RFP Express Inc.

Jerry was responsible at Choice for all marketing, public relations and advertising activities, franchise relations, international development and operations, management contracts, groups and tour sales operations, data processing and reservation centers. He supervised the development of Choice's state of the art computerized reservations system, as well as its award winning "man in the suitcase" advertising campaign. Jerry served as vice president operations and chief operating officer for Best Western International from 1974 to 1980 where he was responsible for marketing, reservations, and membership administration. Jerry also spent a year as director of Best Western's International Marketing and Reservations Center. Jerry was with American Express from 1969 to 1974 rising to director of travel industry marketing for its Space Bank reservations system. Jerry holds an MBA in marketing from Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School of Business, a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dartmouth's Thayer School and an AB with distinction in engineering science from Dartmouth. He serves on the board of directors of AAA Mid-Atlantic and is a member of the Auto Club's Finance Committee. He is a member of the board of The Travel Industry Association of America and of TIA's marketing committee and serves as secretary/ treasurer and on the board of the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Foundation.. He also is on the board of Natelli Communities, RFP Express, Inc., and the Old Westbury Investment Fund.. He also has previously served as a member of the advisory board of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Administration, and the Board of Directors of Choice Hotels International, Inc.