Pub. 11 2014 Issue 4

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S 18 Peak Hospitality, LLC Peak Hospitality, LLC is an Albuquerque based 3rd party Hotel Management Company with hotels in NM, AZ and TX. We were founded in 2000 with one small hotel in downtown Albuquerque, and the company quickly grew to as many as 14 hotels within 5 years. Peak Hospitality was recently touted on HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE on the Travel Channel. Anthony Melchiorri, host of the popular tele - vision show was called in to help the struggling Gadsden Hotel in Douglas AZ. Built in 1907, the Gadsden is known as one of America’s last Grand Hotels. Drafting a short term turnaround plan, Anthony called upon Peak Hospitality to meet with the hotels conservator to sign on as Management Company to help “turnaround” the hotels misfortunes. The hotel is currently undergoing a Phase I renovation of guest rooms, has recently re-opened a spruced up Saddle & Spur Lounge, introducing new menus in El Conquistador Dining Room, and devel - oping a hotel museum with its vast array of memorabilia from the past century. Peak Hospitality is also presently one of three finalists in the Lati - no Hotel Owners Association Hotel Management Company of the year. We offer a full range of services including Human Resources, Operational Management, Sales &marketing, Accounting, Feasibility Studies, Design & Procurement, and Receivership Services. n For more information call Walter Barela at 505.550.6040 or email at wbarela@peakhotels.com Peak Hospitality LLC 600 Central Ave SW, Suite 105 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Tel: 505-244-1114 Fax: 505-244-1117 NMBA Associate Member Pacific Coast Banking School Announces 2013 New Mexico Graduate Pacific Coast Banking School (PCBS) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Schapira, a Small Business Segment Leader from Well Fargo Bank, N.A. in Albuquerque received his diploma on August 30, 2013 in a ceremony at the University of Washington. PCBS gradu - ates completed the three year PCBS grad- uate-level educational program focusing on leadership, risk management, and financial performance in the financial services industry. Participants attend a two-week resident session each August on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, and complete six written extension assignments and an original management thesis. This year’s graduating class consisted of 204 individuals representing a di- verse mix of financial institutions from twenty-seven states and one American territory. Congratulations to Mr. Scha- pira who joins the ranks of over 10,000 prestigious Pacific Coast Banking School alumni who have completed this pro- gram. n Pacific Coast Banking School 425-278-0250 www.thePCBS.org