Diana Driscoll

Current

• CEO, LEED AP at Hotel Rescue, a division of Ridgeline Hospitality
• CEO; LEED AP at Ridgeline Hospitality, LLC
• Director at Swings and Smiles

• President at Driscoll Realty Developments, Inc. (Self-employed)

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Past

• Doctor at Total Eye Care (Self-employed)

Education

• University of Houston-Downtown
• The University of Texas at Austin

Recommended

9 people have recommended Diana

Connections

409 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

• Hotel Rescue Web-site

Diana Driscoll’s Summary

Dr. Diana Driscoll, entrepreneur extraordinaire, has found her passion in hotel development. Combining her business savvy, leadership abilities and an eye for design, Ridgeline Hospitality is currently focused on developing new, up-scale hotels in the Southwest.

Prior to forming Ridgeline Hospitality, Dr. Driscoll developed and managed office and retail developments through Driscoll Realty Developments, Inc. As is true of many successful multi-taskers, she ran this company while simultaneously practicing therapeutic optometry full time. Her love of business, the stock market, and her desire to help others, also spawned her designation as a Registered Investment Advisor and her formation of Professional Money Management, Inc. . Additionally, she assisted doctors in medical practice appraisals and worked with professionals to bring buyers and sellers together.
Always in pursuit of excellence, while keeping her eye on the pragmatic requirements of successful development, her leadership role with Ridgeline Hospitality will undoubtedly result in an outstanding team, creating outstanding hotels.
Although no longer actively practicing optometry, her desire to give back continues to be evidenced by all that she does. She works closely with the researchers on a rare medical condition (Ehlers-Danlos), and is often found speaking on this topic to patients and doctors alike, and meeting with patients one-on-one for that much needed empathy and medical advice. She and her children have formed “Swings and Smiles” – a non-profit organization which constructs playgrounds in needy areas. She strongly believes helping others is her true calling, and without that, business success is meaningless.
Dr. Driscoll is an ambitious team leader, encouraging others to reach for the stars. Although constantly encouraging her team, she is also a strong leader, and expects others on the team to strive for extraordinary results, and accepts nothing short of excellence.

Diana Driscoll’s Specialties:

Hotel development

Dr. Driscoll recently received the coveted “LEED AP” accreditation, and means that she has demonstrated through vigorous testing, a thorough understanding of the “green building” industry knowledge, and the process of bringing a building to “green status” (i.e. LEED certification).

Diana Driscoll’s Experience

• CEO, LEED AP

  Hotel Rescue, a division of Ridgeline Hospitality

  (Hospitality industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Hotel Rescue was formed to assist ailing hotels in both immediate cash flow needs and 'green' initiatives. By scouring every option from obscure government funding to tax strategies, Hotel Rescue does the research for you. The first conference call is always complimentary!

• CEO; LEED AP

  Ridgeline Hospitality, LLC

  (Real Estate industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  Hotel Development
  LEED AP: "Leadership in Energy and Design Accredited Professional" ("Green Building" professional)

• Director

  Swings and Smiles

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  A non-profit organization, run by children, to assist in the development of playgrounds in underserved areas.

• President

  Driscoll Realty Developments, Inc. (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Commercial Real Estate industry)

  January 1994 — Present (15 years 11 months)

  Commercial real estate development and management

• Doctor

  Total Eye Care (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  1985 — 2005 (20 years )

Diana Driscoll’s Education

• University of Houston-Downtown

  O.D. , doctor of optometry , 1981 — 1985

  summa cum laude

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.A. , Psychology , 1975 — 1981

  summa cum laude

Additional Information

Diana Driscoll’s Websites:

• Hotel Rescue Web-site

Diana Driscoll’s Interests:

my family, stock market, oil painting, music, time with friends, wine, social media, all things green.

Diana Driscoll’s Groups:

Member, U.S.G.B.C. (U.S. Green Building Council)
Medical Advisory Panel for EDNF (Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation)
Director, Swings and Smiles,
NCTRCA - Women-Owned Business Enterprise Certification

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    DFW Entrepreneur Network
•    Overachievers Club
•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    Hospitality Group
•    Wine Business Network
•    Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    LEED Professionals Users Group
•    Green
•    Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    Wind Energy
•    ENERGYCHEK™ Total Energy Reduction Solutions
•    Building Green, a Sustainability Group
•    Real Estate Finance & Investment Society
•    Commercial Real Estate Executives
•    Global Real Estate Professionals of Sustainability
•    U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
•    Lighting professionals www.Lighting.pro
•    USGBC North Texas Chapter
•    Hotel News Now
•    Hotel Owners & Developers Network
•    Hotel Investors
•    Dallas Real Estate Professionals
•    Crittenden Real Estate Conferences
•    Sweat Equity Group
•    Creative Capital Start-Up Forum
•    Green Private Finance & Investing
•    Cost Segregation & Go Green Tax Credit Deductions
•    Distressed Asset Acquisition & Disposition Group
•    Hotel Developers Club
•    Residential Resorts International
•    Real Estate Network of Professionals
•    The LEED Professional Group
•    Sustainability
•    MARKETING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators SuperGroup
•    PUBLIC RELATIONS FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    SALES & SELLING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    SOCIAL NETWORKING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    INTERNET MARKETING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    Local AEC Network
•    Commercial Real Estate Investment & Development
•    Distressed Real Estate Investment
•    Hotel Real Estate Network
•    Real Estate Employment Network
•    Green Real Estate
•    HOSPITALITY SUPERSTARS (Employers, Recruiters & Hospitality Superstars) - http://www.hsuperstars.com
•    Green Entrepreneurs & Investors Club
•    Green Publishing
•    American Wine Community

Diana Driscoll’s Honors:

Albert Schweitzer Award
Honor Fraternities: Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor
Fraternity, Psi Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Lambda Delta
Texas Association of Optometrists Foundation of Excellence Award
Ave Custos Oculi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Contact Lens Studies
Excellence in Optics Award
Excellence in Pathology Award
Barnes-Hind Hydrocurve Contact Lens Award

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