Michelle DuChamp

Head of Vacatia Partner Services

michelle@vacatia.com

Michelle’s experience in the travel and leisure industry spans over 25 years. During her 22-year career at Interval International, a Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Inc. company, she held various management roles inclusive of Sales, Business Development, Alliance Partnerships, Product Development & Implementation, Program Design and Reservation Services. Prior to Interval, she worked with GE Capital as a Financial Analyst promoting finance solutions to resorts in the vacation ownership industry. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, a registered resort professional and certified public accountant.

Greg Eure

Chief Business Officer, Vacatia

greg@vacatia.com

Greg is a 20+ year travel industry executive with experience driving organizations, products and business development that intersect hospitality, vacation rental and technology. Previously Greg served as President of Quintess and Time and Place, a leading Destination and Vacation Rental Club, with operations in 50+ destinations across 11 countries. Greg spent over 10 years at RCI, where he was the Vice President of Global Product and Business Development, and instrumental in launching and executing on new business models including RCI’s loyalty platforms, alternative shared use real estate models, and consulting on product development and implementation throughout the industry. Greg began his tenure at RCI with Resort Computer Corporation, where he designed and implemented technology solutions for leading timeshare industry developers and RCI affiliates globally.

Caroline Shin

CEO and Co-Founder of Vacatia, Inc.

Caroline co-founded Vacatia to bring innovation and new ideas to timeshares. As a seasoned technology and hospitality executive, Caroline already pioneered well-known travel programs that are now mainstays in the hospitality industry. She was a member of the founding team of Hotwire.com, where she led product and technology functions to develop one of the first online travel agencies in the world. She led CRM and revenue management for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, launching a first-of-its-kind pricing and marketing platform to empower hotels with making impactful, data-driven decisions. At Sentient Jet, she delivered industry-leading customer service by cultivating deep client relationships combined with algorithmic analysis of each flight plan to forecast service issues before they occur. She was also a technology and strategy consultant at Accenture and Scient, advising both Fortune 500 and startup clients to adapt their business online. Caroline is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and holds a degree in Nuclear Engineering from MIT.

Seth Metsker

Chief Financial Officer and Head of Real Estate & Acquisitions

Prior to joining Vacatia in 2019, Seth was the co-founder of Kolea Capital Management, a real estate private equity fund focused on hospitality buyouts in domestic and international markets. Prior to Kolea, he worked at Hylas Capital Management, an event-driven long/short equity and credit special situations hedge fund, where he was responsible for analyzing and sourcing equity and credit investments. Before Hylas, Seth was in the mergers and acquisitions investment banking group at GCA Savvian Advisors, where he sourced, analyzed, and executed transactions as an industry generalist for buy-side and sell-side clients. Seth graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. in finance.

Scott Weber

Senior Vice President of Hospitality

Scott’s career spans over 30 years of hospitality experience, including 10 years in General Management and Executive leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and 18 years with the Doubletree Hotel Corporation. Scott is a specialist in analyzing a property’s overall leadership and business performance, while implementing innovative revenue and flow through strategies, perfected during his years as a property level turnaround specialist. He is an organizational expert in assisting resort owners and management companies in enhancing the value of each of their assets.

Scott Lennartz

Chief Technology Officer

For more than 20 years, Scott has been a noteworthy leader and manager in the technology and entertainment spaces. Known for his engineering and product work at Cisco, he also made significant contributions at Lucent and Voicebox, and has been honored with multiple patents for his innovations in technology. Scott holds a BS in computer science, a BS in mathematics, and an MBA. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Steve Hankin

Chief Strategy Officer

Steve has proven executive experience in hospitality, real estate and product development. Steve was the Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, owner of Westin, Sheraton, St, Regis, W and other hotel brands. He created and led a wholly owned subsidiary, Starwood Technology and Revenue Systems (STARS), that centralized cutting-edge technology functions for all Starwood hotels. Subsequently, Steve was the Managing Director at Starwood Capital, where he oversaw asset management of their 800 owned hotel portfolio. As CEO of Sentient Jet, Steve pioneered a private aviation membership program and led the company from post-startup to sale as the largest non-fractional jet company in the United States. Steve also led VER, now PRG Gear, as its CEO during a period of rapid global expansion. Steve began his career at McKinsey and Company, where he left as a partner specializing in travel and transportation industries. Steve studied at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA at Darden School, University of Virginia.