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& Sales Team
Dean
S. McSherry, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. McSherry, President and Chief Executive Officer, is the
sole proprietor of Preferred Restaurant Services, LP, and was
a co-founder of PRS in June, 2001. Prior to joining and purchasing
a portion of PRS, he was Vice President-Business Development
for Lincoln Restaurant Group which grew to over 400 clients
for insurance, payroll, accounting and consulting services.
He joined Lincoln following the operation of a hospitality consulting
partnership and over 15 years in the independent and multi-unit
fine dining industry. Dean is active in Dallas and Texas Restaurant
Associations and serves as a member of their board of directors.
He is also on the board of the World Entrepreneur Organization
(WEO).
dmcsherry@prslp.com
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Brian
Black, Preferred Restaurant Management Group, President
Brian brings over twenty years experience in the
restaurant industry. The son of passionate restaurateurs,
Brian grew up with a Dad who was one of the original founders
of the Chili’s concept and a mom who is a highly regarded
restaurateur.
It is fair to say he “grew up” in the business.
Brian spent close to ten years working up the ranks to President
of Cobb Restaurant Group. At age 24 he wrote his first wine
list for the nationally acclaimed restaurant Mi Piaci Ristorante.
This all-Italian wine list was featured in Wine Spectator,
Gourmet, Town and Country, and Esquire Magazines
for being 100% Italian wine list and user friendly. In 1999
he explored his entrepreneurial side and opened his own restaurant,
Il Sole Restaurant & Wine Bar, to critical acclaim at
the age of 28.
In 2004, he became sole owner and operator of Mi Piaci ristorante,
where it all began. The lively Mi Piaci, established in 1991,
offers award winning authentic Northern Italian cuisine. Featuring
homemade bread, house made pastas, house cured meats; home
made desserts, and regional specialties. “If we can
not make it in house… we import it from Italy”.
Brian joined Preferred Restaurant Management Group with the
credentials to speak directly to restaurant owners and operators
about vision, direction, systems, profitability and the like.
Brian’s balance of experience and education will serve
to propel us well into the future with great momentum.
brianblack@prslp.com
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Eva Mangas,
Vice President of Marketing
Eva Mangas is a Sales and Marketing executive with over fifteen
years of successful, broad based business experience with industry
leading companies including ClubCorp Inc., Mirage Resorts, Le
Meridien, Marriott International and Brinker International.
Eva features solid track record in concept design, sales and
marketing, restaurant and private club management, branding
strategy development and contract negotiation. Eva has a proven
ability to lead teams of sales professionals to achieve focused
results and creative solutions. Eva has contributed to the opening
of several new private clubs and restaurants across the country
and internationally. Eva Mangas earned her Bachelor of Science
in Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management from New Mexico State
University.
emangas@prslp.com
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Dennis
Beach, Advisor
Mr. Beach brings over 40 years of experience in the field of
business administration. He was a corporate officer in a Fortune
500 manufacturer of steel and cement. His background includes
start-ups, acquisitions and divestitures, culture changes and
has focused primarily on the human side of the enterprises.
In addition to steel, cement, Beach has experience in such diverse
industries as computer service providers, hospitality and educational
institutions. His experience in sales and marketing training,
as well as investor relations, is an invaluable asset in our
development.
dbeach@prslp.com
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Dave Hovey,
Director of Sales Operations, Central Region
Mr. Hovey has diverse experience from operations in fine dining
to country club management. He has been able to employ his working
knowledge of both the front and the back of the house operations
to the benefit of PRS clients. His consulting on management
in the hospitality has been appreciated by clients in both multi-unit
and single unit restaurants. Dave brings great leadership and
knowledge of our business to PRS. Dave services current clients
in the Central Region, facilitates new sales and partners with
Regional Directors across the country. As the Director of Sales
Operations he also acts as sales liaison between all Business
Consultants and the home office by helping to provide strategy
with on-boarding new clients and retaining current clients.
dhovey@prslp.com |
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Zach
Hopkins, Director of Operations, PRMG
Zach brings Preferred Restaurant Management Group almost 20
years of food and beverage experience, during which he successfully
managed and operated half a dozen restaurants and owned one
himself. His managing experience includes venues such as Angeluna,
Urban Tapas and Omni Hotels. He has also completed projects
for Brinker International Concepts, Steak & Ale Corp.,
N9NE Group and the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.
Zach specializes in bringing innovation and fresh ideas to
PRMG ventures.
zhopkins@prslp.com |
Tom Fleming,
Corporate Executive Chef
Chef Tom Fleming’s culinary record is highly reputable.
He graduated second in his class from his studies in classical
French Cooking at Kendall College and has been featured in Bon
Appetit, Southern Living, Gourmet, Esquire, and USA Today. Fleming
has also earned the James Beard Foundation’s Award “Best
New Restaurant” for Brasserie Jo which he opened in Chicago
for his long time mentor Jean Joho of Everest. From France to
Chicago and then to Dallas, Fleming has embraced successful
restaurants around the world with his culinary expertise. Fleming
has left his creative mark on a number of restaurants including
Lombardi Mare and Pappas Brothers’ Steaks. Recently, Fleming
was the executive chef at Dallas’ Central 214. Prior to
that, he was executive chef at Old Hickory Steakhouse in the
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center where he earned
many outstanding awards including: “Top 10 Best New Restaurants
in 2004” – The Dallas Morning News; “Best
Dessert, 2004” – Dallas Observer; “What’s
Hot: Dallas” – Nations Restaurant News; and flattering
reviews from D Magazine.
tfleming@prslp.com |
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Monte Smith,
Independent Sales Operator, Southeast Region
Mr. Smith has over 20 plus years in the restaurant industry.
Eleven of those years were with the Palm Restaurant group in
Chicago, Mexico City and Charleston where he was one of the
top performers. His background also includes restaurant ownership
and consulting in the hospitality industry. Smith has extensive
international experience starting with a Master of International
Management from Thunderbird as well as five star hotel experience
in Lima, Peru that makes a strong contribution to PRS Management
Services.
msmith@prslp.com |
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Daniel Heuertz,
Independent Sales Operator, Midwest Region
Mr. Heuertz has nearly 20 years of hands on management experience
in the hospitality industry that ranges from boutique restaurants
and live music venues to real estate and finance negotiations.
Dan has experience in start-up operations, openings and renovations.
He has assisted organizations by developing and implementing
successful growth strategies. Dan has managed and owned single
and multi-unit restaurant operations.
dheuertz@prslp.com |
Shannon
Gilbert, Controller
As head of our accounting department, Shannon has nine
years accounting experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable,
billing and Customer Service. Shannon also has background in
accounting and Human Resources recruitment. She is a specialist
in conflict resolution and is available to advise in this area.
sglilbert@prslp.com |
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Business
Consultants
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Susan
Carrero, Business Development Consultant, Northeast Region
Susan Carrero is a vital Team Member of Preferred Restaurant
Services. Married with two sons, a teenager and a toddler,
She brings us over 20 years of hands-on experience in operational
management that has developed her exceptional supervisory
and motivational skills. Susan spent time managing her family's
3 fine dining Italian restaurants in Philadelphia in the 80’s.
To expand her knowledge and reunite with the corporate world,
Susan opened the very first double galley IHOP as general
manager in New Jersey. Susan gained most of her high volume
operational experience working 6 years for one of Philadelphia’s
most prominent independent multi unit operators; Rick Blatstein.
Seeking the next challenge Susan
spent time as a regional director of training for the Rainforest
Café, where she endured the challenges of opening and
running a $10 million operation. In 1998, she was courted
to join the Lincoln Restaurant Group as a turn-around specialist.
After succeeding on her very first project, Lincoln hired
her as the Director of Training for Dick Clark’s, promoting
her to Director of Ops within one year and VP of Ops for national
accounts by her third year. Susan then helped to lead the
management division for PRS and PRMG collectively through
2004. In 2005, while assisting the PRMG team in operations,
she became licensed in insurance and branched the PRS services
to develop the North east Region. Susan’s true passion
for restaurant operations is lived through servicing and consulting
her clients. Her endless energy, and “ Road Warrior”
dedication to grow her region has aided in the rapid growth
of the North East region. PRS is proud to service their clients
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
scarrero@prslp.com
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Danny Martin,
Business Development Consultant, South Texas
Danny Martin comes to PRS with 20 years of diverse restaurant
operational experience. From wholesale and retail food sales
to fine dining and special events, Danny has proven experience
in front of the house and back of the house operations. Working
for the regional founders of the Landry restaurant chain, Danny
spent 7 years working financial operations and in an operations
management capacity for the special events division. In 1992,
Danny founded and operated his own successful restaurant company.
After 10 years he sold his company which still operates to this
day. As Sales Manager for the Houston office of Aloha, Danny
provided technology consulting services to more than 200 Houston
restaurant companies. Using his restaurant and technology experience,
he provided consulting services for restaurateurs looking to
consolidate and automate back of the house operations.
dmartin@prslp.com |
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