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
Director of Human Resources

Gaines Sturdivant
CEO of MMI Hospitality Group

Micajah Sturdivant
President

Dave Hamilton
Director of Business Development

Blake Butler
Operations Resource Manager

Mike Hart
SVP of Finance, MMI Hospitality Group

Stacey Morgan
Corporate Director of Revenue Management

Gary Shultz
Regional Director of Operations

Corporate Support Services Team
- Carrie Burleson - Regional Revenue Manager
- Bill Caldwell - District Manager
- Ronnie Cockayne, Jr. - President, MMI Dining Systems
- Olivia DeMuth - Resource Manager
- Bob Gilstrap - MMIDS District Manager
- Cynde Houston - MMIDS District Manager
- Jessica Humphreys - Assistant Controller
- Mark Kane - Operations Resource Manager
- Kevin Krzeminski - MMIDS Resource Manager
- Daniel MacGregor - Director of Information Technology
- Dave McEwen - MMIDS District Manager
- Gene Pickardt - MMIDS Resource Manager
- Tina Presley - Payroll Manager
- Laura Rabalais - Assistant Controller
- Scott Reese - MMIDS District Manager
- Melissa Rogers - Support Services Coordinator
- Mitzi Russell - MMIDS Business Development Associate
- Christen Salmi-Padgett - Staff Accountant
- John Sproles - Director of Procurement
- Len Shannon - Corporate Controller
- Susan Smith - MMIDS Director of Business Development
- Tim Taylor - Property Controller
- Paula Thorn - Staff Accountant
- Sarita Wallace - Staff Accountant