Speakers

As President of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, Jennifer Barnwell teamed up with multiple visionaries to launch this one-of-a-kind platform in November 2020. Curator Hotel & Resort Collection provides independent hotels and resorts with the power to compete together through program benefits while allowing its members the freedom to retain what makes their properties unique. Prior to Curator, Barnwell was Senior Vice President of Asset Management of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a leading lodging real estate investment trust which was formed and went public in 2009.  She oversaw hotels on the west coast in San Francisco and Los Angeles and had a team of three Asset Managers reporting to her. Prior to joining Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Barnwell was Senior Vice President of Peninsula Real Estate LLC, a private real estate investment fund based in New York.  While at Peninsula Real Estate LLC Ms. Barnwell was involved in all aspects of the fund including formation, acquisitions, and asset management.  Previously, Barnwell was Vice President of Tishman Hotel & Realty LP where she was involved in Tishman Hotel & Realty’s many activities including acquisitions, management, asset management, development, and brokerage.  Jennifer holds a B.S. from The School of Hotel Administration of Cornell University, graduating with Distinction.  Jennifer is currently on the Board of Advisors for the Independent Lodging Congress, is a member of the Advisory Committee for ForWard (Women Advancing Hospitality) and is a member of AHLA’s Independent & Boutiques Committee.