GREENBELT, MD—Chesapeake Hospitality, a third-party hotel management company, has promoted Lisa Augustine from regional director of operations to VP of operations.
In this role, Augustine will be responsible for providing guidance and leadership to her management team across a broad spectrum of upscale hotel projects located primarily east of the Mississippi River.
“Lisa has been an exceptional member of our team bringing tremendous passion and energy to our company and our clients,” said Kim Sims, president of Chesapeake Hospitality. “Her commitment to achieve is unparalleled and her expertise in onboarding hotels, affecting change and driving them to performance has been an asset to our company and our ability to deliver results.”
In the past four years, Augustine has onboarded more than 20 Chesapeake hotels and has been involved in numerous other hotel transitions. During this period, she updated the company’s hotel takeover procedures, while also creating a general manager training manual that is now used across the Chesapeake portfolio.
Prior to joining Chesapeake Hospitality, Augustine served as the general manager of the Holiday Inn & Suites Duluth Downtown in Duluth, MN. She has completed the Certified Hospitality Sales Professional (CHSP) and the Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) programs from the American Hotel & Motel Association. She has also completed the Full Service General Manager Certification with Hilton Hotels Corporation and the Holiday Inn Full Service General Manager Certification with Intercontinental Hotels Group.