Keith D. Stephens

Keith D. Stephens is the Managing Member of Gateway Partnerships & Companies and the Chairman of the Board of Guests, Inc.

Stephens, a lifetime resident of Virginia, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Virginia Tech in 1988. From 1988 to 1989 he was employed by Calvert Management Company as a Regional Director of Marketing.

Stephens was the first employee of Guests, Inc. and the Gateway Partnerships family when Guests, Inc. began to manage hotels in April 1989. Between 1989 and 1995 he served as the Vice President and Director of Marketing. In 1995 he was appointed the Executive Director of the Gateway Partnerships and Companies. In 2005, he acquired the controlling interest in Gateway Partnerships and Guests, Inc.

Over the course of his career, Stephens has been involved in operating a wide variety of hotels including serving as a court appointed receiver under the Gateway Partnership umbrella. He has led the acquisition and disposition of multiple properties and currently owns the controlling interest of nine of the 15 hotels in the Guests, Inc. portfolio.

Stephens has served on numerous boards and committees of community and industry organizations. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Shenandoah County Chapter of Young Life, the Shenandoah County Fair Board of Directors and the Luray/Page County VA Airport Authority. He has served on other local boards including the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, the Community Christian School, and the National Marketing Committee of the Choice Hotels Owner’s Council. In 2014 he received the Michael D. Olsen Award as the Outstanding Alumnus from the Department of Hospitality Tourism Management from Virginia Tech. He spends his free time farming with his wife Donna of 30 years.