Kathleen Bates has joined Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group as Vice President of Operations
Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group (Lodging Dynamics), a leading hotel management company, announced the appointment of Kathleen Bates as its Vice President of Operations today. Kathleen is an award-winning executive with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Kathleen has spent a significant portion of her career operating Marriott, Hilton, and other premium brand hotels at every level, from a single property general manager to directing and providing oversight of hotel portfolios on a regional or national level. In addition to hotel portfolios, Kathleen most recently developed, implemented and oversaw hoteling and home-sharing services across a nationwide group of Class A multi-family communities. In this role, she developed an operational platform to support critical services and processes for a seamless customer experience while ensuring critical outcomes for the company. Throughout her career, Kathleen has consistently developed and implemented strategic operational processes, resulting in improved revenue, employee engagement, guest satisfaction, profitability, and other vital outcomes important to the stakeholders.
Kathleen earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Business from Black Hills State University and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from the University of Colorado. She is passionate about philanthropic causes that impact her family and the community. She enjoys traveling, sports, and spending time with her husband and four boys in her free time.