Jerry Culkin, C.H.A., Regional Vice President
Jerry Culkin, C.H.A., Regional Vice President, is a hospitality industry veteran whose career has spanned virtually all levels of hotels, departments and disciplines, with a noted trademark of exceptional people- and operational skills. His equal balance of full- and limited-service hotels, coupled with his expertise in opening new hotels and managing people, form a strong foundation for his current role as Regional Vice President for True North Hotel Group.
Jerry began honing his award-winning hotel operational and marketing skills in 1976 as a Night Auditor with Winegardner & Hammons in New York. His 1985 promotion to Assistant General Manager opened the door to subsequent General Manager positions with Holiday Inn, Residence Inn by Marriott and Homewood Suites in the Northeast and Midwest.
Marriott recruited him and, for several years, Jerry ran two Residence Inn hotels in Ohio. It was through that experience that Jerry met and subsequently joined True North Hotel Group.
Jerry is a recipient of Marriott's Community Service, President's Cup and Gold Awards, the latter two of which recognize high guest satisfaction and sales leadership. His passion for people and for his community reach into his personal life, where he has coached youth football, Little League baseball and girls' high school basketball for ten years. Jerry embraces the True North Hotel Group mission, and supplements it with his own:
"We strive to win. That gives us focus. Winning awards means we're great. Being great means we're profitable. Being profitable makes us attractive to investors. Being attractive to investors creates opportunities for our people."
