Meet the Beach Bungalow Management
David Morin - Director of Internal Affairs and Hostel Manager
David currently studies at the University of Southern California, where he is majoring in Business Administration and Cinema Television. Originally from Littleton, Colorado, his love for the sun and year-round good weather brought him out west. At USC, David served as two-year president of the USC Tennis Club, the largest rec sports organization of campus. The job taught him how to organize and provide a fun atmosphere for large groups.
As a sophomore, David served as Account Manager of USC's National Student Advertising Competition Team. Using his core knowledge of advertising and marketing, he helped create a new campaign and led his team to a 3 rd place finish at regional competition. Throughout his college career, he has demonstrated his work ethic and drive by holding an internship every semester since freshmen year. The jobs have given him a feel for the working world and taught him how to solve real life problems.
He says that the most influential part of his life occurred in the Spring of 2007, when he spent a semester studying abroad in Melbourne, Australia. There, he rediscovered his passions of travel and meeting new people. Along the way, he visited a variety of different hostels in different cities, giving him extensive knowledge of the industry. His travel experiences and goal of making the world smile will have a positive contribution to the Beach Bungalow.
In his free time, David likes to play tennis, watch movies, relax at the beach, and read. He is excited for the opening of the Beach Bungalow and hopes that its unique theme and quality service will evolve it into a Los Angeles landmark.
Cristina Rovere - Director of Staff and Guest relations
Cristina Rovere was born in Italy in 1985 to an Italian father and a South African mother. She went to an International school from kindergarten through high school, achieving her European Baccalaureat diploma in 2003. During her school years her highest accomplishment was learning French at the age of six and Spanish at the age of twelve, all whilst speaking both English and Italian at home with her family.
She began working in the Music Industry fresh out of high school. After a few months, she had a full internship and had taken charge of two prominent American bands' complete promotions, marketing and event organizing.
Cristina initially decided to study in her home country at Bocconi University located in Milan, Italy, pursuing a degree in Business and Economics. After deciding she needed to be in Los Angeles in order to continue working in the Music Industry, she transferred as Communication major at the University of Southern California. She is now in her final senior semester at USC and will be graduating in December of 2007.
Throughout the years in the Music Industry, she developed an interest for Extreme Sports and the Sports Industry. In the summer of 2007 she finally succeeded her job search by finding a work opportunity in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa at a major surf contest. This in turn led her to work for the successive world tour surfing event in San Clemente, California.
Cristina's international experience and passion for success make her a valuable asset to the Beach Bungalow . As Director of Guest Services, she will be able to use all of her skills to better serve our guests.
Kristina Loucks - Director of Activities and Services
Director of Activities and Services Kristina Loucks was born in Southern California on November 25, 1987 to a loving mother and father. She has always been a high achiever in school and sports, earning multiple scholar-athlete awards. Kristina now attends the University of Southern California, studying at the Marshall School of Business. She grew up playing sports all her life, mainly soccer, which she believes has taught her many valuable lessons. Soccer has taught her how to work as team as well as with groups of people. She has learned how to become successful by putting everybody's ideas together to make the best possible outcome. Most importantly, she has learned to be competitive and strives to find a way to the top.
Kristina has been a hard worker all her life, both in athletics and academics. She cites discipline as a key skill that she has developed through her work and plans to use it effectively in the founding of the hostel. Her experiences in athletics will lend positively to guest activities at the Beach Bungalow.
Ray Luk - Director of Finances
Raymond Luk Jr. was born on August 12, 1986 in New Rochelle, NY. Ray is currently a senior in the Marshall School of Business at USC. He is receiving his B.S. in business administration, concentrating in corporate finance, global marketing, and entrepreneurship. As Director of Finances for the Beach Bungalows , he will apply the accounting and forecasting techniques he has learned at Marshall and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Raymond also loves to travel. He is trying to visit one country for each year he's been alive. So far, he's visited 22 countries, his favorite being Thailand. It was through his travels through SE Asia last spring that he fell in love with hostels. “It's great going to a foreign country knowing that wherever I went there were places for backpackers to stay.”
It is through the combination of Ray's skill sets and his love of the hostels that made him choose to work at the Beach Bungalow . “It's rare to find a job that allows me to apply my education while wearing board shorts all day. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity.”
Colin Campbell - Director of Marketing and Online Services
Colin was born in the small ocean-side city of Ventura, California. Growing up in a beach
culture helped instill in him an easy going attitude and a desire to be near the sea and open spaces. For this reason, He is particularly excited to be a part of this project. He hopes to help the guests of the Beach Bungalow fully enjoy the beauty of the Southern California coast as he has his entire life. At the same time, he is also excited to host guests in a big city like LA that has so much to offer travelers of all ages and backgrounds.
The University of Southern California seemed like a natural choice for Colin because of its close proximity to the coast and his hometown. He is majoring in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies with a minor in Web Technologies and Applications. He is using his web development skills as its head of online marketing.
Colin would say that one of the biggest influences in his life has been participating in sports from the first day that he could walk. In high school he played basketball and ran track and he continues to run track at USC. His sister, best friend and role model Nicole was also a collegiate track athlete for the Georgia Institute of Technology. Being a student-athlete has taught Colin the invaluable lessons of balance, time management and teamwork. He hopes to use these skills to give guests the best experience in your stay at the Beach Bungalow .