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Michael Tormey

Michael Tormey is a Senior Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. He specializes in institutional-grade full-service and select-service hotel and resort property transactions, and his primary responsibilities include financial analysis and underwriting, transaction management, and the preparation of offering memoranda and pitch materials.
Michael joined the firm in July 2013. Prior to HWE, he served as an acquisitions intern for Dolce Hotels and Resorts, where he was responsible for market research and feasibility analysis.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration, as well as a Minor in Real Estate, from Cornell University. Michael remains closely connected to the school as a co-leader of HWE’s analyst and internship program.

Michael Brandes is a Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. He specializes in select-service hotel and portfolio transactions throughout North America, including investment sales and equity placements.
Mr. Brandes joined the firm in August 2021. Prior to HWE, he spent over two years at Preferred Apartment Communities, a public, multifamily REIT in Atlanta, where he was directly involved in Class A property acquisitions and loan investments totaling over $200 million. Prior thereto, he worked as an Associate at Haddow & Company, a commercial real estate consulting firm in Midtown Atlanta. Mr. Brandes was also a prior intern at HWE.
Mr. Brandes graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Real Estate.

Rebecca Wynn is the Director of Financial Analysis within the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. She specializes in underwriting institutional-grade hotel and resort property transactions throughout North America and the Caribbean, including investment advisory, debt, and equity placements. She also works with the junior associates in honing their underwriting skills in this ever-changing environment.
Ms. Wynn joined the firm in May 2000. Prior to HWE, she was also an associate at Conseco Finance Service Corp. underwriting manufactured home communities in the western United States. Immediately after undergrad she spent 2 years at Comerica Bank in Detroit MI developing commercial underwriting skills in their credit analyst program before relocating to Atlanta.
She earned a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University. She recently completed a Masters of Commercial Real Estate from Georgia State University in 2019.

Celina Nowicki is a Senior Analyst in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. Based in the Tampa office, she specializes in financial analysis, underwriting, and the preparation of offering memoranda and marketing materials, supporting the execution of hotel transactions across the United States.
Prior to joining Hodges Ward Elliott in April 2025, Celina was a Senior Analyst at Rockbridge Holdings, where she was a member of the Investments team. In this role, she sourced and underwrote hospitality and multifamily investment opportunities across debt and equity structures, performed market analysis, and assisted with transaction execution and closing processes.
Celina graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Supply Chain Management.

Caiden is an analyst in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. Based out of the Dallas office, he specializes in financial analysis, underwriting, and the preparation of offering memoranda and pitch materials for full- and select-service assets.
Caiden joined the firms in July 2025. Prior to HWE, Caiden interned with Highgate Hotels and MCR, where he supported the acquisitions team in underwriting and evaluating potential hotel investment opportunities.
Caiden graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in Economics and Human & Organizational Development.

Dawson Ovard is an analyst in Hodges Ward Elliott’s Hotel Investment Advisory Group. He specializes in hospitality property transactions in Texas and across North America, including investment advisory, debt, and equity placements.
Mr. Ovard joined the firm in May 2025. Prior to HWE, Mr. Ovard spent two years competing in professional golf circuits, before strategically transitioning his focus to commercial real estate.
Mr. Ovard earned a BBA in Real Estate from Southern Methodist University with Summa Cum Laude honors.