FIU Hospitality alumna Maxine Taylor, MS ’95, raises the bar 
on hotel asset management

After more than 30 years in the hotel 
industry, Maxine Taylor has a deep well of mind-boggling anecdotes, especially from her time as an asset manager. She recalls one incident a few years ago, when she noticed that a property in her portfolio was spending more than $700,000 a year on boiler watchmen.