About Us

Chris Geng

Founder/CEO R(B)

Maui Resort Rentals was founded by Chris based upon his established "Ohana of Excellence". He has a vast knowledge in sales, marketing & hospitality — garnered care of a nearly 20 year career in hospitality. Foundational to this experience was a decade plus spent at the Marriott's Maui Ocean Club on Kaanapali Beach.

Shane Vaughn

Chief Technology Officer 

A California native with diverse technology experience in finance, energy, and insurance, Shane's seasoned leadership and success in strategic organizational change is a perfect match for our rapid and diversified growth. Empowering with agile values and transparency, Shane and the team provide pragmatic technology solutions to meet the dynamic needs of our valued customers. Shane enjoys hiking, time with family, and traveling.

Ruth Viloria

Executive Administrator

Ruth has over 15 years of hospitality experience working on Kaanapali Beach. Launching her career with Kaanapali Alii she then spent a decade at Marriott's Maui Ocean Club prior to bringing her exceptional service to the Maui Resort Rentals Ohana.

Keith Hertz

Managing Director

Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Keith holds a degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State. After a few years in the automation industry, he packed up and moved to Maui where he forged a career as the portfolio sales specialist at Marriott's Maui Ocean Club. Before joining MRR, Keith spent 8 years as director of sales for Haleakala Solar. He enjoys spending time with his family and sharing the aloha.

Tony Carstens

Technology Director

A dynamic and inventive technology specialist, Tony has amassed a tremendous skillset having worked in Chicago for 8 years as a software developer & network architect. Taking great pride in adapting new technology to old problems, he works to simplify the Maui Resort Rentals process in order to facilitate the best possible service for our clients.

Matt Gerbers

Marketing Director

A Midwest native with degrees in economics and psychology from the University of Michigan, Matt recently returned to Maui to join our ohana following a successful tenure at a mainland digital marketing agency. His unique skill set leverages his digital marketing acumen with local market expertise garnered from almost a decade of prior West Maui resort real estate sales and marketing experience..

Marc Fair

Operations Director

Groomed from 12 years of employment with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Marc is tailor made for caring for our clients' assets. His hospitality experience is augmented with a 7-year venture developing a business in residential specialty services of Stone and Glass maintenance.

Jeff Tenorio

Experience Director

Previously the director of rooms at the Montage Kapalua Bay, Jeff began his 15 year luxury hospitality career at The Ritz-Carlton Club Aspen. He moved to Maui in 2009 to open the Ritz-Carlton Club Kapalua Bay and never left. In his free time you will find him spending time with his wife and 2 daughters, on the golf course, or up in the mountains on his dirt bike. He earned his BA at The University of Colorado Boulder.

Snehal Patel

Reservation Manager/Community Liaison

Raised in Chicago, Sne cherishes that Maui has been home for 20 years. Playing D1 tennis at the University of Illinois-Chicago, he earned a BFA in Photography/Film & BA in Drama. Prior to MRR - Sne was the Sales Director at Peter Lik Galleries for 15 years. He is Board President of the LahainaTown Action Committee and in his free time enjoys cooking and living the dream on Maui with his family!

Madelyn Bumanglag

Finance Manager

A graduate of Gonzaga University with a BBA in Finance and Management Information Systems. Her work experience includes tenure specifically in vacation rental property management, employment at a local CPA firm and large public utility company. Madelyn strives for excellence and is an invaluable team player in the Maui Resort Rentals ohana.

Sharilyn Wilkerson

Guest Experience Manager

As an Edmonton Alberta native, although Sharilyn has travelled the world over, she enjoys Maui the most. Along with a degree in hotel management, she has a wealth of experience in upscale hospitality guest service—most recently as a front desk supervisor at the acclaimed JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn. When not helping to make vacations special for the MRR guests she enjoys body surfing and distance-walking.

Lorin Ifkovic

Owner Experience Manager

Originally from the Connecticut shoreline, Lorin previously spent 10 years in Squaw Valley as Director of Residential Services for Resort at Squaw Creek before moving to Maui in 2015. A board member with the Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter, When Lorin is not working she enjoys road biking, mountain biking, hiking, sea kayaking, yoga, and exploring the other islands.

Kielan Fedorka

Software Developer

Born and raised on Oahu, Kielan is a graduate of Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA where he earned degrees in computer science and business. He has been developing software products (full stack) and websites from a very young age and he loves the product design and the business side as much as writing the code to support it. He enjoys golf, hiking, body surfing, and spending time with family.

Larry Ward

Account Manager

Loving all that Maui has to offer from the Mountains to the Ocean; surfing and fishing to hiking, Larry brings a geniune enthusiasm for Maui. He also brings an intimate knowledge of the Maui rental market having been involved with real estate and hospitality since he moved to Maui in 2005 from Illinois. His goal is simple – "spread the aloha with an attitude of gratitude."

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