James T. Dresher, CEO

James T. Dresher, Jr. is the founder of Skye Hospitality. Prior to starting Skye, Mr. Dresher co-owned twelve McDonald’s restaurants and later owned several Golden Corral restaurants. As Skye’s CEO, he has developed and continues to operate several successful and high profile hotels.

Mr. Dresher combines his experience as a multi-unit franchise owner of restaurants and hotels with his strong development skills acquired through 30 years of site selection, market analysis, project development, and business operations. His companies have consistently ranked at the top of every franchise system for customer satisfaction, quality of operations, facilities management, and financial performance. He has been awarded the Pinnacle Award from Hilton Hotels and the Golden Arch award from McDonald’s, naming him one of the top five franchise owners in the United States. Recently, Hilton Hotels gave Dresher their Deal of the Year Award, recognizing the unique and entrepreneurial qualities of one of his hotel ventures.

Mr. Dresher is active in his community, serving on the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medical Center (Vice-Chairman) and The Greater Baltimore Committee. He is a Past President of the Essex-Middle River Chamber of Commerce and was a founding board member of Baltimore’s Ronald McDonald House.