James T. Dresher, Jr. was founder, principal, and CEO of Skye Hospitality, LLC. Skye developed, owned, and managed ten Hilton and Marriott-branded hotels in the Baltimore region including four properties in White Marsh and four at Arundel Mills Mall. Skye sold its hotel portfolio to MCR Development, a hotel ownership group based in New York and changed the company name to Skye Asset Management LLC.
Skye Asset Management currently leads an investment group whose portfolio includes ownership in several private companies in the banking, bio-tech, and social media industries.
Prior to entering the hotel business, Dresher co-owned a chain of McDonald’s restaurants in the Baltimore area.
Dresher is Past Chairman of the Board of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Board of Trustees and currently serves on the board of Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is a past member of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Board of Directors.
Dresher and his wife, Patti, own and operate Glenangus Farm in Bel Air, Maryland where they raise thoroughbred horses.
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David Nevins is president & CEO of Nevins & Associates, a highly regarded strategic communications company and proactive public relations partner. The firm’s regional and national client base is a unique mix of organizations across a variety of industries including: healthcare, professional service firms, finance, not-for-profits, distributors, state agencies, national media companies, technology, political and grassroots campaigns, real estate development, sporting events, and more.
With more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and community and government relations, David is a talented and seasoned executive. Prior to founding Nevins & Associates in 1983, David served as the Director of Marketing for both Towson University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, he was tapped by the CEO of Comcast to employ his marketing expertise as President of the company’s regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. David is a Past President of the Board of Governors for the Center Club and is a former Chairman of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland, a position to which he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland. David has chaired the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission and the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation, served as President of both the Jewish National Fund and the Towson Business Association and was a member of the PNC Bank board.
David is highly involved in the business, civic, and political communities, and his many years of active leadership in numerous organizations have built a network of contacts that he regularly puts to use for the firm’s clients. For more information, visit www.nevinspr.com.
