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Ms. Shults participates in all aspects of projects, from pre-development to design and construction. She is responsible for prospective project evaluation and analysis, competitive market analysis, and implementation of detailed investment and financial analysis on a variety of deal types and structures at various stages (acquisition, construction, refinancing). She prepares and supervises the analysis for development pro formas, market forecasts, acquisitions, loan refinancings, and cash flow projections. Ms. Shults also plays an integral role in market assessments, site assessments, and other due diligence related to site acquisition and development feasibility. She helps with the sourcing and structuring of debt and equity in addition to managing investor relations.

Before coming to the hospitality industry, Ms. Shults held positions in trading and risk analytics at Enron Corp, Duke Energy, and PG&E Energy Trading.

Ms. Shults holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.