Sector: Real Estate
Director information for BRAEMAR HOTELS RESORTS INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOB GHASSEMIEH | Executive Vice President and Director of First Credit Bank | 49 | ["over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate", "focused on luxury hotels for the last 20 years", "executive, vice president, and director of First Credit Bank", "Director of Acquisitions at Atlantic Pearl Investments", "Analyst in the Investment Banking Group of CBRE Group, Inc.", "degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University"] | ["loan committee", "ALCO committee"] | 2025 |
| Candace Evans | Founder and Publisher of CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com, Real Estate investment consultant; Director | 71 | ["Award-winning business journalist", "Entrepreneur", "Editor", "Founder & Publisher of CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com", "Expert contributor to Forbes.com", "Former founding editor for DMagazine Partners", "Experience in real estate marketing", "Knowledge of online journalism and social media", "Research into luxury hotels and high-end luxury vacation homes"] | ["Audit", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2025 |
| Justin Coe | Chief Accounting Officer | 42 | ["Chief Accounting Officer since January 2024", "Senior Vice President of Accounting of Ashford Inc. since July 2015", "Responsible for overseeing accounting functions for Ashford Inc. and its advised platforms", "Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP since 2006 in various Assurance and Advisory roles", "Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy degrees from Texas State University - San Marcos", "Licensed certified public accountant (CPA) in Texas"] | [] | 2025 |
| Kellie Sirna | Owner and Principal of Studio 11 Design; Director | 46 | ["Owner and principal of Design 11 Studio, LLC", "Experience in the design industry for more than two decades", "Serves on the Hospitality Design Magazine board", "Gold-level recipient of American Business Awards\u2019 Woman of the Year", "Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design and Merchandising from the University of North Texas"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2025 |
| Matthew D. Rinaldi | General Counsel of Farjo Holdings, LP; Director | 50 | ["Licensed attorney with focus on in-house corporate and real estate matters", "Experience in complex commercial litigation and appellate matters", "General Counsel of Farjo Holdings, LP", "Former General Counsel of Quantas Healthcare Management, LLC", "Elected representative of Texas House District 115 (2014-2019)", "Senior Counsel with Dykema", "Solo practitioner", "Experience in corporate and real estate law"] | ["Compensation", "Related Party Transactions"] | 2025 |
| Monty J. Bennett | Chairman and CEO of Ashford Inc.; Chairman of the Board | 60 | ["Over 26 years of experience in the hotel industry", "Experience in virtually all aspects of the hospitality industry including hotel ownership, finance, operations, development, asset management and project management", "Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ashford Inc.", "Chairman of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. and Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.", "Extensive industry experience and strong leadership qualities", "Education: Master's degree in Business Administration from Cornell, Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell"] | [] | 2025 |
| Rebeca Odino-Johnson | National Senior Vice-President of Direct Marketing and Donor Experience at the American Heart Association | 69 | ["Extensive experience as a marketing executive", "Counseling companies and organizations on strategic and digital marketing strategies", "Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Main Event Entertainment, LP", "Chief Marketing and Culinary Officer of Bob Evans Farms", "Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Culinary Officer at Dine Brands Global Inc.", "Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Global Branding Officer for Brinker International, Inc.", "16 years at PepsiCo, Inc. in various marketing and sales positions"] | ["Audit", "Related Party Transactions"] | 2025 |
| Rebecca Musser | Independent Accounting Consultant; Director | 44 | ["accounting consultant with roughly 20 years of experience", "internal audit experience", "worked at Tyler Technologies", "worked for Dean Foods in internal audit", "served as Controller at Paul Quinn College", "independent accounting consultant for multiple clients", "hired by AH Belo for 2014 annual 10-K preparation and review", "served as Interim Controller at MUFG", "assisted management companies and fund companies with complex accounting projects"] | ["Audit"] | 2025 |
| RICHARD J. STOCKTON | President and Chief Executive Officer; CEO and President of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 55 | ["Chief Executive Officer since November 2016", "President since April 2017", "Lead Independent Director of Spirit MTA REIT from 2018 to 2025", "Global Co-Head and Global Chief Operating Officer for Real Estate at CarVal Investors", "President & CEO-Americas for OUE Limited", "16 years at Morgan Stanley in real estate investment banking", "Member of the Board of the American Hotel and Lodging Association", "Master's of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania", "Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration", "Over 16 years at Morgan Stanley in real estate investment banking", "Master's of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton School"] | [] | 2025 |
| STEFANI D. CARTER | Lead Director; Attorney and Consultant | 47 | ["Practicing attorney since 2005", "Specializing in civil litigation and contractual disputes", "Principal of Stefani Carter & Associates, LLC", "Principal of Stable Realty, LLC", "Litigation shareholder at Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC", "Senior counsel at Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC", "Elected representative in Texas House of Representatives", "Associate attorney at Sayles Werbner, PC", "Prosecutor in Collin County District Attorney's Office", "Associate attorney at Vinson & Elkins LLP", "Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School", "Master's in Public Policy from Harvard", "Bachelor of Arts in Government", "Bachelor of Journalism in News/Public Affairs"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Related Party Transactions"] | 2025 |
