Mark A. Williams, Dean’s Advisory Board 2019

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Mark A. Williams, Dean’s Advisory Board 2019

Mark A. Williams is the President of Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company.

Mr. Williams joined Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company in February 2007 after spending nearly five years with the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida. His experience there covered a number of roles including: attractions, entertainment, restaurants, training, and resorts. In August 2006, Mark graduated with a B.S. degree in Hospitality Management from University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management Orlando, FL. The Rosen College is consistently ranked as one of the top hospitality programs in the world. In 2011 Mark received his MBA from Grand Canyon University’s Ken Blanchard School of Business. Prior to his being named President of the company, he assumed the role of CEO for Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company in April 2017.

In 2012 he was listed in Hotel Management Magazines HMYP October issue as “Thirty Under 30 – Outstanding Leaders in the Hospitality Industry.” Mark has served as Chair for AH&LA’s Under 30 Gateway. He has been a columnist for Hotel News Now and Hotel Management Magazine. Mark is currently serving on IHG’s Owner Associations Emerging Leaders Council and the Dean’s Advisory Council Board for the Rosen College of Hospitality Management for 2019.