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About Us

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About

Woodworth Core Group was formed in 2024 as the merger of R.M. Woodworth & Associates, a leading hospitality consulting firm, and Core Hospitality Advisors, a leading hospitality appraisal firm.  

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The leadership of Woodworth Core Group has a long history of analyzing both the historical and future performance of the lodging industry. 

 

We specialize in providing asset management, hospitality appraisals, feasibility and market studies, litigation support, customized research and portfolio analysis to a broad array of owners, managers, lenders, and public and private sector investors, as well as product and service providers to the hospitality industry.  Detailed market analyses involving the acquisition or repositioning of existing assets,  valuation of all types of hospitality properties, as well as new development consulting, and asset management are core competencies of the firm. 

 

Our clients are a broad array of lenders, hotel owners, developers, public REITS, private equity firms, major hotel companies, municipalities, universities, and public agencies.  Over the past 40 years, the principals of the firm have provided an array of services involving more than 5,000 hotels nationwide.

Meet Our Experts

Colleagues, Collaborators and Friends for Decades

R. Mark Woodworth
Principal
(678) 923-6007
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Henry B. Staley, Jr., MAI, CPA, ISHC, CRE
Principal
(904) 610-9679
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Jill L. Bidwell, MAI
Principal
(404) 915-1130
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John Ritger, MAI
Principal
(678) 641-9768
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Adam Cowart, MAI
Principal
(205) 382-0616
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Edward M. Walls
Executive Vice President
(678) 283-5340
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Jeremy R. Gilston
Vice President
(703) 914-3308
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Heidi Burns, MAI
Vice President
(205) 382-0616
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Daniel Riley
Vice President
(678) 644-3150
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Henry B. Fonde, Jr.
Senior Vice President
(904) 655-8105
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Christopher A. Arcuragi 
Associate
(404) 408-8949
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Elaine Phares
Business Development Manager
(205) 563-4071
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Shelly Penney
Appraisal Manager
(404) 536-5642
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Brittany Lumpkin 
Appraisal Coordinator
(205) 547-0376
R. Mark Woodworth
Principal
(678) 923-6007
HBS Head Shot (1).jpg
Henry B. Staley, Jr., MAI, CPA, ISHC, CRE
Principal
(904) 610-9679
Jill.jpg
Jill L. Bidwell, MAI
Principal
(404) 915-1130
John Ritger.jpg
John Ritger, MAI
Principal
(678) 641-9768
Adam Cowart.jpg
Adam Cowart, MAI
Principal
(205) 382-0616
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Tim Dick, PhD, MAI, CRE, ISHC
Executive Vice President
(404) 395-8393
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Edward M. Walls
Executive Vice President
(678) 283-5340
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Jeremy R. Gilston
Vice President
(703) 914-3308
Heidi.jpg
Heidi Burns, MAI
Vice President
(205) 382-0616
Daniel.jpg
Daniel Riley
Vice President
(678) 644-3150
HBF Headshot Low Res JPEG.jpg
Henry B. Fonde, Jr.
Senior Vice President
(904) 655-8105
Christohper.jpg
Christopher A. Arcuragi 
Associate
(404) 408-8949
Elaine.jpg
Elaine Phares
Business Development Manager
(205) 563-4071
Shelly.jpg
Shelly Penney
Appraisal Manager
(404) 536-5642
Brittany_edited.jpg
Brittany Lumpkin 
Appraisal Coordinator
(205) 547-0376
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