Our Team
David Martin - Chief Executive Officer
David Martin is the CEO of Hotel Management and Consulting. As CEO, he is responsible for setting the direction of the company and overseeing all personnel. David Martin is known as a strategic thinker and innovator. Under David Martin’s direction: HMC has been named the Property Management Company of the Year by WoodSpring Suites multiple times and has been named one of the Top Third-Party Management companies by Hotel Management Magazine.
David Macdonald - Chief Operating Officer
David Macdonald joined HMC in 2012. David has been affiliated with the WoodSpring/Value Place brand from early on when David was with Liberty Investment Properties, a Goldman Sachs funded developer. Liberty was at that time the largest developer and operator of Value Place properties. Prior to hospitality, David was in the technology sector. Because of this expertise, HMC has added leading edge technology to their operations. David is a member of the brands operations committee and WoodSpring recognized David’s contributions by naming him Brand ambassador in 2018.
Kim Ferguson - Chief Financial Officer
Kim Ferguson brings more than 30 years of experience to HMC where she leads a team of property accountants and prepares and analyzes property financial statements. Prior to joining HMC in 2007, Kim worked for several years as a CPA in public accounting before joining Valentine Radford Advertising as CFO. Her previous experience also includes working for Bell Development, Inc. where she helped the company during the development and construction of 24 Value Place Extended Stay Hotels. Kim received her Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Nazarene University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Victor Hernandez - Chief Guest Experience Officer
Victor Hernandez has over 18 years’ experience in the extended-stay hotel industry. Victor worked with Jack DeBoer to help create the Candlewood Suites flag. He developed and managed the Quality Assurance program along with managing the procurement program. Victor was instrumental in helping launch WoodSpring Suites. Victor oversaw the Quality Assurance Program, pre-opening program, Clean & Safe program (Simply Clean), implemented existing TrustYou program, managed brand programs and standards, implemented the Guest Readiness program, and managed the training department.
Gerard Brown - Senior VP of Revenue
Gerard Brown joins the HMC with a deep background in financial analysis and risk management having worked previously as an actuary for MetLife and most recently in mergers and acquisitions for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Over the past seven years, Gerard has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies and major private equity funds as they’ve made multibillion dollar transactions, performing detailed financial analyses of company P&Ls with a focus on increasing bottom-line profitability. Gerard has a BS in Mathematics from Point Loma Nazarene University and an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary.
Mark Schwenker - Senior VP of Operations
Mark Schwenker has over 30+ years of industry experience with half of those years managing in the extended stay segment. Mark brings a vast multi-unit platform experience in operations, human resources, recruiting and training, marketing, and sales, extensive real estate experience in acquisitions, development, dispositions, project management and construction. Mark brings a strong emphasis on team building and motivation across our management portfolio.