Genesis Hotel Development LLC

Team and Strategic Partners

Genesis was created to be full service, international hospitality firm to service the development community, especially land owners and developers without hotel or resort development experience. To meet this objective, Genesis has formed strategic partnerships with industry leaders whose expertise compliments well those of Genesis.

 

Francis A. Wong

Mr. Wong, as Chairman and CEO of Genesis Hotel Development LLC, brings development, financial, political and legal expertise to this assignment. As the owner and developer of several branded hotels in Hawaii, British Columbia and California, he has successfully developed, financed and completed many of these hotels. He was a former Hawaii State Senator and a member of the staff of US Senator John F. Kennedy. As a graduate of Georgetown College and Law School in Washington, D.C., he was named in the first edition of Best Lawyers in America. He has been the chairman of both the Planning Commission and the Architectural and Landscape Committee of the City of Indian Wells. He. Currently sits on the Board of the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, one of the largest non-profits in California, the Hawaii Legacy Reforestation Initiative, a Hawaii non-profit dedicated to the reforestation of native woods, and Allied Hotel Properties Inc., a Canadian public company. He also chairs the Development Committee of the Allied Board and has oversight responsibilities for its 775-unit condominium project in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and leads the development of the Palm Springs Residences, a 125-unit resort condominium project in downtown Palm Springs, CA. He Is an active member of the development community in the desert, passionate about sustainability and resides in Indian Wells, CA.

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Francis A. Wong

Doug Watson

Mr. Watson is the Founder of Providence Hospitality LLC. With more than 35 years of lodging experience, he has been through all aspects of hospitality leadership. Mr. Watson was an executive with Marriott International, responsible for all full-service brands, including the luxury brand, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company. Serving as Area Vice President for Southern California as well as The Western Region for The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, he was responsible to the creation of business plans and execution for those hotels. Under his leadership and direction, hotels and resorts were repositioned, and revenues increased, and expenses decreased. Mr. Watson is a recognized hospitality leader in the desert and a longtime resident of Rancho Mirage, CA.

Strategic Partner
Doug Watson

Maurice J. Monnig

Mr. Monnig will bring over 35 years of experience in the development, construction, and marketing of real estate projects in Southern California as he contributes to the fulfillment of the proposed assignment. As a Developer and General Contractor his completed projects include more than 2,000 single family detached homes, several condominium and apartment projects, including a 68-unit residential condo project in Palm Springs, as well as two 100 bed senior assisted living and Alzheimer care facilities. His overview of the real estate industry in California is enhanced by the former ownership and operation of escrow and mortgage companies serving the new home market. Mr. Monnig has served on several boards of directors for various community, school and church entities. He also has a major role in the development of the Palm Springs Residences, a 125-unit resort condominium project in downtown Palm Springs, CA. He is a resident of Indian Wells, CA.

Strategic Partner
Maurice Monnig

Mike Dang

Mr. Dang has led planning, feasibility, and development efforts for residential, retail, commercial, industrial and hospitality land uses. He has overseen planning, feasibility and entitlement efforts for nearly 5,000,000 ft.2 on 28 acres of land adjacent to a central business district. His work includes mixed and multiuse projects in urban and suburban areas, and with single-family residential to 400-foot high-rise condominium projects. In addition to such experience, he brings a wealth of formal training to the work. He has a law degree, a Master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in business administration. He has worked in the governor’s office, on a governor’s, a mayor’s, and a legislature’s task force as well as overseen complex financing and compliance for the State of Nevada’s Housing Division. He is a resident of Las Vegas, NV.

Strategic Partner
Mike Dang