Tom Pugh With more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Tom Pugh joins the Embassy Suites Hotel Santa Ana-Orange County Airport North as Interim General Manager. He most recently held the General Manager position at the Embassy Suites Hotel Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colo. Prior to that, Pugh opened a new Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa and Conference Center as General Manager in San Marcos, Texas for John Q Hammons Hotels and Resorts. While in San Marcos, Pugh served as Chairman of the Convention and Visitors Bureau and as board member of the Chamber of Commerce.