Stark, who joined GTHCC in May 2008, has more than 20 years of hotel and resort management experience. He most recently served as director of operations for the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Flintstone, Maryland, a AAA Four Diamond property also managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts.

Previously he was general manager of the Fieldstone Resort and Conference Center in Hiawassee, GA, and director of food and beverage for the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, GA. Prior to that Stark worked for various Hyatt hotel properties. He was director of food and beverage at the Hyatt Regency Hilton Head in Hilton Head, SC, director of operations for the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Washington state, and the assistant director of food and beverage at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL.

Stark was born in Pennsylvania, raised in New York City and currently lives in Blairsville, GA, with his wife and two children.

About Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center

The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center is an eight-story, state-of-the-art meeting and accommodation facility located in the Technology Square complex in Midtown Atlanta. Opened in the summer of 2003, the GTHCC is a member of the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) and offers 21,000 square feet of executive meeting space as well as a 252-room hotel. The facility is owned by the Georgia Tech Foundation Inc. and managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The hotel is located at 800 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30308. For more information or to make reservations, please visit www.gatechhotel.com or call 404-347-9440.

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