John Mitzel is a Northwest native and graduate of Washington State University. John was previously an executive and owner in the retail and real estate development industry for 28 years. His experience includes condominiums, office, retail, hotel, and restaurant development and operations. John has owned and operated multi-million dollar businesses in the Northwest, some of which include the Westin Hotels, Holiday Inn Hotels, Albright Development, Red Robin Restaurants, Mitzel’s American Kitchens Restaurants, The Yankee Grill and Roaster Restaurants, and Great American Catering.