RAMONA D. HALL

(Owner & CEO)

A native of South Florida, Ramona has led the helm of Phillips Concessions, LLC through brand acquisitions and changes over the past 13 years.  Her knowledge of the local community is contributed to her earlier career as a Legislative Aide for Miami Dade County and her stint at the Beacon Council as Director of Urban Initiatives.  Both jobs allowed her a bird’s eye view on Miami Dade County and all it had to offer and what Miami really was – a tourist community with medium-sized businesses that was ripe for growth and development.  Ramona transitioned into Entrepreneurship in 2000.  A milestone life change with a new century returned her to the goal she set for herself in high school to be successful: “have a passion and follow it to the end, put in all the work and failure will be but a fleeting thought”.

With a burgeoning governmental consulting career and a boutique public involvement consulting firm Ramona began to make her mark in the community and thrived professionally.

Ramona’s focus and hands-on management of her business continue to open doors for opportunities in this very select field of food and beverage licensing. She gives credit to Mr. H. J. Russell who first gave her an opportunity to participate as a DBE on her first venture into food 13 years ago.  His firm’s leadership and knowledge helped her grow into the owner/operator she is today.  Ramona has remained steadfast in her past, immediate and future goals: develop and train the future leasers of her firm and continue to provide employment opportunities to the community in which her businesses reside.

Philanthropic Relationships &  Community Engagement

• Board Member for Honey Shine (girls mentoring Program)

• Camillus House Donor

• Member of the Overtown Children & Youth Coalition

• City of Miami Donor / Miami Police Department – Coffee with a Cop (150-200 officers in Miami)

• Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation / Donor

• City Year Donor

• Donor for the FEMA Vaccination Site at Miami Dade College North Campus

• House of Hope in Ft. Lauderdale

DOUGAL MYERS

(COO/CFO)

Dougal R. Myers joined Phillips Concessions officially in September of 2017.  Dougal has been consulting with Phillips since 2014 on various financial and analytical matters as it relates to the acquisition of financing and structuring the companies.

Dougal has over 23 years of accounting and financial experience in food and beverage operations.  He joined Phillips after transitioning from his post of VP of Finance from Atlanta-based Concessions International and managed the portfolio of food and beverage operations of over 50 brands and 25 companies around the country.  His experience and knowledge are a great addition to Phillips and the engagement and rapport he has with the brand(s) financial teams and current partners enhances positive relationships, trust, and effective teamwork.

Dougal is responsible for all new business and financial development, and as well as providing consulting services to start-up food and beverage clients in Miami and Atlanta.

M. SARAH WHITEMAN

Director of Financial Administration

Sarah brings over 18 years of experience to the Phillips team with her background in food and beverage operations.  Sarah began her career at the famous and iconic Krispy Kreme location on the corners of 6th and 163rd in North Miami, first as a cashier working her way into management within those franchises. Sarah gained financial and HR skills while in that position and also is a certified new Ops Team Staff.  She opened over 6 new locations in South Florida and the Northeast and managed over 200 accounts and 135 employees in course of her career.

Sarah manages all AP/AR and Human Resources with Phillips Concessions.  She is a certified Einstein’s Trainer and a trained Licensed Venue Manager for our Starbucks locations. She is involved with all support for new store openings and reports and works in concert with the COO/CFO.

Sarah is responsible for all our 125 employees.

Yinka Adefunmi

HR & Payroll Coordinator

Andrea King

General Manager Einstein Bro Bagels