Principals Information

Robert W. Dora, Principal

     Mr. Dora graduated from the University of Colorado. He is the co-owner of Dora Brothers Hospitality Corporation and Indiana Hotel & Property Management Inc. Mr. Dora is a managing partner/member or stockholder in two Holiday Inns, a Comfort Inn & Suites, three Holiday Inn Express‚, two Hampton Inns, a Best Western Hotel & Suites and a Sleep Inn which are managed by Dora Brothers Hospitality. Additionally, Indiana Hotel & Property Management, Inc. manages a Holiday Inn and a Holiday Inn Express under management agreements. He has been involved in the development and opening of over seventeen hotels and four TGI Fridays restaurants during his career in the hospitality industry.

    He is the past President of the Indianapolis Hotel Association and has served on several hospitality related boards and committees. He currently sits on the International Association of Holiday Inns‚ Full Service Committee; Member, Holiday Inn Food and Beverage Council (2001 to 2003); Member, International Association of Holiday Inns, Board of Directors (elected Sept 2003); Chairman, International Association of Holiday Inns Central Region Committee; and Member, General Managers Institute Committee.

    Mr. Dora’s properties have been recipients of numerous awards for quality and service excellence. He is a principal in Prestige Building Company, a general contractor/ construction management firm.

BDora@DoraHotels.com

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Timothy J. Dora, Principal

      Mr. Dora holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Finance from the University of Colorado. Mr. Dora is the owner of Dora Hotel Company, a hotel development and management company. Dora Hotel Company is currently developing a Candlewood Suites in Terre Haute, Indiana; a Hotel Indigo in Carmel, Indiana; a Candlewood Suites in Columbus, Indiana; a Staybridge Suites in Indianapolis, Indiana (Traders Point); an Education and Conference Center in Columbus, Indiana; a Hotel Indigo in Bloomington, Indiana; a Hotel Indigo in Indianapolis, Indiana (Airport area) and a 105,000 square foot office building for Cummins, Inc. in Columbus, Indiana.

     Mr. Dora is a co-owner of Dora Brothers Hospitality Corporation. Dora Brothers is hotel management and accounting company.

     Mr. Dora is a managing partner/member or stockholder of one Comfort Suites hotel, two Candlewood Suites Hotels, one Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel, four Hilton Garden Inn hotels, one Holiday Inn hotel, three Holiday Inn Express Hotels, two Hotel Indigo hotels, two Staybridge Suites hotels and two Independent hotels. Mr. Dora’s properties have been recipients of numerous awards for quality and service excellence including the 2001 Developer of the Year Award from Hilton Hotels Corporation. He has been involved in the management, development and opening of over thirty hotels during his career in the hospitality industry.

    He is the past President and Board Member of the Indiana Hotel & Lodging Association and has served on several hospitality related boards and committees. He has been designated as a Certified Hotel Administrator by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. He is the Vice-Chairman of Premier Capital Corporation of Indianapolis, Indiana a Certified Development Corporation of the Small Business Administration. He is a principal in Dykstra Building Company a general contractors/ construction management firm.

TDora@DoraHotels.com

Julie Garrett, Director of Sales

     Ms. Garrett is a graduate of St. Ambrose University with a B.S. in Art and minor in Advertising/Marketing. She has 16 years of Sales and Marketing experience, 8 of which are in the hospitality industry, 4 years at Dora Brothers Hospitality. Ms. Garrett oversees the daily sales efforts of the current 10 Dora Brothers properties. Her responsibilities also include hiring and training sales staff, developing and implementing marketing strategies, participating in Industry Trade Shows, manage national accounts, and organize preopening sales functions of future hotel openings.

JGarrett@DoraHotels.com

Neva A. Bowman, Corporate Controller

     Ms. Bowman graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ball State University's Honors College in 1992. She graduated third in her accounting class at Ball State. She obtained a B.S. in Accounting. She obtained her C.P.A. license in 1994.. She was employed by Katz, Sapper & Miller of Indianapolis from 1992 to 1996 where many of her clients were in the hospitality and food industry. She has been employed by Dora Brothers Hospitality as the Corporate Controller since 1996.

NBowman@DoraHotels.com