Jon Eliassen was appointed President and CEO of Red Lion Hotels Corporation on February 8, 2011.  He has been a director of the company since September 2003. Mr. Eliassen was President and CEO of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council from 2003 until 2007. Mr. Eliassen retired in 2003 from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avista Corp., a publicly-traded diversified utility. Mr. Eliassen spent 33 years at Avista, including the last 16 years as its Chief Financial Officer. While at Avista, Mr. Eliassen was an active participant in development of a number of successful subsidiary company operations including technology related startups Itron, Avista Labs and Avista Advantage. Mr. Eliassen serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Itron Corporation, serves as a member of the Board of Directors of IT Lifeline, Inc, and is the principal of Terrapin Capital Group, LLC.  Mr. Eliassen's corporate accomplishments are complemented by his extensive service to the community in roles which have included director and President of the Spokane Symphony Endowment Fund, director of The Heart Institute of Spokane, Washington State University Research Foundation, Washington Technology Center, Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute and past director of numerous other organizations and energy industry associations.

George Schweitzer has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hotel Operations since November 2009 and is a member of the senior management team for RLH. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry.  George joined RLH in April 2008 as Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations. In 2001, George founded LaborSage, Inc., which developed labor scheduling software.  His company was subsequently sold to UniFocus, L.P. out of Dallas, TX in August, 2006.  Mr. Schweitzer was the President of the VenQuest Hotel Group, based in Irvine, CA and Vice President Operations for Sunstone Hotels. Prior to that, George was a Regional Vice President for Red Lion Hotels & Inns for 12 years.  George is a Certified Hotel Administrator with a background in Business Administration. He attended the University of Montana, California State University Long Beach and UCLA.

Julie Shiflett was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning September 1, 2011. Ms. Shiflett has been with Red Lion Hotels since October 2010 when she was hired under a contract to serve as Vice President of Finance.  She is a principal of NW CFO, a financial consulting company she founded in 2008 which assists emerging and mid-market companies with activities including strategic planning, forecasting, and recapitalization. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Signature Genomic Laboratories in Spokane, Washington, in 2009 and 2010.  Prior to that, Shiflett was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Paint and Coatings from 2006 to 2009 and Vice President of Finance and Administration of Riley Creek Lumber Company from 2001 until  2006.  Her accounting career began at Coopers & Lybrand in Spokane.  Ms. Shiflett also currently serves on the Board of Directors for an $8 billion financial institution, a chemical manufacturing company and a regional hospital.

David Barbieri has been with our company since 1996 and serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.  Mr. Barbieri is a member of the senior management team for Red Lion Hotels Corporation and is responsible for the company's information technology initiatives ranging from network and application infrastructure to Internet-based application design and e-commerce.  Mr. Barbieri is also responsible for the company’s sustainability programs and corporate facilities, design, and construction initiatives.  Before joining our company, Mr. Barbieri worked as an engineer for a data backup hardware manufacturing company.

Currently the Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Krisann Hatch has been with Red Lion Hotels Corporation (formerly WestCoast Hospitality) since October 2002 and is a member of the senior management team.  In her role in Human Resources, she is responsible for strategic management, training & development, performance management, workforce planning & analysis, policy implementation and interpretation, employee relations, recruitment & selection, benefits administration, compensation, and legal compliance including affirmative action.  Prior to joining WestCoast Hospitality in 2002, Ms. Hatch had been with Hilton Hotels for 13 years, starting her hotel career in 1989 with Red Lion Hotels and serving in the role of Director of Human Resources at six different hotels throughout the Pacific Northwest and through a variety of hotel mergers - from Red Lion to Doubletree to Promus to Hilton.  In 1999, she was promoted to the position of Regional Director of Human Resources with Hilton Hotels, responsible for a group of hotels that included the Red Lion portfolio.  Ms. Hatch is a Senior Professional, Human Resources through the Human Resources Certification Institute, served on the Board of the Spokane Chapter of the Northwest Human Resources Management Association (now INSHRM) and is a current Board Director for the Inland Northwest Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.

Sandra J. Heffernan is currently the Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Prior to Red Lion, she served as Senior Director of Financial Accounting & Reporting for NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc., a public company based in Coeur d'Alene, ID. She previously worked in key accounting and financial positions, including Controller and Assistant Controller roles, for various public companies and private organizations. Ms. Heffernan has been employed by several notable companies, including PepsiCo Food Systems, Dell Computer Corporation and the National Football League.  As Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller for Red Lion, Ms. Heffernan directs all accounting and reporting functions for the company, is responsible for internal controls and is a key member of the team that manages outside banking and audit relationships.  She graduated from Texas A&M University in 1992 with a BBA in Finance and graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1996 with an MS in Accounting.  Ms. Heffernan is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Washington State.

Tom McKeirnan has been our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2005 and is a member of the senior management team. Prior to that he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2004 through February 2005 and Vice President, Assistant General Counsel from July 2003 to January 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. McKeirnan was a partner at the Spokane, Washington law firm of Paine Hamblen Cofflin Brooke & Miller, LLP from January 2002 until July 2003 and an associate attorney at the same firm from 1999 to 2001. Mr. McKeirnan was also an associate attorney with the Seattle, Washington law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. from 1995 until 1999. Mr. McKeirnan's private legal practice has focused on corporate, transactional, real estate and securities law, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. While in private practice, Mr. McKeirnan represented us as outside counsel on various strategic and transactional matters and also represented WestCoast Hotels, Inc. prior to our acquisition of that company.