Woody Allen
Director of Golf, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Oversee and manage the Golf Operations at The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge.

Hometown: Radford, Virginia

Dee Bell
Vice President and Controller, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Manage accounting operations of the The Bissell Companies.

Hometown: Matthews, North Carolina

Dan Bissell
Vice President of Marketing and Graphic Services, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Oversee a Creative Team effort toward Concepts/Fun/Projects directed toward Branding, Marketing, & Communicating with all BFOC Entities.

Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

H.C. Bissell
Chairman, The Bissell Companies

Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Howard Bissell III
Senior Vice President & Director, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Developing and enhancing customer relationships across the BFOC platform with concentration on office tenant relationships.

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

James J. Bissell
Director of Photography and Print Media, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Publisher of Ballantyne Magazine which is a trendsetting publication celebrating the best of everything that enhances the lives of those who work, live, play and stay in the rapidly growing Ballantyne community.

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Clifton S. Coble
President, Bissell Development

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Responsible for project development and construction management functions for all Bissell controlled entities.

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Ned Curran
President and CEO, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: To assist members of the BFOC succeed in achieving their goals and objectives and help set the direction and vision for the BFOC.

Hometown: Moorestown, New Jersey

Barry Fabyan
Senior Vice President and Manager — Office Leasing Services, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Oversee the leasing in Ballantyne Corporate Park and SouthPark.

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Richard Fida
Chief Engineer, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Responsible for the maintenance and operations in our buildings.

Hometown: Binghamton, New York & Charlotte, North Carolina

Peter Grills
Director of Food & Beverage, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Responsible for all Food & Beverage operations, including Gallery Restaurant, as well as the other outlets, kitchen, banquets and in-room dining. Also oversees the staff in achieving designated revenue and profit goals, monitoring expenses and ensuring optimal guest satisfaction levels.  

Hometown: Mystic, Connecticut

Joe Hallow
President and COO, Bissell Hotels

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Oversee the hospitality division of The Bissell Companies.

Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina

Marshall Hilliard
Director of Sales and Marketing, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Responsible for all sales and marketing efforts at The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge.

Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina

Alastair Jones
General Talent Coach, Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne Hotel

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: The backbone of the leadership structure, I drive the training, culture and overall environment of the hotel. I assure the effective and efficient operation of the building and am ultimately responsible for achieving guest satisfaction targets, brand standard execution and positive financial performance. Having fully embraced the aloft culture, I am the property expert and assume all training responsibility related to creating and maintaining that unique culture.

Hometown: Dubai, U.A.E. Raised in U.A.E., Kenya, Spain and London

Teresa Jones
Director of Finance, Bissell Hotels

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Manage accounting operations of Bissell Hotels.

Hometown: Washington D.C.

Angie King
General Manager, Courtyard Marriott Ballantyne

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Manage and oversee operations for all hotel departments, talent selection and training of all hotel associates. Ensure guest satisfaction and achieve financial goals of the hotel.

Hometown: Springfield, Ohio

David M. Knight
Corporate Director of Technology, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Manage all information systems for the BFOC. Manage day-to-day technology operations that include an internal team of engineers as well as an external team of outside vendors. Provide consulting services to all of the business unit executives and management teams; Provide project management services; project research, evaluation, and engineering; resource management, and budget assistance; contract negotiation services for all technology related goods and services as well as procurement of those good and services.

Hometown: Warner Robins, Georgia and Long Island, New York

Kim Montijo
General Manager, Staybridge Suites

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: As General Manager I am extremely proud to be a part of the World’s Best Staybridge, Charlotte Ballantyne. As a team we strive to maintain high inspection scores from InterContinental Hotels Group, Mecklenburg County Health Department and most importantly our Valued Guests. To get us where we need to be, I believe in training, coaching and development. My motto is: “Train for Performance and Praise to Perfection.”

Hometown: Midland Michigan (Dow Chemical USA)

Tom Pizzo
President, Bissell Property Services

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Responsible for the Property Services Division of the The Bissell Companies which includes the teams that provide property management, maintenance, construction and security services to the suburban office portfolios in Ballantyne, SouthPark, Providence Park, and Airport Center.     

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Adriaan Radder
General Manager, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Day-to-day supervision of the hotel and its services, ensuring exceptional levels of guest satisfaction, employee satisfaction, owner satisfaction and financial performance.

Hometown: Holland

Dana Rader
Principal, The Dana Rader Golf School

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: In charge of nine full time instructors and five full and part-time support staff, as well as oversee a second location. My role is teaching, administration and Public Relations.   

Hometown: Morganton, North Carolina

Jackie Sealy
Director of Rooms, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Oversees, the rooms division, which includes Front Office, Housekeeping, Engineer and Fire Life & Safety.

Hometown: Barbados

Amanda Schuss
General Manager, Ballantyne Business Center

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for the sales and operations of the Ballantyne Business Center, which is a full service office business center and conference facility.

Hometown: Cornelia, Georgia

Paul Stroman
Director of Land Services

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Overall management of landscapes and strategy in the Corporate Park and Golf  Maintenance coordination with golf operations and Bissell Property Services.

Hometown: Denmark, South Carolina

Christina Thigpen
Director of Marketing and Public Relations, The Bissell Companies

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Coordinates communication efforts for Ballantyne Corporate Park, Bissell Hotels, The Golf Club at Ballantyne and The Spa at Ballantyne.

Bill Toth
Spa Director, The Spa at the The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: In charge of spa operations and development including budgeting, staff development, marketing, menu design and strategic planning. 

Hometown: Cranston, Rhode Island

Lars Wilson
Senior Vice President - Finance/Tax

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: I oversee construction and permanent financing, cash management and tax planning / structuring for Bissell entities and joint ventures. I am responsible for the annual commercial insurance and health insurance renewal. As a corporate fiduciary of the BFOC 401(k) plan, I work with the outside administrator to evaluate fund performance, testing, employer matching and any new plan amendments.

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Terry Young
Director of Human Resources, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge

Brief Description of Roles/Responsibilities: Provide HR Leadership across all BFOC entities. Areas of responsibility include employee relations, recruitment and selection, grievance policies and proceedings, cross-cultural business relations, organizational development, compensation and benefits and policy development.

Hometown: Ramsey, New Jersey