About Prism
Management Team

CORPORATE OFFICE EXECUTIVE STAFF

Steve Van
President & CEO

Steve Van is President and CEO of Prism Hotels and Resorts.  He founded Prism in 1983.  Prism manages all major brands including Marriott, Hilton, Doubletree, Westin, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Radisson and Preferred Hotels and Resorts.  Mr. Van was Hilton Doubletree Developer of the Year and serves on the Doubletree Owner’s Advisory Council.

REMIC Hotel Management, a division of Prism, is an industry leader in turning around distressed hotels for lenders and CMBS special servicers.  REMIC to date has completed 115 distressed hotel assignments.

Mr. Van is a lifelong resident of Dallas and a member of the State Bar of Texas.  He is married to Phyllis Van.  They have five children and four grandchildren: Colby, Carson, Katherine and Clayton.

John Bailey
Chief Financial Officer

John began his hospitality career in 1989 with Bristol Hotels & Resorts, where he was Vice President and Corporate Controller at the time the company was sold to InterContinental Hotels Group in April 2000. He later served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HQ Global Workplaces.

In 2001, John joined ClubCorp as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and was a member of the Executive Committee. John is a graduate of Texas Tech University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration in Accounting and is a CPA.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Kyle Green
Senior Vice President, Investments

Kyle is responsible for corporate finance, the company consortia purchasing program, license administration, property insurance, and risk management. Kyle has seven years experience in accounting and finance, five of those with the team at Prism Hotels & Resorts.

Kevin Gallagher
Vice President, Business Development

Kevin is Senior Vice President of Business Development for Prism Hotels & Resorts. Based out of the Dallas Office, he is involved in all aspects of development opportunities for Prism including acquisitions, management contracts and joint ventures. Additionally, Kevin has overseen the CMBS Lender and Special Servicer relationships for the past seven years and is actively involved in the CMSA.

Prior to being named Senior Vice President of Business Development, Kevin held positions of both Regional Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Sales with Prism Hotels & Resorts. Kevin's hospitality background includes 13 years with Bristol Hotels & Resorts in numerous capacities, including General Manager and Director of Operations of hotels ranging from 200-500 rooms in Atlanta, GA and Raleigh, NC.

Kevin has a BA in Music from the University of North Texas and resides in Dallas with his wife and three year old daughter.

Al Whitehouse
Vice President, Acquisitions

Before joining Prism, Al served as an IBM Global Services Project Executive for a strategic outsourcing client from 1999 to 2004. During this time, he completed a Masters of Science in Information Technology at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Al's hospitality experience includes six years with Bristol Hotels & Resorts in a variety of capacities including General Manager and Guest Services Manager. He managed hotel takeovers and repositioning in Atlanta, before transferring to Dallas to manage Bristol's two DFW Airport properties.

Al holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

HUMAN RESOURCES

KIM SOTO
Vice President, Human Resources

Kim Soto has over 18 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Training, most spent in the hospitality industry at both the corporate and property level.  Prior to joining Prism, she served in Area HR roles for both The Procaccianti Group and InterContinental Hotels Group.  She also worked for Bristol Hotels and Resorts for several years where she held the positions of Corporate Training Manager and property HR Director at various Dallas area hotels.   Kim has extensive experience in the areas of recruiting and international internship programs, employee relations, management training, compliance, and acquisition support.

She studied violin at The University of Michigan where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Music History/Musicology and achieved a second major in Communication.

ACCOUNTING

LOIS MAHONEY
Vice President, Accounting

Lois’ experience encompasses over 20 years in hospitality accounting and finance management.  During her eleven year tenure at Wyndham International, Lois gained experience as a Staff Accountant, Supervising Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, and Financial Reporting Manager.  She later went on to serve as the Accounting Manager and, most recently, the Director of Finance at Aimbridge Hospitality, where she managed accounting and reporting for 40 hotels. 

Lois is a CPA and holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting from Corpus Christi State University.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DAVID BREEDING
Vice President, Project Management

Prior to joining Prism, David was Vice President of Construction with Remington Hotels and Resorts overseeing the design and construction of a beach resort in North Florida; a Vice President / Sr. Project Manager with WCI Communities Inc., where he oversaw the design and construction of several condominiums in the Panhandle of Northern Florida.  David was also the Vice President of Design and Construction with Gaylord Hotels during the design and construction of the Gaylord Texan.  David began his career as an architect where he practiced architecture, in Texas for 10 years, in retail and hospitality design before joining Gaylord Hotels.  He has been married to his wife, Vickie, for 23 years and they reside in Frisco, Texas with their three children- Jeffrey, Taylor, and Madison.

REGIONAL OPERATIONS

AHMED MAHROUS
Regional Vice President, Operations

Ahmed comes to Prism Hotels & Resorts from Hilton Hotels Corporation where he served as Regional Vice President for the Embassy Suites Division in Southern California. Prior to Hilton, Ahmed served as District Director for Promus Hotel Corporation in Northern California. His career in hospitality began in 1978 at a Holiday Inn in New Orleans and encompasses thirty years in management.

A native of Egypt, Ahmed served as a navigator in the Egyptian Air Force, where he received a Bachelor's of Science in Aeronautics. He also holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Business and Economics from Assuit University, Egypt and obtained his MBA from the University of New Orleans and the University of Phoenix. Ahmed and his wife Linda reside in Frisco, and are parents of three adult children, and two granddaughters, Audrey and Hillary.

GILLES ARDITI
Regional Vice President, Operations

As a Certified Hotel Administrator, Gilles has over twenty years of service in hospitality management.  Gilles’ analytical problem-solving and conceptual thinking skills have been demonstrated through his extensive experience.  He is practiced in multi-property supervision with such brands as Starwood, Hilton, InterContinental, Marriott, and Wyndham.  He is also an authority on property repositioning, property take-over, budgeting, sales and marketing planning and implementation; business planning and implantation; managerial staff development, and new property management.

Before joining Prism, Gilles served as Regional Vice President of Operations with Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC.  He also served as Regional Manager/Director of Operations for Ocean Hospitalities, Inc., and Vice President of Operations for Tidewater Hotels & Resorts.

Gilles attended the University of Miami and received his BA in Travel and Tourism from St. Thomas University; and he is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

RHONDA DYE
Regional Vice President, Operations & Transitions

Rhonda brings more than 10 years of hospitality experience to the Prism team.  She joined Prism in 2003 and prior to her post as Regional Vice President of Operations she held several capacities such as Regional Director of Operations, General Manager, Director of Operations, Task Force & Transistion Manager.  Before coming to Prism, Rhonda worked for Bristol Hotels & Resorts for four years in a various capacities and spent three years with Regus Business Centres.  Her areas of specialty include property takeover and dispositions and CMBS hotel management. 

Rhonda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management, both from the University of Missouri.  Rhonda lives in Dallas with her husband and their three dogs.  She is an active volunteer for local animal shelters and a seasoned half-marathon runner.

ALLISON HANDY
Regional Director, Sales & Marketing

Allison is a Regional Director of Sales, providing sales and marketing support and oversight for Prism’s west coast portfolio of hotels.  Before joining Prism in August 2007, Allison spent over nine years working for Interstate Hotels & Resorts and MeriStar Hotels in various sales capacities, most recently as a Director of Sales & Marketing in San Francisco, California.  She has worked with such hotel brands as Hilton, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Wyndham.

Allison is a University of Southern California graduate with a degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Studies.  Allison is based out of San Francisco, California.  She enjoys travel, the outdoors, and USC football.