•Lead Specialist for all Upscale Hotels including the following brands: Hotel Indigo, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette, Kimpton, Voco, Crowne Plaza, Even Hotels, avid, and Atwell Suites for the following States: WA OR CA NV UT AZ NM TX ID MT WY CO OK KS NE SD ND MN IA MO IN IL MI KY WY HI and AK•Lead Specialist for all InterContinental Hotels Group Midscale and Upscale Brands for All Provinces in Canada.• Draft, Issue, and Execute Transaction and Asset Management License Agreements for IHG’s Midscale and Upscale Brands.• Manage all contractual and administration duties related to the issuance, approval, and execution of licensing and compliance related matters for new and existing franchisees within IHG's US and Canada Territories.• Review drafted License Agreements, Master Technology Services Agreements, Voluntary Termination Agreements, Comfort Letter, New Hotel Opening Advisory memos, and other materials related to the Franchise Licensing Agreement for Junior and Lead Specialists within the Franchise Licensing and Compliance Department.• Prepare and provide Legal Language for License Agreements, Comfort Letters and other Legal documentation related to the Franchise Licensing Process.• Manage all aspects of licensing execution to include the collection and processing of license agreements, franchise application fees, and franchise disclosure document receipts.•Perform and manage all contractual and administration duties related to the issuance and approval of licensing and compliance items

Perform all contractual and administration duties related to the issuance and approval of licensing and compliance related matters for new and existing franchisees within IHG's southeastern territoryKey point of contact for hotel owners on all matters related to the license term and negotiated stipulations, corporate documents identifying binding authority for agreements in license for renewals, change of ownership, conversion and new development dealsAct as liaison with franchise sales, development and licensing to issue and execute new development, conversion, change of ownership and relicensing license agreements to applicantsConduct all aspects of licensing execution to include the collection and processing of license agreements, franchise application fees, and franchise disclosure document receiptsServe as liaison for licensees and their representatives for all information relating to the progression of a license agreement from issuance to executionGather and review all franchise entity documents and ensure all information is accurate and complete to determine the appropriate contact with binding authority for licensing agreementsDraft addenda to license agreements throughout the term of licenses and follow up to ensure completionMonitor deadlines associated with property expirations, extensions, and terminationsIssue defaults, extensions, and termination letters in connection with licensees not meeting system/license requirementsEnsure that licensees are compliant with the License Agreement prior to the hotel opening in the systemOpen/Terminate/Expire hotels within the IHG systemIssue and execute all special agreements including deceased letters, promissory notes, master technology agreements, and enhancementsEnsure that all correspondence is in compliance with internal and external laws and state regulationsInteract daily internally with franchise development, legal, quality, credit teams

Assist with feasibility study preparationPrepare, review, and edit pedagogical materialsPrepare workshop documentsPrepare and review consulting agreements

Created Online Travel Agency communication updates.Lead for auditing all communications for best practices for IHG hotels.Created, analyzed, and reported monthly Online Travel Agency, Best Price Guarantee and internal reports relating to compliance and standard violations.Analyzed reports using Excel and reporting methods.Created biweekly Brand Verity (violation), reports for Online Travel Agencies; Expedia, Booking, and Priceline.Intranet specialist for communications for Online Travel Agencies and Global Distribution Strategy documentation.Provided support for the Distribution Strategy and Compliance Teams.Participated in cross training with Compliance, Operations, Brands, Social Media, Marketing, Revenue Management, Digital and Analytics Teams.

Maintained accounting office records and responding to client queries about data and records.Updated data, filed documents, and post items to accounts.Assisted with client tax filings by entering data from original documents.Created reports and documents using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Post accounts to the general ledger using the programs QuickBooks and EasyAcct.Processed client invoices, accounts payable, and accounts receivable using programs such as EasyAcct to ensure accuracy.Processed payroll for companies through our firm.