The Silvestri family which ran Casa de Campo resort are now in Plano TX. Links to an art gallery and Travel Centers of America and the hospitality ratlines (pizzagate)

submitted ago by MercurysBall2

Remember this famous photo of Clinton in the water at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic? https://imgur.com/a/GdgHe3N

Of course you do. @kestrel9 did a post : Q3357 Bill Clinton in Dominican Republic with Ricardo Cheaz, George Nader, José Calzada, Rolando Gonzalez Bunster and ??

It turns out that Rolando Gonzalez Bunster's daughter is a London socialite and the Clintons attended her wedding at Casa de Campo https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25197098

Her husband Stefano runs a private equity firm Stirling Square which owns National Fostering Group, a group of 14 independent fostering agencies. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7482191/parents-whove-lost-kids-in-shadowy-secret-courts-slam-ruthless-millionaires-cashing-in-on-uks-fostering-crisis/

Parents who’ve lost kids in shadowy secret courts slam ruthless millionaires cashing in on UK’s fostering crisis.....The equity fund's portfolio includes the National Fostering Agency, Acorn Care and Education's fostering firms and at least two military hardware companies AD Industrie and Mettis Aerospace - which makes missile and torpedo parts. The agencies earned £15million in profit last year from fostering and care - money which campaigners say should be going back into the system.

Re Acorn Care: See John Podesta and the alias "JP Ash" leads to the Acorn Group and children's services in the UK

Well, it seems that th Silvestri family who run the resort at Casa de Campo have some quite interesting connections themselves : https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25197352

Dr Claudio Silvestri ran the resort for years and has recently relocated to Plano Texas. More about that later. But first a bit about his background: https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25198133

Dr. Silvestri has held management positions in prestigious hotels including the Grand Hotel in Rome, The Savoy in London, George V in Paris and the Plaza and Americana Hotels in New York. He was Hyatt International’s Director for Mexico..

His son Philip designs websites and recently married an English woman Rebecca Hughes. They recently moved to Plano as well to take over the running of Plano Profile magazine. Luckily Rebecca likes to blog about her new family, alot: https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25197352

Back in the DR, Philip expanded his web design business into publishing. His first print magazine was CasaLife, the exclusive magazine of the Casa de Campo resort, published in 2005.

A surprise proposal at Disney...we bought a ridiculously large red sparkly Minnie Mouse ring. It was perfect...

https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25198249

So Philip and Rebecca Silvestri 's engagement was at Disneyworld and their wedding at Stockyards in Fort Worth https://localprofile.com/2015/10/29/look-who-plano-profile/

On April 1, 2011, the Fort Worth Stockyards Stables were remodeled and reopened. They are located next door to the Hyatt hotel .... #2014 and #2016 are two EMD FL9 diesel locomotives that were originally owned by the New Haven Railroad.. and started by New York banker J. P. Morgan in the 1890s...The remnants of the system now comprise Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, much of the northern leg of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor

Philip and Rebecca were able to take over the Plano magazine because Claudio Silvestri and his wife had ties to the city and knew the Plano mayor as well as Jean Newman, founder of Plano Profile and John Longstreet now CEO of Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants https://voat.co/v/thinkdrafts/3977183/25197499

TravelCenters of America (TA) is an operator of truck stops and travel centers in the United States,[1] with approximately 250 full service locations along the Interstate Highway System in 43 U.S. states and in Canada, plus standalone convenience stores and restaurants in more than 10 states, as of 2018...Divisions of TA include TA Restaurant Group and TA Truck Service. Brands include TravelCenters of America, TA, Petro, and Petro Stopping Centers; approximately 250 convenience stores and restaurants generally operate under the Minit Mart and Quaker Steak & Lube brands, respectively.

Jean Newman is the founder of the Plano magazine, is an artist and runs an art center in Plano https://localprofile.com/author/jean/

This article from the Plano magazine needs its own post :30 Years Of Plano Profile http://archive.is/Y0Sp2#selection-253.17-253.42

In many ways, the history of Plano Profile is the history of Plano. Since the first issue was published by Jean Godfrey Newman in October 1982, Plano Profile has covered the arts, listed family events, profiled community leaders, photographed groundbreakings and news makers, and shared inspiring stories. As Plano changed, we changed. As Plano grew, we grew... In addition to editorial content, the ads prove to be another interesting way of gauging changes in our city—and in society.What was popular? What did things cost? What was fashionable—or even marketable?

Backpage anybody?

In the ’90s, there was an increase in medical ads— obstetricians and pediatricians In particular. There were pages of ads for preschool and child-care centers. Clearly this was reflective of the wave of young families drawn here by the highly regarded Plano ISD and new residential developments.

There's more that I've found but I haven't got any more time. Some quick hints:

Sue Whitehurst is a tax preparer who works with the Art Center in Plano http://planomagazine.com/artcentre-planos-love-art-2017-honorees/

Another company she works with Bit a Bliss, LLC (maid cleaning service). There seems to be a connection with Danyale Sanchez. Founder/owner@danimaids Dani Maids is a Houston-based cleaning co... http://archive.is/wip/pHgRA

Dani Maids is owned by Ruben Mantilla https://opencorporates.com/events/1829791109 . He's a tax preparer too and involved in real estate http://www.myhoustontax.com/tax-preparation/77007

Address: 5225 Katy Fwy, Ste. 660 Houston, TX 77007

Also registered at that address Labcorp Paternity https://www.usainbusiness.com/Company/16494114/Medical-Labcorp-Paternity/5225-Katy-Fwy-Ste-660-0-77007-2254-Houston-7138808299

Labcorp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LabCorp

Corinne Azlin-Jacob is another name associated with Bit A Bliss https://imgur.com/a/WPudNWq Her resume does not make much sense http://archive.is/wip/Kyu5s

Then I found another company babylist.com . That will need another post.

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ORDOTEMPLIINTERNETIS ago

Celebrating the opening of the Casa de Campo International Port in 2000 : https://casadecampoliving-wp.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/2015/10/Casa_de_Campo_Claudio_Silvestri-1024x683.jpg

My father is a pretty spectacular gentleman if I ever met one. I may be biased, but his unique charisma, charm and ability to relate on a personal level to every employee of Casa de Campo, as well as to Presidents, Kings and Queens has nothing short of amazed and inspired me. Though again, I may be biased but I have a feeling I am not alone with this sentiment.

Knowing my father was ready to journey beyond Casa de Campo, the place he helped make such an iconic paradise, I’ve had some time to reflect before he embarks on his new ventures… After more than 33 years working tirelessly to make the Casa de Campo resort a world class destination, the success of the rest speaks for itself. As a true gentleman would, he is the first to share, or give away credit for these accomplishments. Watching him work tirelessly and passionately for the ongoing improvement of Casa de Campo and its villa owners, I feel as if I have received a master class in what real vision, leadership and persistence can achieve.

Dr. Silvestri directs The Silvestri Group’s real estate holdings, investments, and property management, as well as business advisory services for the tourism, hospitality, energy, wellness and publishing industries.

Dr. Silvestri has held management positions in prestigious hotels including the Grand Hotel in Rome, The Savoy in London, George V in Paris and the Plaza and Americana Hotels in New York. He was Hyatt International’s Director for Mexico and managed the company’s commercial enterprise with Valores Industriales, S.A., through which he led the group’s growth, securing key acquisitions and management contracts that doubled the company’s portfolio of hotels in Mexico.

In 1982, Dr. Silvestri was handpicked as President & CEO for Gulf & Western Hotels by Charles Bluhdorn, the legendary businessman who created a multi-billion dollar conglomerate that included Paramount Pictures, Madison Square Garden, and Simon & Schuster. Mr. Bluhdorn tasked Dr. Silvestri with introducing luxury tourism to the Dominican Republic through the expansion and global positioning of Casa de Campo, the company’s 7,000 acre resort on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. After the 1984 acquisition of Gulf & Western’s holdings in the Dominican Republic by sugar tycoons, Alfonso and Jose Pepe Fanjul and partners, the company became the Central Romana Corporation. Dr. Silvestri continued with the company as President & CEO of Premier Resorts & Hotels, with the mission to grow the company’s tourism holdings.

Always pushing his vision forward and facilitating team collaboration, Dr. Silvestri’s ability to manage complex negotiations with strategic stakeholders within the organization, external partners and government entities for over 30 years, has been instrumental in initiatives that have resulted in the creation of tourism business units such as an international airport, cruise port and cruise ship island concession. This powerful vertical alignment allowed for the increased utilization and positioning of other outstanding Central Romana Corporation’s assets, such as the concert amphitheatre, cultural centre, world-class sporting facilities and marina.

After his tenure with the company, Dr. Silvestri continues to harness his passion and expertise through The Silvestri Group’s projects and endeavors, involving his established relationships throughout the world. His accomplished career has brought him in contact with international government officials, top multinational corporate executives, as well as dignitaries, celebrities and members of royal families. The success of his tireless work on these and other initiatives has been recognized countless times by governments, prestigious universities and international tourism organizations.

Those are some extraordinarily big, immaculately kept, handcrafted Italian leather shoes to fill.

So what’s next? Well it might be a shocker to hear that my father has no plans of retiring (I’m not even certain he understands the concept). Quite the contrary, he will be joining me at The Silvestri Group as Chairman and partner, working out of our new corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

https://casadecampoliving.com/claudio-silvestri-great-adventure/

MercurysBall2 ago

We really need to find out more about who are members of the extended Silvestri family. I'm finding a number of interesting characters but no idea if they are related. Example:

Revealing the Dark Truth About Human Trafficking in South Florida, Local Women Advocate for Victims and Fight Back -https://www.goodnewsfl.org/revealing-the-dark-truth-about-human-trafficking/

There is a battle hidden in plain sight for the lives of vulnerable women and youth caught in the web of human trafficking. .. Working in a variety of organizations, they share information and network through the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition (bhtc.us) and the Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches (htcpb.org)...

. It is pervasive with United States citizens as well,” points out Christina Silvestri, Anti-Human Trafficking Program Administrator for Catholic Charities of Palm Beach. Catholic Charities has a grant along with Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to coordinate services to victims, and Christina is often among the first to be called when authorities rescue a victim.

“There is no denying that it is happening right here in our communities,” said Laura Cusack, Human Trafficking Prevention and Education Coordinator at Place of Hope (placeofhope.com).

Laura's resume http://archive.is/hKsKP

Director of Human Trafficking Services at Sharing One Love - Jupiter, Florida

Place of Hope website: https://www.placeofhope.com/

Voat post: South Florida Uber Rapist has strange, strange connections.....

Just read an interesting article in The Palm Beach Post, on the front page : "Uber passenger says driver raped her" When I started reading this alarm bells started ringing. Seems the alleged rapist Gary Timothy Kitchings was 'House Parent" at foster homes.Kitchings recently worked at the KidSafe Sanctuary in West Palm Beach and Place of Hope also in W Palm.He worked in foster homes in Florida,North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The story said Kitchings and his wife had been house parents at various organizations for 17 years BEGINNING AT FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS TOWN in Omaha Nebraska !! There's a photo with him alongside our Franklin buddy Oliver North. He publishes blogs where he discussed his "career as a behavior-modification specialist" He wrote one story about an aging assassin confronting a demon.Strange stuff.

3141592653 ago

This might not be related, but i know the Silvestri name only because there is a popular Hollywood Soundtrack/Score writer named Alan Silvestri, whose name i saw on many movies (decades ago.) Again a very long time ago I met another man with that name, very nice guy, and asked him if he was related. He was surprised i recognized the name and said yes, Alan is his brother (or cousin.. Cant rememeber.) Btw this was nowhere near California.