Support Associates
Daniel D’Agostino
Food & Beverage
As Senior Vice President of Nightlife for The Light Group, Mr. D’Agostino oversaw daily operations, including promotion, marketing, events, and strategic planning. He was responsible for a 55-million-dollar annual budget. Implementing risk management procedures and delivering substantial cost savings through reduced operating expenses, tightened controls, and new policies, Dan restructured reporting procedures to improve decision-making and delivered record profits.
Preceding The Light Group, Mr. D’Agostino restored relevance to underperforming assets for MGM Resorts International’s Entertainment Division providing tactical and strategic leadership to maximize revenue and resources. Having served on the Executive Leadership Committee, Dan championed cooperation, instituted policy and procedure, re-energized programming, increased net profit, and exposed revenue.
Following The Light Group, Mr. D’Agostino oversaw expansion and acquisition for the One Group, advised on Key business decisions and capital deployment, oversaw cash flow and debt restructuring, and implemented strategies to raise the perception, value, and profit of flagship brand STK.
Having held progressing leadership roles with Red Rock Resorts, Levy Sports & Entertainment, and Constellation Brands International, among others, Dan has analyzed key business functions and processes to understand business drivers; designed and executed initiatives to build market presence, revenue, and ROI, and evaluated the financial conditions, data collection systems, marketing, promotions, operations, and public relations of Industry leading hospitality companies globally for 30 years.
An active member of the community, D’Agostino previously served on the Board of Dress for Success; a nonprofit organization focused on helping female victims of domestic abuse successfully return to the workplace and currently runs a community-based initiative to provide food and clothing for the homeless population in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Eddie Lynn
Casino Operations
As President of Jaco Blu Developments, Eddie sourced new resort hotel and casino opportunities in the Caribbean and Latin America. Prior, Eddie was CEO of the Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise (DNGE) and oversaw three hotel-casinos properties. He also managed the $30M redevelopment and expansion of two properties and a company
rebrand. Eddie created a corporate structure to centralize financial controls, compliance, BSA/AML operations, HR, marketing and positioning, player development, and enhancing gaming and non-gaming operations.
Before DNGE, Eddie was the General Manager of Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Minnesota (TIRC). He was responsible for the daily operations of one of the largest and most successful Native American Resort Developments in the Midwest, consisting of 100,000 SF of gaming space, 500 room hotel, 30,000 SF convention facility, RV park and marina, waterpark, and multiple F&B outlets, with 1,600 employees. Eddie was instrumental in implementing programs to enhance the brand experience, hotel best practices, player development, and customer experience.
Before TIRC, Eddie was Director of Casino Development & Operations for Hard Rock International, where he spearheaded the development of resort casino projects throughout the Americas, Central America, and the Caribbean. Projects locations included Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Antigua, Trinidad Tobago, Sint Maarten, and Jamaica. With over 40 years of experience in the hospitality and gaming industry, working in many jurisdictions worldwide, Eddie is thoroughly versed in all aspects of project business development, gaming operations, and departmental administration.
Alison Littman
Procurement
Alison Littman combines her background in Industrial Design with her expertise in world-wide Sourcing and innovative manufacturing to deliver a range of custom design, development and sourcing services to hospitality, workspace, retail, restaurant and residential clients. By leveraging partnerships developed over decades working globally, she has a strong sourcing network and is able to support a broad range of clients to deliver a wide variety of styles and price-points.
Formerly, Alison ran FF&E and Sourcing at WeWork, where she developed a Strategic Sourcing team to support rapid growth world-wide. Prior to that, Alison was the Director of Interiors and Sourcing at Burch Creative Capital where she was responsible for the development of Hospitality projects and new retail roll-outs. In that role she also was responsible for the FF&E development for hospitality projects including The W Hotel South Beach, Rosewood Hotels, and Related Residential Developments.
Alison began her career in 1992 in Furniture Development, Merchandising, and Store Design, for national retail and hotel chains. She’s developed collections for brands including One Kings Lane, Soho House, Wynn Las Vegas, Marriott brands, and WeWork/WeLive.
Louisa Warwick
Marketing
Louisa started her career in marketing, advertising & PR shortly after graduating from New York University where she studied Sports Management. Her clients include Nobu Hotels, Tao Group, Mila Group & more.
Louisa has published clients in outlets including The New York Times, The New York Post, Forbes USA, Harpers Bazaar USA, The Daily Mail, Business Insider, E! News, The BBC, CNBC and more.
In addition to marketing, advertising & PR, Louisa was a national level swimmer and international level cross-country runner. She has run the New York Marathon twice in 3 hours 23 minutes. She has also served as a judge at several beauty pageants including Miss New York, Miss Manhattan and Miss Connecticut USA. Louisa has personally been featured in outlets including The New York Times, Forbes, The Daily Mail, The BBC, The Telegraph, The Times, Business Insider, The NY Post and more.
Teri Merritt
e-Commerce
A Florida native, Teri has successfully led and re-invented the marketing, digital and distribution efforts in the hotel industry for one of the world’s largest Hospitality companies, Marriott International, for 25 successful years, which included her role as VP of Brand Marketing & eCommerce for Marriott’s Americas Continental division. Her expertise in various continents, including the North America, Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, gives her the global understanding to strategically direct and achieve profitable marketing initiatives across different hotel types and across multiple geographies. More recently, as VP of Brand, Marketing & Digital for Trust Hospitality, based in Coral Gables, she provided strategic and tactical direction to the Trust portfolio of hotels and resorts throughout the Americas in the Marketing & Digital disciplines.
Teri’s experience includes work with JW Marriott, Gaylord Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels, Delta Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, Towneplace Suites, Springhill Suites, Fairfield Inn and AC by Marriott across diverse markets, including the United States, Canada, UK, Germany, Middle East (UAE), Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Erika Ordoñez
Marketing & P.R.
Raised in Colombia and educated in Switzerland, Erika is passionate and well-rounded in hospitality marketing and entrepreneurial projects. She graduated with honors in International Hotel Management at the University of Les Roches, Switzerland where she became member of the ETA Sigma Delta Association for Hoteliers and specialized in Entrepreneurship.
She started her career in the operational side working in the food and beverage department at Shangri-la Palace Hotel in Paris. She developed a multi-vertical knowledge in hospitality working in different fields like sales, marketing and business development at Trust Hospitality in Miami, where she continues working as the Corporate Marketing Associate. Currently Erika brings the marketing perspective to Reveille Hospitality and she also started her own entrepreneurial pastry business in Bogota as a cake artist.