Join Our Team

Our team, The Hamister Group, Inc. has been nationally-ranked by Inc. 500 as a 2010 Top 50 Real Estate Company and listed by Hotel Magazine in the Top 100 independent hotel ownership companies.

Our company encourages a culture of collaborative communication, innovative leadership and winning attitudes. We are an organization where the speed of information is accelerated and creativity is welcomed. Our co-workers have access and interaction with our senior management and each individual is empowered with the ability to make a significant impact on our team each and every day.

Co-Worker Testimonials

Bhavini Patel-Ankuda
General Manager, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Smyrna, TN

"I recently began working for The Hamister Group, Inc., and I enjoy the positive sense of teamwork that this company promotes. Our co-workers at the Fairfield Inn & Suites have great relationships, and we are always willing to help each other provide the best customer service excellence for our guests. My enthusiasm for leadership is encouraged each day, and I am looking forward to achieving great things with this company."
Teagan Tilson
General Manager, MainStay Suites, Alcoa, TN

"I really enjoy fostering a team environment for all of my co-workers. We work together on a daily basis to make our hotel the number one Choice MainStay property. In this company I can make quick, informed decisions, and my co-workers and I have the support of our senior management team: we are always recognized for our hard work and efforts! Since I started with The Hamister Group, Inc., it's been a great company to work for."
Michelle Shumate
Regional Director of Operations, Tennessee & Kentucky Region

"I joined The Hamister Group, Inc. as Area Director of Sales and have since been promoted to the Regional Director of Operations for our Tennessee and Kentucky hotels. I enjoy working in a team-oriented environment and in a culture where my co-workers and I have access to senior management. There is a strong focus on mentorship and co-worker development, and I feel we truly impact the company every day."
Tiffany Dziadaszek
Assistant General Manager, Sleep Inn & Suites, Smyrna, TN

"I joined The Hamister Group, Inc. as an intern while I attended school and was hired as the Front Office Manager at one of our hotels immediately after I graduated. In fall 2011, I was promoted to the Assistant General Manager position at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Smyrna. Currently, I am training and developing to become a General Manager. I am very excited that I have the opportunity to advance my career in such a short amount of time! This company truly recognizes the talents and hard work of every co-worker."
Megan Smith
Front Office Manager, Sleep Inn & Suites, Smyrna, TN

"I would like to become a General Manager one day, and I know that working at The Hamister Group, Inc. will allow me to achieve my goal. I began my career with this company as an evening Front Desk Clerk, and then I was promoted to Front Office Manager. I am exposed to many different areas of hotel operations, including sales, and I feel like I could not gain this kind of experience anywhere else. My management team is great, and they helped me to get where I am today."
Traci Lunsford
Director of Sales & Marketing, MainStay Suites, Alcoa, TN

"I am thrilled that this company encourages me to use my enthusiasm and energy to make positive changes each day at work. No one is holding me back from taking my creative ideas and running with them. My team and I work at the number one Choice Hotels MainStay property in the country, and our sales have been phenomenal! I have a driven General Manager for a mentor, and I feel that my hotel sales skills become better and better each day."