Management Team
Mark Reis, President
Mark A. Reis, a 37 year veteran of the motion picture exhibition industry, began his career in 1972 with Loews Theatres as a floor-staff hourly wage ($1.60/hr) employee in his hometown of Danvers, MA. Mr. Reis held various management positions over time and in 1981, with strong personnel and facility management skills, Mark stepped into the ranks of District Manager. In 1985 when USA Cinemas purchased the Cincinnati-based Mid-States Theatres from Roy White’s family, Mark was sent to Cincinnati as USA Cinemas sole representative to right-size the Mid-States group of 27 theatre units into the USA family and to manage the newly acquired Division. Mark was promoted to Vice President and General Manager responsible for theatre operations in three states. Mark loved the Cincinnati experience, the Midwest culture and all it had to offer and remained there until 1989.
After his tenure with USA Cinemas, Mark went to work for Excellence Theatres (Chicago) and was their Director of Operations for their Western Division (7 states and 51 theatres). Two years after he began working with USA Cinemas the company was sold and Mark took that opportunity to connect with ACT III Theatres, based in Portland, OR. Relocating to San Antonio, TX he became Act III's Texas Division Manager where he supervised 27 theatres, mentored key field management and assisted in the development of new facilities.
In 1998 when ACT III was merged with Regal Cinemas (Regal Entertainment Group) Mark relocated to Knoxville, TN and became Director of Operations for the West. Within six months, Mark was promoted to Vice President of Operations for Regal’s Central Region and then again in 2003 Vice President of Operations for the Northern Region, managing the largest region for Regal with 172 theatres and over 2000 screens (larger than most theatre circuits today).
In 2009 Mark became the President & COO of Coast to Coast Cleaning and is responsible for the day-to-day activities and management of the company. A lengthy movie theatre operations systems and management career filled with a true wealth of management expertise has already been brought to bear to ensure success at Coast to Coast Cleaning for the company and its customers. Mark currently resides in Knoxville, TN and has established the C2C Regional Office for Operations and Sales.
Timothy Wood, Senior Vice President - Operations
Mr. Wood has had an extensive 35+ year career in the Motion Picture Exhibition Industry. During the last 5 years he created and managed Tim Wood Consulting, a management consulting firm, working with theatre companies both in the U.S.and in Europe.
Tim was previously with Wallace Theatres, at the time the 10th largest exhibitor in the United States, having served as its President and Senior Vice President. During his tenure at Wallace, Tim oversaw the merger of the Hollywood theatre chain with the Wallace Theatres operations, and the relocation of the corporate offices to Portland, Oregon. During his tenure there the company doubled EBITDA, due to a combination of select closures, controlled expansion and extensive expense management.
Prior to Wallace/Hollywood, Tim Wood served as the Senior Vice President for Operations at Act III Theatres during its growth from a small base of 10 locations in San Antonio, Texas, to the 10th largest circuit (at that time) in the United States, with locations in 7 western states and over 130 locations. Act III Theatres was sold to KKR in 1997 for over $660 million.
His early career involved staff and management positions for various companies, including the first Training Academy Director for AMC's West Division. Tim Wood has served as a member of the Board of Directors for NATO, an industry trade organization, President of the Texas NATO organization, as well as City Councilor for the City of West Linn, OR. Tim is currently married with 2 grown daughters.
Rob Winters, Founder
Following his career with NASA, Hospital Management and Hotel Consulting, Mr. Winters began the business of cleaning movie theatres in 1996. The addition of the company’s scope for cleaning of restaurants and luxury hotels in 2001 have placed C2C as the predominant 3rd shift cleaning company in the United States.
Rob and his wife, Sheila were married in England in 1989. They enjoy traveling as well the experience of working together. Hot rods and sports cars are Rob’s passion. If he’s not at home or with a customer….he’s most likely at a car show somewhere.
Rob has passed the day-to-day operations torch to Mark Reis, the President and COO of Coast to Coast Cleaning, but remains active in making sure that each customer receives the best service possible at all times.
Kermit B. Wilkerson, Vice President - Sales and Marketing
Kermit B Wilkerson is a 37 year veteran of the motion picture exhibition industry. He began his career working for his family’s theatre in San Diego, eventually becoming owner, operator and manager. In 1983 Kermit joined AMC Theatres where one of his proudest achievements included opening The Santa Monica 7 as the General Manager. Later, in 1991, Kermit joined ACT III Theatres as a city manager and later was promoted to District Manager. Following the merger of ACT III with Regal Cinemas in 1998, Kermit was promoted to Director of Operations for the western region. Kermit remained with Regal Cinemas until 2009. Kermit is married with 4 sons, two of whom are now attending universities in Oregon.
Jennifer Sesler, Vice President - Finance and Administration
Ms. Sesler graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 cum laude with a bachelor in Business Administration and began her tenure with Coast to Coast in March of 2007 as the Office Manager. She is now the Vice President of Finance & Administration in that time and Ms. Sesler is responsible for leading Coast to Coasts’ forecasting, management reporting, budget preparations, accounting and the day-to-day management of the financial and administrative operations.
Ms. Sesler married her high school sweetheart, Ryan, in August of 2006; and they have been together for over 11 years. They have one son, Carter who was born April 28, 2009 and two dogs adopted from a shelter (Kelly and Elaine).
Prior to her tenure with Coast to Coast, she was in the Operations Department with a durable medical equipment sales company, Matrix Medical. She was responsible for Customer Service, AP, AR and collections. Ms. Sesler has always been committed to serving her customers with great care and diligence and is the home office connection for all customer accounting needs.
Bill Runyon, Vice President - Western Operations
Mr. Runyon has 30 years of operational experience in the restaurant industry. Prior to joining Coast-to-Coast, Bill held several key positions with Red Robin International. He served as director of operations for Southern California, and prior to that as regional operations director in California, Arizona and Nevada. During his tenure with Red Robin he also supported franchise area developers in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Colorado.
Having worked on the corporate side as well as the franchisee side, he has seen the industry from all angles, giving him the proper perspective and experience to make a difference. In addition to providing leadership, he was directly responsible for six principle areas: managerial development, Red Robin culture, food quality, standards, execution, and business-financial performance. Bill served as an educator and mentor to the Regional Operation Directors, Director of Food and Beverage, Regional Training Manager and Sr. Regional Recruiter.
Prior to Red Robin, Bill was a district manager for McDonald’s. He started his restaurant managing career with TGI Friday’s in 1979. Bill has been married for 30 years. He and his wife Beverly have 2 children in college. His hobbies include traveling, photography and competing in triathlons.
Steve Henry - Operations Director
Mr. Henry has over 12 years of experience in commercial janitorial service and sales. As a specialist in relationship development and performance enhancement, he has managed over 3,500,000 square feet of commercial office space and multiple retail accounts. His “take ownership” attitude with our cleaning crews and area and city managers has enabled him to create schedules that work for the customer, and for the company, so that we are able to consistently deliver service beyond our customers’ expectations.
One of Mr. Henry’s accolades is that he consistently increases customer satisfaction scores through training, project scheduling, and his ability to provide a level of service that many others find hard to match. He has also been instrumental in implementing “Green” cleaning programs and has assisted building management teams in procuring Green certification programs.
He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a BBA and has completed numerous courses and seminars in customer service, time management, leadership, performance assessment and “Green” cleaning procedures and requirements. He has been married for 32 years to Pat, has 3 grown daughters, and 2 Black Labs. His hobbies are competitive bass fishing and home stereo speaker building.
Sheila Winters, Co-Founder
Sheila Winters brings to C2C her 30+ years of experience in financial management. Sheila managed the Distribution Center in Kansas City for Russ Berrie, the largest novelty company in the world. She was later assigned by Russ Berrie to England. She successfully implemented the systems to enable more efficient operations in the UK.
Sheila set-up accounting and finance systems for C2C that enables the accounting arm to operate in a fashion that serves the clients, staff and vendors.
Sheila enjoys interior decorating and landscape design. Those that have seen her home can attest to that.