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Super 8 Motels General Managers 
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Hospitality Industry�s First Managers Advisory Board Formed 
 
Parsippany, N.J., October 14, 1998 -- Super 8 Motels, Inc. announces the formation of its Managers Advisory Board, comprised solely of the General Managers who manage the chain�s motels. The Board is designed to allow an exchange of ideas, facilitate communication and keep management apprised of issues and concerns. The board is the first of its kind in the hospitality industry and is expected to foster system-wide productivity. 

 "With the addition of the Managers Advisory Board, we now have complete input from all the groups that make up the Super 8 chain," said, Robert N. Weller, Super 8 Motels president and ceo. "The owners provide input on overall operations issues, and the general managers� contribution involve the day-to-day operations." 

 Managers were nominated by the Super 8 motel owners and selected based on their experience and performance from over 200 candidates. Meeting quarterly, the Board members will serve one-year terms. The winner of the Super 8 Manager of the Year award will serve a two-year term. 
 

Members of the 1998-1999 Advisory Board are 
  • Ardythe Smith, Walnut, Iowa; 
  • Steven Marsceau, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; 
  • Jim Grisham, Naples, Florida; 
  • Ed Nelson, Sedona, Arizona; 
  • Lisa Desrosier, Westbrook, Maine; 
  • Candace Dyer, Wichita, Kansas; 
  • Lori Hull, Gallipolis, Ohio; Hal
  • Peterson, Reno/Sparks, Nevada; 
  • Jerry Glatt, Aberdeen, South Dakota; 
  • Tina Stone, Richmond, Virginia; 
  • and Shalesh Steve Bhakta, New Braunfels, Texas. 
Daniel Fletcher, Super 8 Motels, Inc. director of Training, will preside over the meetings.
Super 8 Motels, Inc., founded in America�s heartland in 1974, has more than 1,700 motels and 100,000 rooms throughout the United States and Canada. It is the fastest-growing economy lodging chain in North America. Motel locations and on-line reservations are available on the Super 8 Internet home page at http://www.Super8.com.
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Contact:
Jennifer Nemeth
(973) 496-7645
http://www.Super8.com
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Also See:
Super 8 Motels Sets Record For Number of Motels Opened in One Quarter / Aug 1998

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