WILLIAM J. HOFFMAN, President & CEO

Mr. Hoffman is President and a co-founder of Trigild. He has over 30 years experience as an attorney and is a California licensed Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Hoffman is a Certified Hotel Administrator, recognized by the American Hotel and Lodging Association. He is a former President of the California Lodging Industry Association, and served seven years on CLIA’s Board of Directors.

In 1996, Mr. Hoffman was appointed to the California Tourism Selection Committee by the Governor. Currently, he serves on American Bar Association’s Hotels, Resorts & Tourism Executive Committee, as well as on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Receivership Forum. Mr. Hoffman is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association, and the American Lodging Industry Association.

Mr. Hoffman has authored hundreds of articles for various hospitality, real estate, business, finance, and general publications. He is a frequent lecturer at conferences and conventions for hoteliers, bankers, and lawyers. Mr. Hoffman’s unique blend of expertise in management, law, and real estate qualifies him as an expert witness—and has led State and Federal Courts to appoint him as Receiver, Trustee or Custodian for troubled real estate assets across North America.

MARTY J. GIARDINA, Executive Vice President & COO

Mr. Giardina has over 30 years of experience in business and commercial operations, ranging from floor management to the boardroom. He has been a restaurant owner, and has held a top-level executive position for several national restaurant chains, including a leadership position in the franchise division.

Since joining Trigild, Mr. Giardina has parlayed his experience and expertise to include hotels, convenience stores, gas stations, and many other special asset types. In his role as COO for Trigild, Mr. Giardina oversees the day-to-day operation of all Trigild managed properties, working closely with the corporate office personnel and all on-site managers. He is also involved consulting services offered to Trigild clients.

Mr. Giardina is a graduate of Illinois State University.

JUDY MAXWELL HOFFMAN, Sr. Vice President Marketing

Ms. Hoffman has directed the marketing activities and provided consulting services for over 300 different properties, including:

• Hotels
• Restaurants
• Convenience Stores
• Assisted care senior housing
• Apartment Projects
• Water park / Entertainment

Today, Ms. Hoffman directs Trigild’s business development activities, and oversees Trigild managed properties’ marketing activities. She is a principal in the company, a member of the executive committee, and a Board Director.

Ms. Hoffman is a graduate of San Diego State University.

NICHOLAS NIGHTINGALE, VP of Accounting & Information Systems

Mr. Nightingale heads Trigild’s technology and accounting systems and ensures that his department is expert at accumulating, managing, and disseminating information to Trigild Team members, as well as our clients.

Mr. Nightingale began his career as a systems analyst for a Canadian hotel franchise where he advanced to the role of Corporate IT Manager. A Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer and Database Administrator, Mr. Nightingale has been managing and directing IT systems in the hospitality industry since 1988.

Mr. Nightingale is a graduate of Trent University.

CAROL CHEN, Controller

Ms. Chen has been with Trigild since 1994. She oversees corporate accounting and insurance matters for Trigild and its managed properties. She also handles special projects relating to Trigild’s properties, including forensic audits.

Prior to working with Trigild, Ms. Chen earned her CPA with a "Big 4" accounting firm and spent many years as controller at a major hotel company, both on site and in the corporate office. Her experience there included opening a new 800-room hotel.

Ms. Chen is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles.

KEVIN BERRY, Director of Hotel Operations

Mr. Berry brings over 25 years of hospitality experience to his position with Trigild as the Director of Hotel Operations. He is responsible for all day-to-day operations at Trigild’s managed hotel properties throughout North America.

Mr. Berry has held positions as General Manager, Operations Director, and Controller at both independent and franchised hotels. He has also has successfully opened several new hotels.

Mr. Berry is a graduate of University of Colorado.

KIM CODY, Director of Special Projects

Based in Trigild's Atlanta office, Mr. Cody works as a project manager for unfinished construction projects throughout the country, providing asset management services when Trigild serves as a receiver for mixed-use projects. Cody was most recently regional director of the Douglas Wilson Companies Atlanta office, overseeing court appointed fiduciary, consulting and real estate services.

He is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and also holds an MBA and a master’s degree from Georgia State University.

JASON HULL, Asset Management / Business Development Director

Accomplished in real estate management, operations and strategic planning, Mr. Hull is responsible for maximizing value on Trigild-managed real estate assets, and is also charged with developing new business opportunities. Prior to joining Trigild, he was a senior acquisition director with Interwest Capital, a real estate firm that acquires distressed debt and real estate, and was also a development coordinator and senior analyst with Cherokee Investment Partners, a real estate private equity fund that specializes in mixed use developments of environmentally contaminated properties. In addition, he has extensive experience in city and municipal involvement and has been involved in numerous mixed use entitlement and development projects. Mr. Hull served over six years as a Navy SEAL -- and was decorated for valor in both Afghanistan and Iraq. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he earned his MBA at Duke University.

SARAH SZILAGYI, Conference Director

Sarah Szilagyi oversees the marketing, planning and implementation for the Trigild Lender Conference.

Sarah’s prior experience includes several years as an editor and licensing manager in the book publishing industry. Sarah is a graduate of Rutgers College and received her MBA from San Diego State University.

TRACY MORENO, Human Resources Director

Ms. Moreno oversees all hiring and maintenance of Trigild staff, which at times, numbers over 1,000 people. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, Ms. Moreno has extensive human resource experience at a property level, as well as within a corporate environment.

Ms. Moreno is a graduate of San Diego State University and has taken a variety of industry courses to stay on the forefront of best practices for payroll and benefits.

RON POLOWY, Operations Manager

Mr. Polowy is an Operations Manager based in the Southeast. With his experience as a merchandise manager, consultant, operations director and quality control manager, Mr. Polowy brings a wealth of expertise to the Trigild team.

At his previous employer, Mr. Polowy was responsible for service contract negotiations, materials scheduling, designing, and implementing problem resolution strategies and coordinating resources to meet high customer service standards.

Mr. Polowy served proudly with the US Army and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Business from Southern Illinois University.

BASIL LEUNG, Operations Manager

Mr. Leung has been involved with the management of several different restaurant franchise operations on behalf of Trigild, including Sizzler and Perkins. A 25-year veteran of the restaurant industry, Mr. Leung began his career as a Store Manager in New York for Sizzler Restaurants. In 1993, he was promoted to Area Manager for Sizzler Restaurant Corporate and advanced to oversee their restaurants in New York and New Jersey.

Mr. Leung joined Trigild in 2000 and is based on the East Coast.