JoAnna Abrams
Founder and CEO
MindClick
Ian Ackland
Managing Director, Americas
Booking.com
Adrienne Andrews
Managing Director
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
CJ Arlotta
Managing Member
CJ Media Solutions, LLC
Moneesh Arora
CEO
Unifocus
Julie Arrowsmith
President & CEO
Motel 6 & Studio 6
Andrew Arthurs
President & Chief Operating Officer
Actabl
Stephanie Atkisson
SVP of Commercial Strategies
Raines Hospitality
Arash Azarbarzin
Principal & CEO
Highgate
Jason Ballard
Head of Operations, Hyatt Studios
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Geoff Ballotti
President & CEO
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Loren Balsam
Chief Investment Officer
hotelAVE
Bernard Baumohl
Chief Global Economist
The Economic Outlook Group, LLC
Dina Belon
President
Staypineapple Hotels
Daniel F. Benavides
Principal
Sandman Savrann PLLC
Joseph Berger
President & CEO
BRE Hotels & Resorts
Bharati Bhosale
Director, Global Sustainability
Hilton
Mercedes Blanco
Chief Partnerships Officer
The Hotels Network
Barry A.N. Bloom
President & COO
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Roger Bloss
CEO
Alternative Hospitality
Anna Blue
President
AHLA Foundation
Liam Brown
Group President, United States & Canada
Marriott International
Scott Brown, NCARB
Principal
DesignCell Architecture
Ben Brunt
Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer
Noble Investment Group
Bo Burdette
President/CEO
MGroup
Jim Butler
Chairman, Global Hospitality Group
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Mike Canning
Senior Vice President – Capital Markets
HALL Structured Finance
Anthony Capuano
President and CEO
Marriott International
Kevin Carey
Interim President/CEO
AHLA
Matthew Carrier
SVP Federal Affairs, Policy and Research
American Hotel & Lodging Association
John Chang
Senior Vice President, National Director, Research & Advisory Services
Marcus & Millichap
Rod Clough, MAI
President - Americas
HVS
Isaac Collazo
Vice President of Analytics
STR
Rick Colling
VP Brand Leader, Homewood Suites
Hilton
Thomas J. Corcoran
President
TCOR Hotel Partners
Lawrence M. Cuculic
President & CEO
BWH Hotels
Kevin Davis
Americas CEO
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Joe Delli Santi
Chief Investment Officer
MCR
Dr. Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D., RDN
Professor, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Northern Arizona University W.A. Franke College of Business
Greg S. Dickhens
Managing Partner
Trinity Investments
Navin Dimond
Chairman
Stonebridge Companies
Manny Dominguez
Principal
Cooper Carry
David Duncan
President/CEO
First Hospitality
David Eisen
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
HOTELS Magazine
Aly El-Bassuni
President, Operations, Owner & Brand Relations
Aimbridge Hospitality
Peter Elefson
Vice President, US & Canada
Preferred Travel Group
Lan Elliott
Principal
Acacia Hospitality LLC
Krystal England
CIO
TMGOC Ventures
Michael Erlingis
Senior Vice President
Fulcrum Hospitality LLC
Erik Eveleigh
Vice President of Development - Americas
SH Hotels & Resorts
Warren Fields
CEO
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Bruce Ford
SVP and Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
JP Ford, CHB, ISHC
Principal and Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
Greg Friedman
Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer
Peachtree Group
Aimee Fyke
COO
Tharaldson Hospitality Management
Mark J. Gerstein
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
Zack Gharib
President
Red Roof
Plato Ghinos
President
Shaner Group
Jennifer Glatt
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Management, Questex
Lindsey Goedeker
Senior Vice President, Sales
Actabl
Akshay Goyal
President
Riller Capital
Cindy Estis Green
CEO and Co-Founder
Kalibri Labs
Erin R. Green
Vice President, Development & Acquisitions
Auberge Resorts Collection
Sarah Gulla
SVP, Asset Management
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Terri A. Haack
Managing Director
Wild Dunes Resort
Glenn Haussman
Founder/Host
No Vacancy News
Kate Henriksen
Co-CIO
RLJ Lodging Trust
Mike Higgins
RVP Lodging Development
Sonesta
Brian Holstein
Principal
US Hotel Advisors
Amy Hulbert
VP, Boutique and Upscale Brands
BWH Hotels
Rachel Humphrey
Founder
Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Lee Hunter, CHB, ISHC
Chief Operating Officer
Hunter Hotel Advisors
Rhiannon Jacobsen
Managing Director of U.S. Market Transformation and Development
U.S. Green Building Council
Jenna Jacobson
Vice President of Luxury and Mixed-Use Development
Marriott International
Prabhat Jayara
Senior Vice President Originations
Mag Mile Capital
Jeanelle Johnson
Principal (Partner)
PwC
Sheila Johnson
Founder and CEO
Salamander Collection
Greg Juceam
President & CEO
Extended Stay America
Naveen P. Kakarla
President & CEO
HHM
John Keeling
Executive Vice President
Valencia Hotel Group
Mark Kessler
President & COO
The Kessler Collection
Cyrus Khadivi
Regional Director
Ten-X
Brian Kirkland
Chief Information Officer
Choice Hotels International
Andrew Knauer
Executive Vice President, Global Hotel Asset Management
CBRE Hotels
Bali Kumar
Chief Operating Officer
PACE Loan Group
Gregory LaBerge
SVP, Chief Administrative Officer, National Director - Hospitality Services
Marcus & Millichap
John Lancaster
VP, Emerging Markets Development & Owner Relations
Choice Hotels International
Tony Lariño
Managing Director
HEI Hotels & Resorts
Brad LeBlanc
Chief Development Officer and SVP
BWH Hotels
Jin Lee
CEO
ARA US Hospitality Trust
Daniel Lesser
Co-Founder, President & CEO
LW Hospitality Advisors
Rob Leven
Principal and Chief Investment Officer
Procaccianti Companies
Michael I. Lipson
CEO, Chairman
Access Point Financial
Rika Lisslö
Vice President of Development, Americas
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Mark V. Lomanno
Partner
Kalibri Labs
Lisa Lombardo
President
ARK
McKenna Luke, MAI
Managing Director, National Hospitality Practice Lead
Partner Valuation Advisors
Marina MacDonald
Former CMO
Red Roof
Luigi Major, MAI
Managing Director
HVS Americas
Rob Mangiarelli
President
Atrium Hospitality
Dwayne Marshall
Chief Development Officer – Americas
Valor Hospitality Partners
Justin Mayers
Vice President and Head of Client Relations
CWCapital Asset Management
Brendan McCormick, CAIA
Managing Principal
Smith Hill Capital, LLC
Jared Meabon
Senior Vice President, Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Luke Millikin
Director & Sr. Relationship Manager
Wells Fargo Hotel Franchise Finance
Jeff Mills
Director of Operations
The PENTA Building Group
John Murray
President & CEO
Sonesta
Dennis Nessler
Editor-in-Chief
LODGING Magazine
Paul Novak
Partner
Whitman Peterson
Jeffrey Stephen Parker, CHTP+
Vice President of Property Technology
Sage Hospitality Group
John Pascal
Principal
Paramount Capital Advisors
Harshil Patel
Vice President
Champion Hotels
Kamalesh (KP) Patel
2024-2025 Vice Chairman
AAHOA
Mehul Patel
Managing Partner, CEO
NewcrestImage
Miraj S. Patel
2024-2025 Chairman
AAHOA
Mitch Patel
Founder and CEO
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Nishant (Neal) Patel
Chairman
AAHOA Charitable Foundation
Pinal Patel
2024-2025 Treasurer
AAHOA
Vinay Patel
President & CEO
Fairbrook Hotels LLC
Trusha Patel, M.A., MBA
Founder & CEO
Platinum Holdings
Christie Patterson
Vice President of Development
InterMountain Hotels
Shivan Perera
Managing Director
Bridge Marketplace
Greg Perry
Vice President of Hospitality Investments
RREAF Holdings
Lissa Pierce
Head of Renovations & Design Management – Premium Brands
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Diana Plazas-Trowbridge
Senior Vice President & Global Brand Leader – Select Brands
Marriott International
Ron Pohl
President, WorldHotels and BWH International Operations
BWH Hotels
Dave Pollin
Co-Founder and President
The Buccini/Pollin Group
Vicki Poulos
Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Tracy Prigmore
Managing Partner + Founder
TLTsolutions + She Has a Deal
Leticia Proctor
Executive Vice President
Donohoe Hospitality Services
Brad Rahinsky
President & CEO
Hotel Equities
Todd Ratliff
Managing Director
Hodges Ward Elliott
Robert A. Rauch, CHA
CEO
R. A. Rauch & Associates, Inc
Founding Chairman
Brick Hospitality
Steven Reinstein
Vice President, Investments
KHP Capital Partners
Laura Resco
Director - Hotel Intelligence Americas
HotStats
Julie Richter
Chief Financial Officer
Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Ben Rosenbaum
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
Rachael Rothman, CFA
Head of Hotels Research & Data Analytics
CBRE Hotels
Suzanne Saunders
SVP Design & Construction
Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG)
Russell C. Savrann
Partner
Sandman Savrann PLLC
SJ Sawhney
Co-Founder and President
Canary Technologies
Richard Schaeffer
Vice President, Franchise Development
Red Roof
Jared Schlosser
EVP, Hotel Lending and Head of CPACE, Credit
Peachtree Group
Shannon Seay
Partner
H-CPM (Hospitality Construction Project Management)
Ben Seidel
Principal
Stonebridge Companies
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
SVP, Design Group
Emerald
Editor-in-Chief
Hospitality Design Magazine
Morgan Sickles
EVP of Strategic Finance & Corporate Development
stayAPT Suites
Stacy Silver
President
Silver Hospitality Group
Jeffrey Simmons
VP Supply Management, Hospitality
Entegra
Kiko Singh
Principal, Designer
DLR Group
Michael Smoot
Partner, Hospitality National Practice Leader
Moss Adams LLP
Eli Sokol
VP Investment and Development
citizenM Hotels Group
Chad Sorensen, ISHC
Managing Director/CEO
CHMWarnick
Jason Spicer
Division Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Andrea Stokes
Practice Lead, Hospitality
J.D. Power
K. Bryan Thrush
1st Vice President, Development, Design and Construction
Host Hotels & Resorts
Jeremy Tobin
Vice President, Hotel Group
Starwood Capital Group
Rajiv Trivedi
Managing Principal
TST Capital
Kirsten Vaselaar
SVP – Real Estate and Development
HRI Hospitality
Dianna Vaughan
SVP, Global Owner Relations
Hilton
Tanya Venegas
Chief Experience Officer
HotStats
Eleanor Waddell
Vice President, Strategic Growth
Avendra International
Jeff Wagoner
President & CEO
OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group
Gregg Wallis
Senior Editor
Hotel Business
Eva Wassermann
Senior Managing Director
GEM Realty Capital, Inc.
Jeff Weinstein
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Investment Today
Rebecca Weinstein
VP of Design
Highgate Hotels
Chris Williams
Managing Director, Commercial Banking
Western Alliance Bank
Mark Williams
Managing Director, Franchise Development
Extended Stay America
Sarah Williams
Chief Commercial Officer
InterMountain Hotels
David Wilner
SVP, Franchise Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Mark Woodworth
Principal
Woodworth Core Group
R. Rehan Zaid
Principal
Prominence Hospitality Group