JoAnna Abrams
CEO
MindClick
Scott Andrews
Division Executive: Hotel Franchise Finance and Gaming
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
CJ Arlotta
Managing Member
CJ Media Solutions, LLC
Moneesh Arora
CEO
UniFocus
Arash Azarbarzin
Chief Executive Officer
Highgate
Gary Badge
Managing Principal
FK Architecture
T.Jack Bagby
Principal
Cooper Carry
Abhay Bakaya
Senior Vice President, Development
SH Hotels & Resorts
Bernard Baumohl
Chief Global Economist
The Economic Outlook Group, LLC
Daniel F. Benavides
Principal
Sandman Savrann PLLC
Alan Benjamin, ISHC
President
Benjamin West
Joseph Berger
President & CEO
BRE Hotels & Resorts
Rafael Berkowitz
Creative Director New York Studio
Campbell House
Anne Bertsch
Vice President, North America Full Service Development
Marriott International
Laura Lee Blake
President & CEO
AAHOA
Michael Blake
Chief Technology Officer
Hospitality Technology Next Generation | The American Hotel & Lodging Association
John Boettger
Managing Director
Westmont Hospitality Group
Vamsi Bonthala
Chief Executive Officer
Arbor Lodging Partners
Liam Brown
Group President, United States & Canada
Marriott International
Scott Brown, NCARB
Principal Architect | Operations
DesignCell Architecture
Angelique Brunner
Founder and CEO
EB5 Capital
Bo Burdette
President & CEO
MGroup
Jim Butler
Chairman
JMBM Global Hospitality Group®
Michael Canning
Senior Vice President – Capital Markets
HALL Structured Finance
Ben Cary
Vice President, Development
Accor
Valentina Castellon
Principal Interior Designer
DLR Group
Rod Clough, MAI
President
HVS Americas
Philip Colón
Senior Director of Development
Marriott International
Tom Corcoran
President/CEO
TCOR Hotel Partners
Cory Creath
Founding Principal Architect
AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design
Mathew Crosswy
President
Stonehill
Lawrence M. Cuculic
President & CEO
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts
Rick Cunningham
SVP of Development
Margaritaville
Mary Beth Cutshall
Managing Partner
Amara Capital
Terry Dammeyer
Chief of Owned Assets
White Lodging Services
Jeff Dauray
Co-Chief Investment Officer
RLJ Lodging Trust
Sloan F. Dean, III
President & CEO
Remington
Aaron Dearborn
President
Amerail Systems
Michael J. Deitemeyer
President & CEO
Aimbridge Hospitality
Zach Demuth
Head of Americas Hotel Research
JLL
Chris Devine
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Chris DiBenedetto
Vice President, Lodging Development
Marriott International
David Duncan
President/CEO
First Hospitality
David Eisen
Content Director, Media
Questex
Linzey Erickson
President, Chief Legal Officer
Legendary Capital
Michael R. Evans
President
Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Michelle Finn
Principal
Finn Consulting Group
Christina Flannery
Director, Capital Project Management
Park Hotels and Resorts
Bruce Ford
SVP and Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
JP Ford, ISHC
SVP, Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
Gregg Forde
President & Chief Operating Officer
Island Hospitality Management
James Francque
Global Head of Transactions
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Greg Friedman
Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer
Peachtree Hotel Group
Jennifer Fugolo
VP of Advancement
AHLA Foundation
Kimberly Furlong
Chief Commercial Officer
Atrium Hospitality
Aimee Fyke
COO
Tharaldson Hospitality Management
Stacy Garcia
CEO & Founder
Stacy Garcia Inc.
Mark J. Gerstein
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
Thomas M. Geshay
CEO & President
Davidson Hospitality Group
Plano Ghinos
President
Shaner Hotels
Adam Glickman
Vice President, Strategic Marketing
Actabl
Damian Gordillo
President/Co-Founder
Marquee Lodging Advisors
W. Chris Green
Divisional President
Remington
Michael Grove
Chief Operating Officer
HotStats
Terri A. Haack
Senior Vice President
Lowe
Jenna Hackett
Global Brand Head, Curio & Tapestry Collections
Hilton
Leslie D. Hale
President and CEO
RLJ Lodging Trust
Scott K. Hammons
President, Design and Construction
HEI Hotels and Resorts
Glenn Haussman
Host
No Vacancy podcast
Daniel J. Healy
Chief Executive Officer
Civitas Capital Group
Robert Hee
Chief Executive Officer
Canyon Equity LLC
Joe Hercenberg
Sr. Managing Director
Walker & Dunlop
Clint Hodges
Managing Director, Hospitality Investment Advisory
Hodges Ward Elliott
Noreen Hogan
President
CMB Regional Centers, LLC
Edward T. Hoganson
CFO and Chief Investment Officer
Crestline Hotels & Resorts
Brian Holstein
Principal
US Hotel Advisors
John W. Houghtaling II
Managing Partner
GMH Insurance Claim Management
Rachel Humphrey
Founder
Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Ted Hutchins
Chief Information Officer
Red Roof
Ali Jahangiri
CEO
EB5 Investors Magazine | HOTELS Magazine
Harry Javer
Founder & Chairman
The Lodging Conference
Helen W. Jorgensen, LEED®AP
Vice President, Design and Procurement
Host Hotels & Resorts
Greg Juceam
President & CEO
Extended Stay America
Alan Kanders
Founder
Three Wall Capital LLC
Christopher Kearney, PE, LEED AP
Vice President
EXP
John Keeling
Executive Vice President
Valencia Hotel Group
Mark Keiser
Chief Development Officer
EOS Hospitality
Greg Kennealey
CEO
Mission Hill Hospitality, a KSL Capital Company
Robert D. Kline
CEO & Co-Founder
Chartres Lodging Group
Justin Knight
CEO
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc
Jim Korroch
President
WaterWalk
David Kuperberg
Chief Development Officer
Dream Hotel Group, LLC
Shawn Kvernen
Chief Operating Officer
Terrapin Hospitality
Brad LeBlanc
SVP & Chief Development Officer
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts
Olga Lepow
Vice President
CBRE Hotels
Daniel H. Lesser
Co-Founder, President & CEO
LW Hospitality Advisors
Rob Leven
Chief Investment Officer
Procaccianti Companies
Michael I. Lipson
Chairman, CEO
Access Point Financial
Mark V. Lomanno
Partner & Senior Advisor
Kalibri Labs
Craig Lovett
Senior Vice President of Development
Trinity Investments
Edie Lowe
Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Actabl
Bruce Lowrey
Chief Lending Officer
Access Point Financial
Keith Mack
Vice President, Development
CIM Group
Dan McBrearty
Chief Development Officer
Under Canvas, Inc.
Sean McCracken
News Editor
Hotel News Now
Paul McElroy
EVP, Construction & Design
Highgate
Keryn McNamara
Senior Vice President, Hotel Technology
Aimbridge Hospitality
Ed McNeill
President
Lodging Media
Jared Meabon
SVP, Franchise Sales and Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jared Melnik
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
Thomas C. Morey
EVP & Chief Investment Officer
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Tyler Morse
Chairman & CEO
MCR | Morse Development
Michael Morton
Vice President, Brand Management
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts
Branigan Mulcahy
Co-Founder
Virdee
Jenifer Neptune
Chief Visionary Officer | Co-Founder
Boutique Hotel Professionals
Dennis Nessler
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Interactive
Paul Novak
Executive Director - Lodging
Whitman Peterson
Chip Ohlsson
EVP and Chief Development Officer
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Rob Palleschi
Chief Executive Officer
G6 Hospitality
Jagruti Panwala
President and CEO
Wealth Protection Strategies
John Pascal
Principal
Paramount Capital Advisors
Bharat Patel
2022-2023 Vice Chair
AAHOA
Biran Patel
Senior Vice President | National Director of Hospitality
Marcus & Millichap
Kamalesh (KP) Patel
2022-2023 Secretary
AAHOA
Ken Patel
Chairman/Founder
EV Hotel, EVHG, EV Human, and EV Smart
Mehul Patel
Managing Partner, CEO
NewcrestImage
Miraj S. Patel
2022-2023 Treasurer
AAHOA
Neal Patel
2022-2023 Chairman
AAHOA
Parth Patel
VP of Investments
Hawkeye Hotels
Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Global CEO
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Keith Pierce
EVP/President of Franchise & Development
Sonesta
Chuck Pinkowski
Owner
Pinkowski & Company
Shane Platt
SVP, Lodging Development, Upscale Brands
Sonesta
Klaudia Porebski
GVP, Strategy, Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Tracy L. Prigmore
Founder & Managing Partner
TLTsolutions
Mark Purcell
SVP Development, North & Central America
Accor
Brian Quinn
Chief Development Officer
Sonesta
Brad Rahinsky
President & CEO
Hotel Equities
Robert A. Rauch, CHA
CEO
RAR Hospitality
Michael Ritz
Senior Vice President of Investments
Peachtree | Stonehill
Chip Rogers
President & CEO
AHLA
Ama Romaine
Global General Counsel, Real Estate Asset Management
Blackstone
Chair
ForWard Advisory Committee
Vail Ross
SVP, Sales & Marketing
STR
Rachael Rothman, CFA
Head of Hotels Research & Data Analytics
CBRE Hotels
Kasia M. Russell, MAI
Managing Director, Senior Partner - Western U.S.
HVS
Michelle S. Russo, CHAM, MAI, CHA
CEO & Founder
hotelAVE
Rob Ryan
President & COO
actabl
Russell C. Savrann
Partner
Sandman Savrann PLLC
Ben Seidel
President & CEO
Real Hospitality Group
Mit Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Noble Investment Group
Mark Shalala
SVP, Upscale Development
Choice Hotels International
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
SVP, Design Group
Emerald
Editor-in-Chief
Hospitality Design Magazine
Stephen Siegel
Principal
H-CPM (Hospitality Construction Project Management)
Stacy Silver
President
Silver Hospitality Group
Julienne Smith
Chief Development Officer, Americas
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Jonathan P. Stanner
President & CEO
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
Andrea Stokes
Practice Lead, Hospitality
J.D. Power
Gretchen Stroud
SVP, Talent & Inclusion
Hilton
Jeff Stulmaker
Partner & Chief Investment Officer
KHP Capital Partners
David Tarr
Senior Vice President, Development
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Linda Theisen
Vice President
Hilton Supply Management
Abraham Tieh
Director of National Commercial Property Tax
O’Connor & Associates
Christina Trauthwein
VP, Content & Creative
Hotel Business | InspireDesign
Bryan Trush
VP, Capital Expenditures, Design & Construction
Host Hotels & Resorts
Kevin Urgo
Managing Partner
Urgo Hotels & Resorts
Jeff Wagoner
President & CEO
Outrigger Hospitality Group
Stephanie Weiler
Senior Director, ESG Services Group
Alvarez and Marsal
Jeff Weinstein
Editor-in-Chief
HOTELS Magazine
Peter Welch
President & CEO
Continental Contractors, Inc
Chris Williams
Managing Director, Hotel Franchise Finance - Western Region
Western Alliance Bank
Mark Williams
Managing Director, Franchise Development
Extended Stay America
Sarah Williams
Chief Revenue Officer
InterMountain Management
Venus Williams
Founder + Owner
V Starr
David Wilner
Senior Vice President, Franchise Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Betty Wilson
Vice President, Global Accounts
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Mark Woodworth
Principal
R.M. Woodworth & Associates
Cesar Wurm
Vice President, Commercial
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Jason Yarbrough
SVP, Lodging Development Select Service Brands
Sonesta