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John L. Williams serves as our President and Chief Operating Officer and is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Williams worked for the Marriott Corporation or Marriott International Inc. and its related entities for over twenty-five years. Mr. Williams most recently served as Executive Vice President of North American Hotel Development for Marriott International. From 1993 to 2004 Mr. Williams served as Senior and Executive Vice President of Development. From 1991 to 1992 Mr. Williams while on a leave of absence from Marriott served as the Chief Acquisition Executive for Lodging Opportunities the initial lodging fund sponsored by the Thayer organization. From 1982 to 1990 Mr. Williams was Vice President of Hotel Development where he was responsible for the development of Marriott hotels in the western United States (1982 - 1985) and the northeastern United States (1984 - 1990). Mr. Williams was a Director of Feasibility from 1980 to 1982. Prior to joining the Marriott Corporation in 1980 Mr. Williams was a senior consultant with Laventhal and Horwath. Mr. Williams received a BS/BA from Denver University with a major in Hotel and Restaurant B.A. in American Studies from Denver University in 1973. In addition Mr. Williams performed graduate coursework at the University of Missouri at Kansas City with a concentration in finance. | 