EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Stephen Allgood CHA possesses over thirty-five years of experience in all aspects of the hospitality and development industry, twenty of those years being specifically dedicated to the management, acquisition and development of hotels and resorts. Acknowledging hospitality to be his career path, and with his undergraduate studies in business administration, Mr. Allgood has served in myriad position for both domestic and international hotel corporations, including Vice President of Operations for Luxe Worldwide Hotels and Chief Operating 

Officer for Personality Hotels. 

The combination of his innate talents with such diverse work experience affords Mr. Allgood a significant edge in this very competitive market and forms the basis for his continued successes.

Mr. Allgood’s career has allowed him the privilege of operating a variety of three and four diamond hotel and resort properties in the Central Arizona, Southern, Central and Northern California markets. These locations range from intimate boutique hotels to luxury resorts and spas to expansive corporate and convention hotels. 

After opening his first hotel in 1984 as an operations manager for Marriott Hotels, Mr. Allgood went on to play a crucial role in the opening of a further seven hotels. He has additionally been involved in the renovation of over twelve hotels and the change of total brand identity in more than seven hotels. Mr. Allgood has personally consulted on over fifty due diligence projects for potential acquisition or development

 by various entities. 

In 2005, realizing it was an opportune time Mr. Allgood formed AB Hospitality in conjunction with long time industry colleagues and friends Alan Barmaper, James Deskus and Joe DiStefano. AB Hospitality provides its clients with a broad range of services, which focuses on revenue enhancement and includes cost efficiency, project acquisition, development and management plus the numerous other facets crucial to ensuring a successful operation. 

Joe DiStefano possesses over thirty years of senior corporate management in electronics, procurement, construction, administrative and sales. After achieving a Bachelor of Science Degree from Norte Dame De Namur University, he began his career at a startup Electronics Firm in Silicon Valley California. 

Mr. DiStefano’s went on to play many key roles during his 30-year tenure, but none more enjoyable than managing the sales revenue for the entire country.

Mr. DiStefano entrepreneur spirit afforded him the drive in his spare time to acquire real estate holdings throughout the Northern California market, thus obtaining experience with renovating, managing, legal rights and development.

Joe and Stephen met in 2002 and became close friends and together collaborated on several projects and in 2013 Mr. DiStefano joined AB Hospitality as Executive 

VP and Partner, strengthening

 the Executive Team.

Mr. DiStefano has been busy, involved with $50,000,000 

multiple residential developments, managing procurement, oversite 

of the construction division, 

a senior executive member managing the marketing & 

sales teams, architectural 

review and city build requirements for a unique building 

material development. 

The past few years Joe and Stephen have focused on the Westin Sapphire Beach Development and have accomplished many objectives, 

to mention a few acquiring, the Westin Brand, having the city replace and build a new bridge to the development and creating the stunning Westin Resort and Residences design.

James Deskus, CHA possesses over forty years of experience in the construction, development 

and management of a variety

of hotel projects. Although achieving a Bachelor of 

Science Degree in accounting,

Mr. Deskus decided against establishing a career within 

the normal parameters of the accounting field after serving 

as a financial analyst for a 

Fortune 500 company in 

New York City until 1979. 

Instead, he chose to explore a different path entirely and to 

utilize his skills for a future within the hospitality industry by accepting a position as the Corporate Controller with 

American Hotel Management based in Tucson, Arizona.

In 1982, he co-founded American

Inns Management, Inc. (AIM) 

to provide prospective clients 

both financial and operational management services for their

full-service hotels and select service properties. Over 

the next ten years, AIM 

successfully developed and operated approximately 

twelve hotels in Arizona.

Mr. Deskus’ background in accounting, finance and computer operations allows him to provide clients with a vast assortment

of financial services that are 

crucial to the continued success 

of any operation. These services include, but are not limited to, financial planning and reporting; departmental and overall 

budgeting; control of payroll, product, administrative and 

other costs; property tax appeals and negotiations; property and liability insurance specifications and negotiation; capital expenditure analysis; 

and franchise relations and negotiations. In addition, his 

most recent projects

include a 100-unit ocean front 

condominium project, an 

upscale 70-unit town home community and oversite of the Riverside California Light 

Rail system.