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Deborah Cannon
President
Ms. Cannon began with Hyatt Hotels and focused her career growth in the field of Sales and Marketing. From her start with Hyatt Hotels she progressed to Director of Sales and Marketing of the elegant Peabody Court Hotel in Baltimore. She then moved to Beaumont Hotels, as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, and later Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Brookshire Hotels. She established her own company, Cannon & Associates, a full-service marketing company and later joined Cornerstone and served as its Vice President for over ten years. She then formed CUSA and serves as it's President. Ms. Cannon directs all hotel marketing and sales, and corporate contract development. Ms. Cannon's experience ranges from roadside, limited service inns and motels to full service convention and resort hotels.
Charles Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Taylor began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation working in four and five star hotels from 230 to 1200 rooms. Mr. Taylor accepted the position of Manager of the internationally recognized 1000 room Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. after leaving Hyatt Hotels, and later the position of General Manager of the four star Whitehall Hotel for Lex Hotels of Great Britain. Joining Beaumont Hotels in 1979 as Regional Director, Mr. Taylor remained with Beaumont until 1986, at which time he became President and partner of the newly formed Brookshire Hotels. After five years of building Brookshire Hotels into a nationally recognized management company and completing a private placement with a Wall Street investment group, Mr. Taylor established Cornerstone Management & Development, a full service management company located in Columbia, Maryland. 
Ed Samson
Vice President and CFO
For the past twenty years Mr. Samson has been involved in real estate investment and property management operations with vast experience in accounting and finance, cash management, corporate strategic planning and analysis, portfolio development, syndications, limited partnerships, acquisition and disposition, asset management and real estate portfolio management.  His experience has covered all aspects of property management and financial operations for multi-family, commercial, hotel, retail, conventionally financed, tax credit and affordable mortgage real estate.  His responsibilities encompassed 25,000+ multi-family units and over 1 million square feet of commercial and retail properties.  Prior to joining CUSA, Mr. Samson was the COO and CFO of a diverse national real estate investment and property management company.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in business with emphasis on Business Management and Finance and earned his Masters Degree (MBA) in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Paul Ehrlich
Director of Development/Broker
A native to Atlanta, Mr. Ehrlich attended the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School and received his Bachelor Science Degree in Accounting. With over 37 years of professional experience, Mr. Ehrlich has owned and managed a number of Georgia businesses, earning firsthand knowledge and experience in commercial real estate development, management, sales, marketing and leasing. Mr. Ehrlich’s former endeavor with reputable 30 year old commercial real estate firm, offered direct association with their portfolio containing over 15 million square feet of retail, office, medical and industrial property experiencing over $18 million in sales and leasing transactions spanning over 8 different states. Now serving as CUSA’s Director of Development and managing broker, Mr. Ehrlich brings his wealth of experience to our nationally recognized management group. Mr. Ehrlich boasts an extensive network in the brokerage community and maintains a strong active role in the commercial real estate industry through memberships and association with the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors. 
Dante Mancini
Senior Property Manager
Mr. Mancini has over 20 years experience in the service industry. He has been successful in turning around underperforming properties, achieving above market occupancies and surpassing net operating income goals. His expertise includes: operations, sales & marketing, and risk management. Mr. Mancini has worked in Executive level positions for a number of fortune 500 companies where he developed and implemented systems and programs to drive market share, customer loyalty, and bottom line profitability. Most recently, his tenure with Safeco Insurance developed and broadened his risk management skills, which have proven to be extremely valuable in his role. He has also gained experience in other related disciplines that are beneficial to CUSA as he oversease the daily operation of our commercial property's.