oversees all aspects of the Human Resources function. Sue has been with HVMG since May of 2011; she previously worked with Robert Cole for four years when he was CEO of Impact Hotel Group and Lodgian, Inc.

Prior to joining HVMG, Sue worked as a consultant for leading organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Intercontinental Hotel Group and the American Red Cross. Starting in 2000, she worked for Starwood Hotels and Resorts as Global Director, Six Sigma Training and Deployment and Director of Organizational Development for St. Regis Hotels. Her hospitality industry experience also includes a five-year adjunct faculty appointment at New York University’s Robert Preston Tisch Center for Hospitality Travel and Tourism. From 1996 - 2000 Sue worked for Lodgian, Inc. (formerly Impac Hotel Group) as Director of Training and Development; from 1991 – 1996 she worked for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company as Corporate Quality Advisor and The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in hotel operations and human resources.

Sue serves on Georgia State University’s Hospitality Board and Marriott’s Franchise Health Care Franchise Advisory Council. She holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Florida State University.

Sue may be reached via email at ssanders@hvmg.com.