Omar Vega General Manager, Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta
Karen Wilson Assistant Director of Human Resources, Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta
Omar Vega is a hospitality executive with more than 18 years of luxury experience. Driven by his passion for service, he worked his way up the ranks at Ritz-Carlton and later served as the regional corporate director of food and beverage for FirstService Residential. Vega currently serves on the board of directors for Cobb County Tourism and is a member of the Georgia Hospitality Lodging Association. In his free time, Vega enjoys cooking and exploring different styles of cuisine with his wife, his 16- year old son, and his 8-year old daughter.
With more than 13 years of luxury hospitality experience, Karen Wilson serves as the assistant director of human resources at the Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta. Her luxury journey began in 2009 when she became the executive assistant to the general manager at The St. Regis Atlanta. While serving in that role, she was awarded the 2012 Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association Administrative Employee of the Year award. Her deep-seated desire to serve others made the transition to human resources a natural progression in her hospitality career and in 2016 Wilson was promoted to HR manager. In her current role, Wilson oversees HR operations. Street Capital in Chicago, focused on the asset management of $1+ billion of hotel and resort properties across the US. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Acquisitions at Chartres Lodging Group responsible for sourcing, underwriting, due diligence and financing efforts for off-market and adaptive-reuse acquisition opportunities across the US. Prior to Chartres, Dina was with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, implementing the boutique lifestyle brand’s growth strategy as Senior Director of Acquisitions and Development. Dina began her career as an investment banker at Bear Stearns in the Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Group in New York. Dina has a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of HAMA (Hospitality Asset Managers Association) as chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, is active in the Castell Project and champions advancing women within the real estate and hospitality industry. Dina lives in Dallas, TX, and can often be found running the trails around town.
Dina Winder Senior Vice President, Asset Management, Highgate
Dina Winder brings 20+ years of experience in hospitality real estate with a demonstrated track record of driving superior results through active asset management and forging strategic partnerships. She is intensely focused on maximizing investor returns with an eye to the guest experience and executing value-add renovation and repositioning plans. Dina is currently Senior Vice President, Asset Management at Highgate, a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Dina was previously a Principal with Walton
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