Tanya Pierson, MAI, Senior Managing Director of HVS and based in the Minneapolis office, has conducted market studies, feasibility analyses, and appraisals for over 2,000 hotels and resorts in nearly every U.S. state, as well as Canada and the Caribbean. A featured speaker and panelist at major hotel conferences, she has also lectured at the University of Denver on topical issues in the U.S. lodging market. Tanya graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management. She is a designated member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI). Contact Tanya at (303) 588-6558 or [email protected].

Susan Furbay is Senior Vice President of Executive Search for HVS. Susan formerly served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Development at Sage Hospitality and as Director of North America Lending in GE Real Estate’s Hospitality division, where she originated and closed hotel loans totaling nearly $500 million. Contact Susan at (516) 248-8828 ext. 275 or [email protected].