Dick Groves built a 30-year career with Hilton Hotels Corp., holding executive positions in New York, New Orleans, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. Groves is currently Senior Vice President of Business Development for Valor Hospitality Partners, a hotel management, development and investment company with projects ranging from Barnsley Gardens in Adairsville and Sea Palms Resort in St. Simons to the Westin Edina in Minnesota and Cape Grace Hotel in South Africa. Groves is a graduate of San Jose State University