Hospitality & Restaurant Management

Gorman & Company expanded their portfolio into the hospitality management industry in 2013 with our first hotel in Milwaukee, WI. We have built a management team of veteran hospitality professionals specializing in various areas of hotel operations. Our well-rounded hospitality management philosophy focuses on creating a unique experience for all that cross the threshold of our hotels. The hotels within our portfolio are strategic historic rehabilitation projects of key buildings within their communities. We have embraced the historical significance of each of those buildings, renovated each with modern day comforts, and strategically added a team of engaged hospitality professionals to deliver positive, memorable experiences at our three award winning hotels.

Each hotel offers an extensive food and beverage service to meet all guest needs from restaurant and bar to extensive banquet and meeting facilities. The Brewhouse Inn and Suites in Milwaukee, WI and The Stella Hotel & Ballroom in Kenosha, WI are both independent hotels. Our newest hotel, Embassy Suites Rockford Riverfront in Rockford, IL is a franchised property with Hilton. All three hotels offer authentic travel experiences and shareable adventures.

Hotel Management

Hotel Portfolio

Restaurant & Banquets Portfolio

Hospitality Career Opportunities

Property Management

The division has grown substantially and now manages over 90 properties and nearly 7,000 units. Gorman & Company manage a full spectrum of housing in multiple states.

Hospitality & Restaurant Management

The hotels within our portfolio are strategic historic rehabilitation projects of key buildings within their communities.

Asset Management

Asset Management acts as the owner’s representative while achieving all stakeholder’s goals at the highest possible level.

Portfolio Management

Leadership Team

Keanen Kopplin
General Manager, The Brewhouse Inn & Suites, Milwaukee, WI

Local celebrity turned hospitality professional, Keanen has been pursuing his passion in hotel and restaurant hospitality for over 20 years. Flash forward through a few different hair styles and pant leg widths, he has put down his guitar and happily landed as a Hotel General Manager with Gorman & Company at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites. Through his years of hotel and restaurant service, Keanen has gained proven leadership expertise in hospitality operations, sales, and staff development.

Salvador Morales
General Manager, Embassy Suites, Rockford, IL

Salvador began his career in hospitality in 2011 at the Embassy Suites, Albuquerque beginning as a part-time banquet setup attendant. He quickly worked his way through different areas of operations gaining knowledge within the hospitality industry by working at a Four-Diamond AAA property and assisting with the operation of a James Beard award winning restaurant. During the pandemic, Salvador worked diligently as the Food & Beverage Manager for Embassy Suites, Rockford earning the Assistant General Manager position and now the General Manager. Salvador is happy to call Illinois home.

Mike Carstedt
General Manager, The Stella, Kenosha WI

Prior to joining The Stella, Mike worked for Wyndham Corporate for 6 years, while living in Boston, MA for 4 of them. During his tenure with Wyndham Mike traveled the country opening/closing hotels, oversaw renovations, trained, and onboarded new GM’s and performed audits all while directly responsible for his own hotel located in the Boston area. Mike enjoys spending time with family and friends, fishing, cooking, live music, a good coffee porter, and anything near or on the water.

Kelly Plath
Director of Sales, Embassy Suites, Rockfrod Riverfront

A graduate from Western Illinois University, Kelly began her hospitality career at the Clock Tower Resort in her hometown, Rockford, IL. She spent eight years at the Hilton Garden Inn, Rockford and grew that operation to its highest level of event sales.

Kelly became the Director of Catering with the Embassy Suites, Rockford Riverfront in 2019 and has since, proudly accepted the promotion to Director of Sales. She is raising two beautiful daughters, enjoys live music, and travel.

Tara Wurtz
Area Director of Sales & Marketing, Brewhouse & Stella

Tara has been a part of the hospitality industry for nearly 30-years beginning as Director of Catering Sales for two full-service properties in Madison, WI. She also worked for IHG, Marriott, Hilton, Best Western, and Choice Hotels.

She earned her Certified Hospitality Sales Professional accreditation in 2022 and was nominated for Director of Sales Award in 2019 for Cambria Hotels. Tara is extremely passionate about historical preservation, representing a huge part of history at both the Brewhouse Inn & Suites and The Stella Hotel & Ballroom.