Senior Leadership Team

Steven A. Rudnitsky, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined Dolce Hotels and Resorts in November 2008 after serving more than six years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham Hotel Group. Earlier in his career, Rudnitsky held executive positions with Kraft Foods, Nabisco, Pillsbury and PepsiCo. He began his career with Johnson & Johnson.

Richard Maxfield, Chief Operating Officer, joined Dolce in May 2009 after serving Omni Hotels for 30 years, most recently as Senior Vice President of Operations, responsible for 43 hotels and 10,000 employees in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Earlier, he served the company in operational roles throughout North America.

Barry Goldstein, Chief Revenue Officer, joined Dolce in November 2009 after serving Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for five years as Vice President, Global Sales Strategy, Technology & Operations. Earlier, he held executive positions with Cisco Systems, Kurt Salmon Associates, Matsushita Electric Corporation (Panasonic).

Debra Bates, Chief Financial Officer, a longtime Dolce executive, has held roles of increasing responsibility since joining the company in 1996 as a consultant. She previously served the company as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development and Chief Investment and Financial Officer.

John Betancourt, Senior Vice President, Development Services, joined Dolce in January 2010 after serving Radisson Hotels & Resorts as Vice President of Marketing. Earlier, as a consultant, he developed strategic plans for Dolce, Royal Crown Cola, Wyndham Hotel Group and Cosi Restaurants. He also held executive positions with Pillsbury and Pepsi-Cola.

Elizabeth Norberg, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, joined Dolce in January 2009 after serving Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for 15 years in human resources roles of increasing responsibility including Vice President of Learning and Development, Regional Director of Human Resources and Area Director of Human Resources, among others.

Sarah Woodfin Wynn, General Counsel, joined Dolce in April 2009 after serving Wyndham Hotel Group as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Earlier, she served American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. in a number of legal roles including Vice President and Group Counsel, Travel Divisions.

Founder and Chairman

Andrew "Andy" J. Dolce is a pioneer in the meetings and conference industry. He began his career at the American Management Association, served Harrison Conference Centers as its Executive Vice President and was Chief Development and Operating Officer of the Houstonian, the first fully integrated hotel, conference center, luxury spa, and preventive medicine and fitness center. Dolce founded Dolce International, now Dolce Hotels and Resorts in 1981.