Our Leadership Philosophy
Leadership from the bottom up may seem to be an unusual organizational structure. Yet at MMI, it reveals a management philosophy proven by well over half a century of success and growth.
First, the MMI organizational chart is an inverted pyramid. This ensures that those whose everyday job is guest/customer interaction and service are, in turn, supported by the others below them, in sequence. And secondly, this ensures that at every facility, in every department, in every job, MMI team members have buy-in and authorship in all corporate plans and goals.
Executives
Earle F. Jones
Co-Founder (1926 - 2013)

Mike P. Sturdivant, Sr.
Co-Founder (1927 - 2012)

Lindsay Hamm
Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing

Dominic Buompastore
Vice President of Operations

Dave Jenner
Chief Financial Officer

Renee Stormes
Vice President of Human Resources

Gaines Sturdivant
Chairman of the Board, MMI Hospitality Group

Micajah Sturdivant
President

Mike Hart
SVP of Finance, MMI Hospitality Group

Stacey Morgan
Corporate Director of Revenue Management

Gary Shultz
Regional Director of Operations

Andrew Pace
Managing Director of Acquisitions & Strategic Partnerships

Corporate Shared Services Team
- Bill Caldwell - District Manager
- Rusty Clark - Director of Accounting
- Ronnie Cockayne, Jr. - President, MMI Dining Systems
- Olivia DeMuth - Resource Manager
- Lorie Freiman - Staff Accountant
- Bob Gilstrap - MMIDS District Manager
- Symphonia Harris - Human Resources Coordinator
- Cynde Houston - MMIDS District Manager
- Jessica Humphreys - Accounting Manager
- Kevin Krzeminski - MMIDS Resource Manager
- Morgan Lathrom - Digital Media Specialist
- Dave McEwen - MMIDS District Manager
- Gene Pickardt - MMIDS Resource Manager
- Joey Poole - Senior Dir of Bus Dvpt, MMI Dining
- Tina Presley - Payroll Manager
- Scott Reese - MMIDS District Manager
- Melissa Kennon - Support Services Coordinator
- Christen Salmi-Padgett - Senior Accountant
- John Sproles - Director of Procurement
- Tim Taylor - Property Controller
- Paula Thorn - Senior Accountant
- Sarita Wallace - Staff Accountant
- Carlene Williams - Staff Accountant
- Phillip Williams - Dir of Bus Dvpt., MMI Dining