MORRISSEY HOSPITALITY COMPANIES - Key Persons
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- Payroll Manager / Administration & Procurement Support
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- Member of the Revenue Management Team
- Systems Administrator
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- Member of the Revenue Management Team
- Systems & POS Administrator
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- District Manager
- Member of the Operational Leadership Team
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- Operations Manager at Pazzaluna Urban Italian Restaurant & Bar
- Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
Elizabeth's deep passion for hospitality took root when she spent the day with her father, Bill Morrissey, for a Take Your Daughter to Work Day when he was the General Manager of The Saint Paul Hotel. Her own career began at The Saint Paul Hotel and continued at the Hotel Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Convention Center, St. Paul's RiverCentre, and Restaurant Max.
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- Executive Chef - Restaurant
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- Marketing Account Manager / Financial Services & Information Technology
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- Director, Financial Planning
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- Marketing Account Manager
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- Controller
- Member of the Revenue Management Team
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- Creative Marketing Manager
Keith is a hospitality management professional with 30+ years of experience leading food & beverage operations for hotels, restaurants, golf courses, and sports & entertainment facilities. His peers describe him as a high-capacity, intuitive, creative, thoughtful, and disciplined leader. With years of industry knowledge and experience in multifaceted hospitality environments, he routinely demonstrates strength in strategically building high-performance teams, resulting in stable revenues and profits.
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- Corporate Executive Chef
- Food & Beverage Director - Hotel
Lance Kapps started his career in upstate New York, spending summers working in resort-area restaurants. He then pursued a Culinary Arts degree at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. While in Rhode Island, Chef Kapps worked with local chefs at the Squantum Association in East Providence in fine dining and catering.
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- HR Information Systems Manager
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- HR Business Partner - Restaurants
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- Special Projects Director
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- Vice President, Human Resources
Paula is a results-driven professional with comprehensive human resources experience spanning 25 years. She is well-versed in labor relations, employee relations, retention, training and development, HRIS, compensation and benefit management, domestic and international recruiting, job description development, HR audits, unemployment hearings, worker's compensation claim management, and risk and safety management. She is also well versed in Def Leppard - so don't mention the band unless you want her to talk your ear off.
As a 30-year hospitality industry veteran, Richard has served as an executive and top revenue driver. He has proven success in guest experience, entertainment, facilities, and food and beverage. Richard drives and optimizes sales and profitability through best practices, labor productivity, and strategic procurement.
Richard served as Executive Vice President of Food & Beverage for Australia-based Event Hospitality & Entertainment, extending his expertise to the Pan Pacific's largest cinema chain, three hotel brands, and various venues and resorts. After returning to the United States, he was instrumental in putting the finishing touches to work completing City Street Investors development of Denver's Union Station while leading the hospitality & entertainment district efforts of Larimer & Associates.
Richard joined Morrissey Hospitality as President in 2018. He is a strong communicator, partnering closely with executive management and shareholders to establish and articulate their vision and goals. Richard believes in promoting diverse and "out of the box" initiatives to further the team's mission and creates positive employee experiences, increased efficiencies, and enhanced guest experiences. Active in the Twin Cities community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance and of Visit Saint Paul. Richard was the recipient of Minnesota Monthly's Minnesota 500 Most Powerful Leaders from 2020-2022, and a winner of the Twin Cities Business Notable Leader in Hospitality Award in 2022.
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- HR Business Partner - Venues
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- Member of the Operational Leadership Team
- District Manager / Marketing & Brand Development
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- Vice President of Restaurants
Todd Shepard brings over 20 years of experience in hospitality management to his role at Morrissey Hospitality as Vice President of Restaurants. A graduate of Wayne State University, a certified Sommelier and a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, Todd specializes in increasing portfolio profits through operational efficiency, responsible innovation and brand evolution.
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- Accounts Payable Specialist