Barry BloomMr. Bloom will assume his new position on July 1 and in the interim will provide consulting services to the company while he concludes his work in his current position as an Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston University. Mr. Bloom previously was a senior executive with CNL Hotels & Resorts from 2003 until the sale of the company in 2007, and was instrumental in the growth and ultimate liquidity event of the company as its Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management and Administration. Since then, he successfully led his own hotel investment firm, Abacus Lodging Investors LLC, in addition to completing his Ph.D. in Hospitality Management and teaching at the University of Central Florida, DePaul University and Boston University. His prior experience includes work for Hyatt Development Corporation, Tishman Hotel & Realty, VMS Realty Partners and PKF. Mr. Bloom will be based in IALA’s corporate headquarters in Orlando, Fla., and assume responsibility for all of the company’s asset management and project management activities.