(Management Advising Services - Market and Feasibility Studies)Īmerican Institute of Real Estate Appraisers - Approved Instructor - Hotel/Motel ValuationsĪmericas Lodging Industry Summit (ALIS) - 2002-2014 (Real Estate Investment Valuation and Analysis) (Hotel-Motel Valuations, Market Studies, Feasibility Reports, and Investment Counseling) (Hotel-Motel Valuations, Market Studies, Feasibility Reports, Gaming Services, and Investment Counseling)ĭirector of Consulting and Valuation Services International Society of Hospitality Consultants - Member (ISHC)įellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)Ĭornell Center for Real Estate and Finance – FellowĬornell University – Center for Hospitality Research Board of Directors National Association of Review Appraisers & Mortgage Underwriters (CRA) Ĝhair – Northern California Chapter (1996).Vice Chair – Northern California Chapter (1994, 1995).ĝirector, Real Estate Computer Show – New York ChapterĪmerican Society of Real Estate Counselors – Member (CRE).Ĝontinuing Education Committee – New York Committee.ĝivision of Courses - National Committee.Workshop Committee Chairperson – Northern California Chapter 11.Ğducation Committee Chairperson – Northern California Chapter 11.ěoard of Directors – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (1994, 1995).We help clients succeed in the complex consulting arena, from feasibility studies to exit strategies and everything in between. The firm provides expertise through every phase of ownership across a wide range of hospitality assets. HVS is the nation's leading consulting firm that is laser-focused on the hospitality sector. Suzanne earned her BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. She gained operational experience at the Plaza Hotel in New York. in New York City and Harley-Little Associates in Toronto, Canada. Her professional experience prior to HVS includes consulting and appraisal positions with HVS New York, Morgan Guaranty Trust, Laventhol & Horwath, and Helmsley-Spear Hospitality Services, Inc. Suzanne holds the following designations: MAI (Appraisal Institute), CRE (Counselor of Real Estate), FRICS (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), and ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants). As an in-demand presenter for conferences throughout the United States, Suzanne has spoken at numerous industry events and makes annual appearances at JMBM’s Meet the Money and the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS). Suzanne has developed innovative appraisal methodologies such as a mortgage-equity income capitalization formula for variable income properties, a refinancing model for hotel investments, and a methodology for valuing the real property component of casinos in Pennsylvania, where gaming has been newly established. She also led HVS’s expansion to Las Vegas in 2009 and Los Angeles in 2013. Suzanne opened the second office of HVS in 1985, locating in San Francisco to expand the firm’s hospitality valuation services to the West Coast. In that time, she also developed an expertise in the valuation of casinos for assessment purposes and recently testified as an expert witness in one of the nation’s largest casino property tax cases. In 20, she led the valuation of several high-profile, multibillion-dollar hotel portfolios. She specializes in complex hotel and casino feasibility issues. She has unparalleled experience, having appraised thousands of hotels, gaming assets, and related real estate throughout the world over the past 40 years. Mellen, MAI, CRE, FRICS, ISHC, Senior Managing Director is based in San Francisco, California.
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