Management that Cares

With a leadership team representing over 50 years of combined industry experience, E3Escapes offers ultra-luxurious shared vacation home ownership managed by industry leaders excited to share with you the bright future of fractional ownership.

Tim Gesner, President E3Escapes

Tim has over thirty (30) years of experience in the areas of consumer products, manufactured housing, land, vacation ownership, vacation clubs and fractional vacation home development. Over the last eighteen (18) years of this experience, he has been contributing to the rapidly growing Real Estate segments of land, vacation ownership, vacation clubs and the fastest emerging category of fractional vacation home ownership.

Starting his career in Sales, Tim progressed in Sales and Sales Management with both IBM and Scott Paper Company, until 1984, when he was recruiting to run Sales, Marketing and Distribution for the Pepsi Bottling Group. Over six (6) years at Pepsi and two (2) years heading National Account Sales for Frito Lay, he ran all General Management responsibilities for Sales, Marketing, Operations and Distribution.

In 1992, Tim was recruited to join the start up team that launched the very successful Disney Vacation Club as Director of Sales and Marketing in Orlando Florida. Over the last eighteen 18 years, Tim has contributed his Sales and Marketing expertise to industry leading Vacation Ownership companies from Disney, Wyndham Resorts and Starwood Vacation Ownership. As the Regional Director of Sales & Marketing Operations for Starwood’s Eastern Region, Tim’s contribution over a three (3) year period, saw net sales revenue increase 68%, from $98 million in 2004 to $165 million in 2007. Growth was achieved through a strong cross functionally partnership with Sales, Resort Management and Training to re-engineer the Sales & Marketing presentations from a product to experience based approach, supported by strict adherence to a system wide set of SOP’s, improving overall sales efficiencies 11%.

From Starwood, he was recruited to Land Resource as Executive Vice President of Marketing to spearheaded all corporate sales and field marketing for a recognized industry leader in the acquisition, development, marketing, and sales of a “Lifestyle Collection” of vacation, second and retirement home communities in the Southeast. His leadership generated $189 million in pre-development land sales in 2007 through successfully developing and executing a fully integrated marketing & sales solutions strategy, built on a branding, owner/customer segmentation, lead generation and cultivation, e-marketing, event and sales promotion platform for nine (9) active communities valued at over $400 million.

In 2008, Tim joined Gary Sumner owner of a spectacular 13,000 square foot Villa and 60’Hatteras Yacht in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to create and launch E3escapes, the world’s first 3-dimensional shared vacation home ownership concept. Due to its overwhelming response, Tim has been named President and is responsible for all operational aspects of this initial offering and developing the comprehensive strategy to expand the concept globally.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Gettysburg College and is married to his wife Susan, of over fifteen (15) years. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, boating and tennis.

Aaron Lacey, Ownership Director E3Escapes

Aaron Lacey is Ownership Director of E3Escapes, a luxury fractional development company featuring the world's first 3-dimensional fractional ownership collections. In this position, Aaron manages and directs the sales initiatives on a national and international level, through: real estate community relationships, strategic partnerships, and marketing initiatives.
 
Aaron's background spans a sales and marketing career of over 10 years.

Starting in 1999, Aaron took an account executive position with a boutique Information Technology (IT) consulting company in Tucson, AZ and transitioned from that role into a department manager position with Arizona's 3rd largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) in 2001. After taking some time to explore the world, Aaron came back refreshed and ready to enter the ever evolving world of real estate. In 2004, he became a sales associate for the most prestigious real estate brokerage in Prescott, AZ; a franchise office in a network of over 20,000 agents globally where he soon was ranked top 3 in the company locally, and top 100 nationally in gross sales.

Turning to a larger, more challenging market, Aaron was most recently Associate Vice President of a well established boutique commercial real estate brokerage in Scottsdale, AZ where he built a reputation and client base very quickly with his ability to problem solve and deliver effective results. Having a background in IT with an emphasis on the Internet coupled with an intimate knowledge of real estate has given Aaron an exceptional skill set for directing fractional sales efforts at E3Escapes.
 
When it comes to explaining the benefits of fractional ownership, describing the unmatched selection of included amenities, and translating how unparalleled the 6-star service is, you'd have a hard time finding a more passionate and knowledgeable person.

Aaron has the ability to effectively communicate the E3Escapes vision across a wide spectrum of people and still achieve the same enthusiastic results. Taking a prospect on a tour of a villa, meeting with a business owner, or presenting at a real estate sales meeting are just a small sampling of the variety of tasks Aaron has the pleasure of performing on a weekly basis as Ownership Director of E3Escapes, the most innovative shared ownership company in the world.

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Chelly Tyler, Operations Vice President E3Escapes

Chelly leads all aspects of company operations, including oversight of Concierge Director, Facility Manager as well as budgetary oversight and HOA Management Company. A big believer in personalized and anticipatory 6 star service being E3Escapes point of difference, Chelly strives to make each guest experience with E3Escapes unique and truly enjoyable.

Before becoming a part E3Escapes in 2008, Chelly worked in a diverse range of organizations, including two years at Private Golf Club and more than five years in Luxury Real Property Management and Sales. Through these roles Chelly was responsible for providing luxury guest services and facility operations as well as management and upkeep of high-end real estate assets.
Chelly helps E3Escapes Owners and Guests to indulge in fully managed and staffed luxury home ownership. Passionate about the future of luxury fractional ownership and its possibilities, Chelly strives to make each stay at Villa Las Palmas better than the last.

Chelly holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business from University of San Diego. Chelly studied Spanish at Cemanahuac Language School in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A lover of being on the water, Chelly loves to go fishing on the Sea of Cortez.

Caroline Donder, Concierge Director E3Escapes

Caroline specializes in the overall Guest Experience including coordination of information for guest stays, conveying that information to onsite staff, making pre-arrival arrangements, assisting with special requests, event coordination, anticipating possible needs and most of all, building relationships with guests.  She is dedicated to helping create a unique stay for each guest of Villa Las Palmas, making time spent at the Villa carefree and remembered for a lifetime.

Committed to E3Escapes’s success, Caroline continually explores and improves guest services and amenities. Each member of the E3Escapes team believes in exceeding expectations and Caroline plays a vital role in this effort by attending to guests desires even prior to their arrival to Villa Las Palmas.  She is a firm believer in teamwork and embraces her E3Escapes team members’ commitment to providing an extraordinary experience.

Caroline received a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University.  She has worked in a diverse range of customer service, executive assistant and operational supervisory roles for five years prior to becoming a part of the E3 Escapes team.  Her background gives her a strong foundation to create customized and anticipatory arrangements for guests as well as effectively handle diverse requests and needs.

Monica Gallardo, General Manager of E3Escapes: Villa Las Palmas

Monica leads the team providing all aspects of our anticipatory and care free guest experience and Villa management, including household maintenance and repairs oversight, service and amenity coordination and all staff oversight. Born in Sinaloa, MX and beginning to learn English at 10 years old, Monica is now bilingual in English and Spanish and holds a Bachelors Degree from Instituto Tecnologico de Culiacan in Management and Computer Science.

Prior to joining E3Escapes in 2008, Monica worked over ten years in varied positions including teaching, management of an Information Systems Department for a wholesale distributor, managing a bilingual insurance office and providing services such as translation, immigration paperwork assistance, help obtaining Mexican driver's licenses and car licenses, and luxury property management.  Through her various roles, Monica has learned the importance of detail oriented staff management, is proficient in the oversight of luxury household maintenance, systems, service and repairs, has experience in budgetary management, and is a trusted assistant when vacationing or owning a second home in a foreign country.

Monica believes that personalized guests experience equals a happy vacation. She has learned to not only take care of their every need but also to know them and their preferences so that she and every member of the E3Escapes Staff can accommodate guest needs before they even ask. Monica considers the E3Escapes team and guests as her family, and it makes her work very satisfying. To Monica, there is nothing more rewarding than our guests saying they loved staying with us at Villa Las Palmas and that they can't wait to return. To Monica, E3Escapes more than her job, it's her way of life, and its apparent to our guests each day she loves what she does.

JimMarmorstone, President, Tenstar Global Services

Mr. Marmorstone has over twenty‐eight years of experience in the areas of land, timeshare, vacation club, fractional, vacation home, residential and campground development. Twenty‐one years of this experience is as the chief executive of financial services, real estate services and real estate development businesses, managing companies for both Fortune 500 and mid‐sized privately held corporations. While serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo Realty Services from 1981 to 1990, he managed land subdivision, timeshare and seller‐carried financing loan portfolios exceeding $2.2 billion. The company provided financial and real estate services to land and timeshare developers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Clients included Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Company, Crocker Bank, Security Pacific Bank, Larwin Land Development, M Penn Philips, Grand Bahama Development, Holiday Clubs International (Holiday Inns) and most developers in Mexico selling to US customers.

In 1990, Mr. Marmorstone formed Tenstar Corporation which designed, implemented and managed point‐based vacation clubs for developers such as Hyatt Vacation Club and Intrawest. In 1995, he sold the company to Interval International [NYSE: IILG] which renamed the business Interval Resort and Financial Services. Transferring with the business, Mr. Marmorstone served as Senior Vice President of International at Interval International from 1995 to 2000, with responsibility for the Asia/Pacific and South American markets. He also managed Sage Software and Meridian Financial, two businesses that were acquired during his tenure at Interval International. In 2000, he co‐founded an Internet based specialty lodging reservation business. Subsequently, he formed Tenstar Development Group and co‐founded the Fairmont Residential Development Division and Fairmont Heritage Place for Fairmont Raffles Hotels International. During this same time period he served on the Executive Committee of Wyndham Vacation Ownership, served as an Advisory Director to Resorts Advantage and participated in the development or creation of numerous point‐based vacation clubs, fractional developments, private residence clubs and destination clubs.

Mr. Marmorstone has served as a trustee, custodian, escrow agent, servicer and/or auditor for numerous real estate and resort developments at the request of lenders and regulators. He's been an expert witness and/or advisor in bankruptcy proceedings, corporate restructurings, and dissolutions of vacation ownership businesses. He served on the Finance Committee, International Committee, Meetings Committee, and Educational Committee of the American Resort Development Association. Since 1997, he has been an Adjunct Professor in the Hospitality School of Florida International University with responsibility for educating both graduate and undergraduate students on Vacation Ownership, Fractional, and Mixed Use developments. Mr. Marmorstone holds a B.A. degree in Economics [minor in Industrial Engineering] and a M.B.A. degree in Marketing from the University of Southern California. He also has a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles.

Andrew Sirkin, Attorney, Sirkin Paul Associates, Attorneys At Law

Sirkin Paul Associates’ law practice has focused on fractional real estate ownership since 1985, and has been involved in the creation of more than 5,000 fractional projects throughout the United States as well as in Italy, France, Mexico, Belize, Panama, Argentina, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. This breadth of experience allows them to draw on a huge library of fractional project documentation as well as extensive knowledge of marketing and registration requirements for virtually any location where a project might be located or potentially marketed. They are recognized for their ability to write legal documents in plain English, develop simple and elegant usage and organizational structures, and offer efficient, reliable and cost-effective services for fractional projects ranging in size from a single house or condominium up to hundreds of fractional interests.

Andy Sirkin is an accredited instructor with the California Department of Real Estate, and frequently conducts fractional ownership workshops for attorneys, real estate agents, developers, and prospective buyers and sellers. He is the author of two books as well as numerous published articles, and is currently compiling a searchable disk containing the complete text and a summary of fractional ownership laws for all 50 U.S. States. A large amount of information relating to fractional ownership and related law and issues is collected on our website at www.sirkinfractionallawyers.com. Sirkin Paul Associates currently has offices in San Francisco and Paris, and plans to open a New York office shortly.
 

Sherman D. Potvin, Fractional Industry Consultant, Founder of Luxury Fractional Guide

Sherman D. Potvin is recognized throughout the fractional industry as one of the most experienced consultants in the field. He has worked with leading companies such as Intrawest, Four Seasons, and Ritz Carlton as well as with many individual developers the world over.

Sherman has founded the world's premier Web site for fractional real estate, Luxury Fractional Guide, and has recently completed a book designed to aid vacation homeowners in fractionalizing their homes. He has served on numerous boards and panels at fractional symposiums throughout North America.

Mr. Potvin has been involved with real estate as a broker for more than thirty-five years and, for the past seventeen years, has helped shape the fractional industry and bring it to its accepted prominence today.