Tim Abram
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
JoAnna Abrams
Founder and CEO
MindClick
Ankur Agrawal
CEO/Founder
Inhabitr - AI Furnishing Solutions
Steve Allison
Chief Revenue Officer
Staypineapple Hotels
Heather Altieri
Vice President, Client Success
Avendra
Neil Amin
Chief Executive Officer
Shamin Hotels
Steven Angel
CEO
Fulcrum Hospitality
CJ Arlotta
Managing Member
CJ Media Solutions, LLC
Moneesh Arora
CEO
Unifocus
Julie Arrowsmith
President & CEO
G6 Hospitality
Arash Azarbarzin
CEO and Principal
Highgate
T.Jack Bagby, IV
Principal
Cooper Carry, Inc.
Renee Bagshaw
Chief Operating Officer
Continental Contractors, Inc.
Jason Ballard
Senior Vice President of Operations – Hyatt Studios
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Bernard Baumohl
Chief Global Economist
The Economic Outlook Group, LLC
Daniel F. Benavides
Principal
Sandman Savrann PLLC
Joseph Berger
President & CEO
BRE Hotels & Resorts
Kimo Bertram
Vice President Development – Americas
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Laura Lee Blake
President & CEO
AAHOA
Mercedes Blanco
Chief Partnerships Officer
The Hotels Network
Barry A.N. Bloom
President & COO
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Roger Bloss
CEO
Alternative Hospitality
Austin Brooks
Managing Director
Hodges Ward Elliott
Scott Brown, NCARB
Principal Architect, Operations
DesignCell Architecture
Shruti Buckley
Senior Vice President, Brand Leader, Hampton by Hilton
Hilton
Tina Burnett
Chief Development Officer
G6 Hospitality, LLC
Jay Caiafa
Chief Operating Officer - Americas
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Kevin Carey
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Executive Vice President
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Joel Carver
CEO
CARVER
Lydia Chen
President & CEO
InnVest Hotels
Jaimie Cho
Senior Director, Mixed-Use Development
Marriott International
Jeanette Clarke
SVP, Chief Capital Investments Officer
Apple Hospitality REIT
Rod Clough, MAI
President
HVS Americas
Isaac Collazo
VP of Analytics
STR
Thomas J. Corcoran
President
TCOR Hotel Partners
Jason Cowan
Senior Vice President, Signature Brands Development
Choice Hotels International
Mary Beth Cutshall
Managing Partner
Amara Capital Group
Jeffrey Dauray
EVP & Co-Chief Investment Officer
RLJ Lodging Trust
Kevin Davis
Americas CEO
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Sloan F. Dean, III
CEO
Remington Hospitality
Mike DeFrino
Managing Director, Americas Luxury & Lifestyle Hotels
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Dr. Frederick DeMicco
Professor of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management The W.A. Franke College of Business
Zach Demuth
Global Head of Hotels Research
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Greg S. Dickhens
Managing Director
Trinity Investments
Navin Dimond
Chairman and CEO
Stonebridge Companies
Eric Djordjevic
VP of Operations and Food and Beverage
Boutique Hotel Professionals
Dorothy Dowling
Managing Director
Horwath HTL
David Duncan
President & CEO
First Hospitality
David Eisen
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
HOTELS Magazine
Erik Eveleigh
Vice President, Development - Americas
SH Hotels & Resorts
Anthony Falor
Senior Managing Director
Ten-X
Bruce Ford
SVP and Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
JP Ford, ISHC
SVP, Director of Global Business Development
Lodging Econometrics
Jason Freed
Hospitality Data Evangelist
MDO
Michael Frenkel
President
MFC PR/Travel Conversations, LLC
Greg Friedman
Chief Executive Officer
Peachtree Group
Mark J. Gerstein
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
Thomas M. Geshay
CEO & President
Davidson Hospitality Group
Plato Ghinos
President
Shaner Hotels
Adam Glickman
Vice President, Brand Strategy
Actabl
Sean Gormley
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Chris Green
President
Remington Hospitality
Cindy Estis Green
CEO and Co-Founder
Kalibri Labs
Cindy Estis Green
CEO and Co-Founder
Kalibri Labs
Susie Grynol
President & CEO
Hotel Association of Canada
Sarah Gulla
SVP Asset Management
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Daniel P. Hansen
Global Head, Hyatt Studios
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
James Hansen
EVP of Business Development
Hotel Equities
Nigel Hatcher, MCSD
VP, Global Design | US & Canada
Marriott International, Inc.
Glenn Haussman
Host
No Vacancy Live! Podcast
Esther Hertzfeld
Senior Editor
Hotel Management Magazine
Amanda Hite
President
STR
Brian Holstein
Principal
US Hotel Advisors
Phil Hugh
Senior Vice President Lodging Development, Luxury & Lifestyle Brand Portfolio
Sonesta
Danny Hughes
EVP & President, Americas
Hilton
Rachel Humphrey
Founder
Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Andy Ingraham
President/CEO
National Association of Black Hotel Owners Operators & Developers (NABHOOD)
Jeanelle Johnson
Lead Client Partner
PwC
Helen W. Jorgensen, LEED®AP
Vice President, Design and Procurement
Host Hotels & Resorts
Adrienne Jubb
Senior Vice President, Development, Select Service, Western U.S. and Canada
Aimbridge Hospitality
Greg Juceam
President & CEO
Extended Stay America
Ronald Karpiuk
President and CEO
Land-Ron, Inc.
Christopher Kearney, PE, LEED AP
Vice President
EXP
John Keeling
Executive Vice President
Valencia Hotel Group
Greg Kennealey
CEO
Mission Hill Hospitality
Afshin Ketab
CFO and Head of Hospitality Investments
Palladius Capital Management
Christopher H. Kilcullen
Principal, Hotel Group
Avison Young
Dury Kim
Vice President – Revenue & Distribution
Highgate - InnVentures
Jordan Kirkbride
Vice President – Hotels Institutional Group
CBRE
Brian Kirkland
Chief Information Officer
Choice Hotels International
Robert D. Kline
CEO & Co-Founder
Chartres Lodging Group, LLC
David Kong
Founder & Principal
DEI Advisors
Sarah Koustrup
President
National Hospitality Services
Stan Kozlowski
Principal
CooperWynn Capital
Lisa Ledesma
Chief Operating Officer
Canyon Ranch
Norman Leslie
CEO, Co-Founder
Legendary Capital
Daniel H. Lesser
Co-Founder, President & CEO
LW Hospitality Advisors
Rob Leven
Principal and Chief Investment Officer
Procaccianti Companies
Michael I. Lipson
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Access Point Financial
Mark V. Lomanno
Partner
Kalibri Labs
Lisa Lombardo
Chief Culture and Strategy Officer
ARK Hospitality
Vito F. Lotta, AIA
Vice President, Architecture & Design
Hilton
McKenna Luke, MAI
Managing Director
HVS Albuquerque
Guy Maisnik
Partner, Vice Chair
JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group
Rob Mangiarelli
President
Atrium Hospitality
Lee Mason
Project Executive
The PENTA Building Group
Jared Meabon
Senior Vice President
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jacob Messina
CEO
Stayntouch
Luke Millikin, CFA
Director & Sr. Relationship Manager | Hotel Franchise Finance
Wells Fargo Middle Market Banking
Brian Mitchell
Vice President
HALL Structured Finance
Rachel Moniz
Principal, Chief Operating Officer
HEI Hotels & Resorts
Jim Mrha
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer
WaterWalk
Sean Mullen
President, Acquisitions, Sales & Revenue Management
Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Brian Murch, AIA
Hospitality Design Director | Principal
DLR Group
John Murray
President & CEO
Sonesta
Scott Murray
Vice President of Manufacturing & Product Development
MGroup™
Jim Myers
Senior Vice President of Operations
Hay Creek Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants
Jenifer Neptune
Chief Visionary Officer
Boutique Hotel Professionals
Dennis Nessler
Editor-in-Chief
LODGING Magazine
Chip Ohlsson
EVP and Chief Development Officer, North America
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Keith Oltchick
Chief Development Officer
Remington Hospitality
Kevin Osterhaus
President
Graduate Hotels
Jagruti Panwala
President and CEO
Wealth Protection Strategies
John Pascal
Principal
Paramount Capital Advisors
Bharat Patel
2023-2024 Chairman
AAHOA
Biran Patel
Senior Vice President, National Director Hospitality Division
Marcus & Millichap
Kamalesh (KP) Patel
2023-2024 Treasurer
AAHOA
Mehul Patel
CEO, Managing Partner
NewcrestImage
Miraj S. Patel
2023-2024 Vice Chairman
AAHOA
Mitch Patel
President and CEO
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Nishant (Neal) Patel
Immediate Past Chair
AAHOA
Rahul Patel
2023-2024 Secretary
AAHOA
Staci Patton
Creative Director, Design & Construction
Davidson Hospitality Group
David Pepper
Chief Development Officer
Choice Hotels International
Danica Posey
Head of Hotels
LEGOLAND Resort & Merlin Entertainments
Tanya Pratt
VP Strategy and Product Management, OPERA Cloud
Oracle Hospitality
Leticia Proctor
EVP, Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management
Donohoe Hospitality Services
Brian Quinn
Chief Development Officer
Sonesta
Brad Rahinsky
President & CEO
Hotel Equities
Robert A. Rauch, CHA
CEO
RAR Hospitality
Peter Reardon
VP, Purchasing & Procurement
White Lodging Services
Laura Resco
Director – Hotel Intelligence Americas
HotStats
Robyn Rice
Senior Manager Global Accounts - Strategic Chains
Booking.com
Tom Riley
Senior Executive Director, Acquisitions and Development - Americas
Banyan Tree Group
Chip Rogers
President & CEO
AHLA
Rachael Rothman, CFA
Head of Hotels Research & Data Analytics
CBRE Hotels
Michelle S. Russo, CHAM, MAI, CHA
CEO & Founder
hotelAVE
Jyoti Sarolia
President & CEO
Ellis Hospitality Group
Russell C. Savrann
Partner
Sandman Savrann PLLC
Richard Schaeffer
Vice President, Development
Red Roof
Martin Schellenberg
VP Enterprise Sales US
Entegra
Jared Schlosser
SVP, Head of Hotel Originations and C-PACE
Peachtree Group
Shannon Seay
Partner, Project Director
H-CPM
Benjamin Seidel
President & CEO
Real Hospitality Group
Jay H. Shah
Executive Chairman
Hersha Hospitality Trust
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
David Smith
Founder & Managing Principal
Outside Capital
Julienne Smith
Chief Development Officer, Americas
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Eli Sokol
Vice President of Development & Investment, North America
citizenM
Chad Sorensen
Managing Director/CEO
CHMWarnick
Andrea Stokes
Practice Lead, Hospitality
J.D. Power
Mark Tamis
Global President
Aimbridge Hospitality
David Tarr
Senior Vice President of Development, Americas
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Christina Trauthwein
VP, Content & Partnerships
Hotel Business | InspireDesign
Rajiv Trivedi
Managing Principal
TST Capital
Heather Turner
CEO and Co-Founder
Tamarack Capital Partners
Peter Twachtman
CEO
Lark Hotels
Dianna Vaughan
Senior Vice President, Brand Management, Americas
Hilton
Tanya Venegas
Global Head of Customer Success
HotStats
Jeff Wagoner
President & CEO
Outrigger Hospitality Group
Matt Weilgus
SVP, Head of Originations & General Counsel
Mag Mile Capital
Jeff Weinstein
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Investment Today
Harry Wheeler, AIA
Principal
Group One, a JCJ Architecture Studio
Mark Williams
Managing Director, Franchise Development
Extended Stay America
Sarah Williams
Chief Revenue Officer
InterMountain Management
David Wilner
Senior Vice President, Franchise Development
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Chris Winterhalter
CEO and Co-Founder
Hotel Rehabs
Michelle Woodley
President
Preferred Travel Group
R. Mark Woodworth
Principal
R.M. Woodworth & Associates
R. Rehan Zaid
Principal, Acquisitions, Development & Asset Management
Prominence Hospitality Group
Christina Zimmer
Senior Vice President Design
Highgate Hotels