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Executives

Larry Culver

Chairman and CEO

Larry Culver has more than 35 years experience in the hospitality industry. Early in his career, he managed numerous hotels and restaurants throughout the United States, gaining experience in operations, construction, finance, and development. In 1974, Culver was involved in founding Innco, Inc., and served as its President for nine years. Innco developed and managed Hilton, Sheraton, and independent hotels in eight Midwestern states.

In 1982, Larry sold his interest in Innco and founded InnVentures, Inc. Innventures became the first franchisee of Residence Inn properties (now Residence Inn by Marriott properties). An experienced staff was assembled, and went on to develop and manage over $300,000,000 in hotel properties.

Larry has been recognized by numerous organizations for his accomplishments and innovative leadership. Four of his Residence Inn properties have received Marriott's "Hotel of the Year" award, recognizing the best Residence Inn properties nationwide. He has also earned the "Hotel of the Year" award with his Courtyard by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott properties. Larry was named "Hotelier of the Year", and has earned Marriott International's highest honor, the "Partnership Circle" award, three times. In addition, he was a finalist for "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1991.

Larry has always given back to his community by actively serving on various boards of directors of civic and charity groups, including:

Randy Rogers

President

Randy Rogers joined InnVentures in 1996 as the Vice-President of Finance and Administration. He was promoted to Executive Vice-President in 2001 and to President in 2004. His previous experience includes service as Executive Vice-President of Finance and Administration for the Hemmeter Corporation and developer of Hyatt Regency and Westin Resort properties in Hawaii.

Prior to entering the hotel business, Randy spent twelve years in the airline industry. His positions included Vice-President of Finance, Treasurer and CFO of Frontier Airlines in Denver; and Senior Vice-President of Finance and CFO of Aloha Airlines in Honolulu. He was involved in the formation of an FAA-certificated airline, as well as other travel and hospitality organizations. Randy also worked for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company as a Certified Public Accountant.

Randy has experience in a wide array of capital formation vehicles, including real estate investment trusts, initial public offerings, capital sales and leasebacks, employee stock ownership plans, and several debt and equity issues. With InnVentures, Randy has led successful hotel private placement offerings. He has arranged project financing, negotiated property sales, and arranged long-term debt financing. Since 2001, he has been instrumental in successfully reducing hotel operating expenses and cash outflows while still maintaining a premium level of customer service. Under his leadership, in 2004 InnVentures was awarded the "Hotel of the Year" award for all three of its managed Marriott brands — Residence Inn, Courtyard and TownePlace Suites.

A graduate of the University of Washington School of Business, Randy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hawaii Society of CPAs.

Randy served six years on the Lake Stevens School District Board of Directors, and served as President of the Board his final year. He is actively involved in his community, and has been an Officer and Director of the Lake Stevens Junior Athletic Association and President of the Lake Stevens Soccer Club.

Roger Collins

Vice President, Development

Roger Collins joined InnVentures in 1986 as Director of Construction. In 1989, he was promoted to Vice-President of Development.

Roger’s previous experience includes seven years with Terteling Marketing Inc. as Vice-President of Design and Construction, which included responsibility for government approvals, engineering, architecture, and construction of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial parks in the Western United States. He was also responsible for the company's Asset Management Division for three years.

Roger has been instrumental in the development and construction of Residence Inn hotels at several Washington and Oregon locations, as well as in Idaho and British Columbia. He has also been a key player in development, design, construction and conversion of TownePlace Suites hotels in Washington and Oregon.

Roger sits on the Marriott Residence Inn National Design and Construction Committee. He has been responsible for innovative changes in design and construction of Residence Inn and Courtyard properties nationwide.

Jenni Sandstrom

Vice President, Operations

Jenni Sandstrom began her hotel career with InnVentures in 1984. She has since held various positions within the company, including Breakfast Bar Attendant, Front Desk Clerk, Housekeeping Inspector, Sales Account Manager, Front Office Manager, Director of Sales and General Manager. 

In 2003, Jenni received the "General Manager of the Year" award for her work at the TownePlace Suites in Hillsboro, Oregon. In 2004, the Residence Inn in Hillsboro earned "Hotel of the Year" honors under her watch.

Jenni is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Communication. She earned her MBA at the University of Portland and holds a Continuing Education Degree from the Washington State University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Jenni is also a Certified Hotel Administrator.

Jenni served the community as president of the Hillsboro (Oregon) Chamber of Commerce in 2002, and served on the Boards of Directors for the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau of Washington County (Oregon) and the Tri-County Lodging Association (Oregon).

In addition to many years supporting Children’s Miracle Network and Habitat for Humanity, Jenni extends her philanthropy to the outdoors. In 2005, she climbed Mt. Hood to support fundraising efforts of the American Lung Association.

Stephen Yamamoto

Vice President, Finance

Stephen Yamamoto joined InnVentures in 2008. Stephen's career spans over 20 years of Senior Financial Management in industry leading retail, telecommunications and manufacturing companies. His financial leadership and technology driven initiatives have contributed to the rapid growth and success of these companies.

Stephen is a member of the Greater Puget Sound chapter of the HFTP (Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals) and a proud graduate of the University of Washington.

Kimberly O'Fallon          

Regional Manager/Sales Support
Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites and Courtyard brands

Kimberly O'Fallon began her career with InnVentures in 1994 as the Front Office Manager at the Residence Inn-Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. She has since held several management positions including Director of Sales at the Residence Inn-Portland North Vancouver. Kimberly was the Opening General Manager at the Stonebrook Suites-Seattle Southcenter (now TownePlace Suites) and the Residence Inn-Portland Downtown at RiverPlace. Kimberly was promoted to Regional Manager for the Marriott hotels in 2006 and took on the role of Sales Support in addition to her Regional Manager position in 2010.

Kimberly has served on the Board of Directors of the Tri-County Lodging Association (Oregon) and the Portland Streetcar Advisory Committee. She is a member of the Oregon Lodging Association and works on the Hutch Holiday Gala, benefiting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Kimberly is a graduate of the Washington State University's Hospitality Program.

Paige Burpee

Regional Manager/Sales Support
Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites brands

Paige Burpee began her career with InnVentures in 1993 as a Sales Account Manager at the Residence Inn-Seattle Southcenter. Since then she has held several positions with InnVentures and Marriott International including Senior Sales Manager at the Residence Inn-Seattle Lake Union, Director of Sales at the Residence Inn-Seattle Southcenter, Opening Director of Sales at the Residence Inn-Redmond Town Center and General Manager at the Residence Inn-Lake Union. Paige's true passion lies in sales and she was promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2007. Paige took on the Regional Manager role in addition to Sales Support for the Hilton hotels in 2010.

In 1995, Paige and her sales team won the "Sales Team of the Year" national award and the "Saturation Superstar" national award for Residence Inn. She also won the "Director of Sales of the Year" national award for Residence Inn in 1996.

Prior to joining InnVentures, Paige worked at Disneyland in Anaheim, California as a Manager in Training.

Paige currently serves on the Board of Directors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and assists in procuring hotel packages for both the Fred Hutchinson Travel and Leisure Auction and the Fred Hutchinson Holiday Gala event. Both events raise money for early detection of cancer, and cancer research and development. 

 Paige is a graduate of Washington State University's Hotel and Restaurant Administration program.

Laurie Wheeler

Director of Revenue Management

Laurie Wheeler started her career with InnVentures in 1995 as a Sales Account Manager at the Residence Inn-Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. She has held several different management positions with InnVentures and Marriott International, including Director of Sales, General Manager and Cluster Director of Revenue Management.

As Director of Sales, Laurie was named "Outstanding Rookie of the Year", and earned "Best Teamwork" honors in 1996 among Residence Inn hotels. She was also named "Marriott Revenue Management Leader of the Year" in 2004.

Laurie’s true passion is in hotel sales and revenue management. She has held her current position since 2002.

Laurie supports her community by volunteering at local schools and coaching youth athletic teams. She is a graduate of San Diego State University.

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