Meet the Alpine Lodging Team
Sara Felton
VP of Operations
Sara has worked in the property management business since 2005, all with Alpine Lodging. Sara began her property management career in Telluride, Colorado, where she gained experience in homeowner services, marketing, and sales, before leading our team as General Manager.
Since her arrival in Sun Valley in 2017, Sara has led the location’s operations and has been instrumental in growing the business well over 100% in the past few years.
When not at work, Sara serves on the board of the Hailey Public Library where she is president. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, cooking and quality time with her cat, Goose.
Mike Frith
Property Manager
Mike has worked in the property management and hotel industries for over 40 years. He has literally done every job in this business. Mike moved to this valley in November of 1980 to ski and was smart enough to stay after experiencing a full year in paradise. Mike has worked for Sun Valley Company, Elkhorn Lodge, helped build Base Mountain Properties into the #1 property manager in Ketchum, ResortQuest, opened the AmericInn in Hailey and built his own property management company before merging it with Alpine Lodging.
Outside of work, Mike loves to hike, ski (he was a ski instructor for years), bike, run rivers, camp and in general, live the outdoor life. He lives in Hailey and is involved in local politics and charities.
Calvin Haycock
Maintenance Manager
Calvin joined the company’s maintenance department in 2004. Throughout the years, Cal has gained a wide variety of home and condo maintenance skills including electrical, plumbing, light carpentry, and locksmithing. In addition, Cal has experience in HVAC and appliance repair and is adept at internet and cable TV troubleshooting.
Cal has lived in the valley for over 30 years. He lives in West Ketchum with his wife of 25 years. Away from the office, Cal enjoys hunting, fishing, biking, and taking road trips with his wife. Cal loves spending time with family and spoiling the grandkids.
Linnea Polichetti
Controller
Linnea has worked in the property management business for over 21 years, including 20 years with the company as Controller. She and her husband moved to Hailey in 1980 where their first business adventure was ownership of a small motel. Linnea holds a Bachelor of Science – Business Administration – Accounting from the University of Northern Colorado and has experience in auditing, health care finance, governmental and small business management and accounting.
Linnea served for 10 years on Hailey Public Library Board of Trustees, 1 year on the Hailey Parks Foundation and has volunteered time with various community groups. Her interests include family, reading, gardening, hiking and an eclectic variety of other interests.
Dinora Tellez
Housekeeping Manager
Dinora has worked in the property management business since 2009, including 13 years with the company. Dinora moved to the Wood River Valley in 2004 and began cleaning private home when she was 16 years old. After a 3-year stint as a caregiver at Safe Heaven in Bellevue, she joined the company in 2011 as a housekeeper. While working at ALSV, Dinora has quickly progressed from Housekeeper to Housekeeping Supervisor and then Housekeeping Manager. She leads a team of 19 housekeepers.
Dinora and her husband share the responsibility of raising 4 kids (17,9,7,4). They own and operate Altitude Services LLC. They love camping during summer and snowboarding during winter and enjoy any outdoor indoor activities with the kids.
Sarah Wagner
Sales & Marketing Manager
Sarah joined the company as a Front Desk Agent in 2007 when it was ResortQuest. Her family moved to the valley in the late 1980s and being a local for most of her life has provided an extensive knowledge of the Sun Valley area. After studying at Boise State University and Galveston College, she returned to the Wood River Valley in 2002. In 2018 Sarah moved into the marketing role, creating monthly email newsletters and keeping the booksunvalley.com website updated with events and information. After about 2 years working offsite as the Manager of The Hemingways, Sarah returned to the main Alpine Lodging office as the Sales and Marketing Manager.
Sarah and her two teens keep busy with after-school activities, hiking with their dog Luca, camping, downhill skiing, and traveling.
Barb Wedman
Guest Services Manager
Barb moved to Ketchum in June of 1998 from Boise, ID. An Idaho native, Barb joined the company 26 years ago when it was called Base Mt Properties. Starting with front desk work, Barb moved into reservations and has been the company’s Guest Services Manager since 2004. Barb enjoys talking to people on the phone, finding them the right accommodations for their needs, and checking them in once they arrive.
Barb lives with her significant other, Scottie, and their dog Motley. Outside of work, Barb loves the year-round outdoor life the Valley has to offer such as hiking, biking, Nordic skiing, and camping.
Mark Westman
Owner
Mark’s property management experience started in 2009, when he was hired as the Chief Financial Officer and co-owner of Telluride Alpine Lodging. In 2017, Mark moved to the Wood River Valley to become the General Manager and co-owner of Alpine Lodging Sun Valley. In 2020, he became the sole owner of the Sun Valley operation.
Mark started his career as an auditor at Price Waterhouse before moving to the investment industry for two decades. Mark received his MBA from the University of Chicago, and he earned his Certified Public Accountant (Wisconsin-Retired) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mark and his wife live in Ketchum with Lakota, their Belgian Tervuren dog. Outside of work, Mark is active in the Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotary Club and is a member of Session at his church. Prior to moving to Sun Valley, Mark served on the Telluride school board and was a long-time board member of the Telluride Palm Theater. In their free time, Mark and his wife enjoy camping, hiking, biking, skiing, skate skiing, photography, and traveling.