Our Experience is Key

The team assembled by Paul Celnik to lead Mode Hospitality Management  is diverse in talents yet guided by one goal – to show the highest possible Return of Investment. Each member is dedicated to creating a hotel and restaurant environment that focuses on quality service and amenities, exceeding guest expectations and providing a safe and enjoyable work atmosphere. Rather than an oppressive and intrusive management, Mode Hospitality Management provides the tools for property managers to allow them to make proactive operational decisions. Because each member of Mode Hospitality Management has worked on property and are considered authorities in their areas of expertise, they are able to insightfully hire, manage, and lead the on-site team to result in a profit minded environment with high guest satisfaction.

Paul Celnik

Mr. Celnik’s belief that every associate contributes to the success of a hotel has been a vital component of the accomplishments of his notably illustrious career. Mastering the art of management, Mr. Celnik brings out the best of his team leaders, empowering them with decision making while guiding them to greater levels of guest satisfaction. Mr. Celnik’s experience and knowledge of local and global hotel markets, trends, services, operations, finance, food and beverage is highly respected throughout the hospitality community. Mr. Celnik continually benchmarks new services to guests, invests in management and staff training, and implements strong marketing and public relations practices.

Joining Triumph Hospitality in August of 1999, Mr. Celnik brought thirty years experience in restaurant and the luxury hospitality industry to The Iroquois and Triumph. Mr. Celnik began his career with Inter-Continental Hotels in 1984 commanding senior executive corporate and property positions within Inter-Continental, Orient Express Hotels-Copacabana Palace Rio De Janiero. It is these experiences that has shaped his style and driven the Iroquois Hotel from a virtually unknown, unrated hotel to the Four Star, internationally recognized hotel it is today. Mr. Celnik is recognized by his peers in the hospitality industry, Triumph Hospitality and Small Luxury Hotels of the World as a consummate professional, dedicated to the entire operation of his property. It was this professionalism and drive to expand his definition of hospitality that inspired Mr. Celnik to found Mode Hospitality Management and assemble a team of consummate professionals dedicated to the art of hospitality.

Thomas Roman

Corporate Controller

A committed hotelier focused on all financial concerns of the hospitality business that relate and affect guests, management, and ownership, Thomas has experienced all facets of the hospitality industry. In his 17 year career in hospitality, Mr. Roman has achieved significant success in various financial positions. Starting as a Night Auditor at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, Thomas has had extensive experience with Marriott and Ritz-Carlton in large suburban, airport, city center, and conference center hotels in Manhattan, Chicago, Philadelphia and Long Island, NY. Thomas’s work ethic and dedication earned him numerous promotions within that company and in order to expand his “start up” hotel skills, Thomas left his controller position at the 615 room Long Island Marriott seeking a “non-corporate” experience. Today, Mr. Roman oversees the day to day financial management for Mode Hospitality Management, LLC, and is the Controller of the boutique hotels, Distrikt Hotel NYC and Fashion 26, A Wyndham Hotel, both under Mode Hospitality Management and due to open in February of 2010. Thomas has an intricate understanding of the ever changing hotel market conditions and drives each hotels financial performance while instilling confidence in guests and ownership.

Thomas, who is recently married, grew up in Hicksville, NY and played minor league hockey prior to returning to Long Island, New York and earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from Dowling College in Oakdale, NY.

Jennifer Kells

Director of Revenue Management

Jennifer Kells is an experienced hospitality professional with 15 years of Revenue Management experience.  Soon after graduating with a B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management from Penn State University, Ms. Kells was accepted into the Hyatt Internship Program and began her hospitality career concentrating in Front Office and Revenue Management.  Ms. Kells has successfully balanced consumer behavior with market conditions in order to maximize revenue and achieve the highest reevenue for the hotels she worked with in the New York City market, including the Omni Berkshire and Tribeca Grand.  Ms. Kell's discipline and abilities quickly elevated her to a position with Grand Hospitality as Revenue Manager for multiple properties, driving revenue in excess of $50,000,000.

Christina Perros

Assistant Controller/Director of Administration

Christina Perros has started her hospitality career in 2004 in one of the world’s most luxurious hotels, The Plaza Hotel in New York. There she worked as an assistant to the Director of Engineering, then moved on to the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park where she processed Payroll and Purchasing for both the Engineering and Housekeeping Departments. From there, her experience and talent led her to a position in the Executive Office where she worked for the General and Hotel Manager. In 2007, she went back to the Plaza Hotel to handle Banquets Payroll and then transferred to Accounting where she worked as the Assistant to the Controller., With Christina’s financial background and forte with numbers, she is currently working for Mode Hospitality Management as the Assistant Controller/Director of Administration in which she will be part of the opening team for two NYC boutique hotels due to open in February 2010.