CHLA Lodging News March/April 2019

4 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS www.calodging.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS P E O P L E T O K N O W BHUPEN AMIN Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Chief Operating Officer 510-965-1900 bhupen@lotushotels.com RENÉ BOSKOFF Monterey Marriott Hotel General Manager 831-649-4234 rene.boskoff@marriott.com JAVIER CANO JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE Vice President & Market General Manager 213-765-8680 javier.cano@ritzcarlton.com VIPUL DAYAL Days Inn San Francisco Airport West Owner 972-896-5692 vipul@vnrmgmt.com LAURENNE DOUGLAS Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Director of Operations 805-965-6556 ldouglas@pacificplazahotels.com PAUL GIBBS Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport General Manager 310-642-7500 paul.gibbs@ihg.com ROSS GIMPEL PSAV Regional Vice President, Venues 530-642-2597 rgimpel@psav.com TERRI HAACK Terranea Resort President 310-265-2801 thaack@terranea.com JON HANDLERY, CHA Handlery Union Square Hotel President & General Manager 415-781-7800 jon@handlery.com NIC HOCKMAN Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel General Manager 714-999-0990 nicholas.a.hockman@disney.com DANIEL KUPERSCHMID Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Area Vice President & General Manager 619-232-1234 daniel.kuperschmid@hyatt.com ELVIN LAI Ocean Park Inn President/Chief Executive Officer 858-483-5858 elvinl@oceanparkinn.com MARK LEBLANC Interstate Hotels & Resorts Executive Vice President, Development & Acquisitions 209-602-4432 mark.leblanc@interstatehotels.com HEE WON LIM Pacific Palms Resort General Manager 626-854-2303 hwlim@pacificpalmsresort.com JAMES LIM, CHA Omni San Francisco Hotel General Manager 415-677-9494 james.lim@omnihotels.com RJ MAYER The Mayer Corporation Chairman 949-759-8091 rj@mayercorp.com MICHELLE MILLAR, PhD University of San Francisco Associate Professor, Department Chairwoman 415-422-2581 mmillar@usfca.edu MICHAEL PACE Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel General Manager 415-392-3434 michael.pace@ihg.com BIJAL PATEL, CHA Quality Inn & Suites Santa Cruz Mountains Chief Executive Officer 831-854-7805 bijal@coastredwoodgroup.com BIMAL PATEL, CHA Hotel Zico Chief Executive Officer 650-969-8200 bimal@concepthotelgroup.com PRAGNA PATEL-MUELLER Samata Management Founder/Chief Executive Officer 805-544-5651 pragna@samatamanagement.com TOM PATTON, CHA Ramada Santa Barbara General Manager 805-964-3511 tpatton@sbramada.com PAM RYAN Renaissance Long Beach Hotel General Manager 562-437-5900 pam.ryan@renaissancehotels.com JOHN SPEAR Hotel Drisco General Manager 415-589-7323 jspear@hoteldrisco.com TBD AAHOA President & Chief Executive Officer JEFFREY THURRELL Fisher Phillips Attorney at Law 949-798-2102 jthurrell@fisherphillips.com WES TYLER, CHA Chancellor Hotel on Union Square General Manager 415-248-2461 wtyler@chancellorhotel.com SCOTT VANDENBERG Hyatt Regency Sacramento General Manager 916-321-3636 scott.vandenberg@hyatt.com California Hotel & Lodging Association 800-678-2462 www.calodging.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS P E O P L E T O K N O W BHUPEN AMIN Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Chief Operating Officer 510-965-1900 bhupen@lotushotels.com RENÉ BOSKOFF Monterey Marriott Hotel General Manager 831-649-4234 rene.boskoff@marriott.com JAVIER CANO JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE Vice President & Market Gen ral Manager 213-765-8680 javier.cano@ritzcarlton.com VIPUL DAYAL Days Inn San Francisco Airport West Owner 972-896-5692 vipul@vnrmgmt.com LAURENNE DOUGLAS Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Director of Operations 805-965-6556 ldouglas@pacificplazahotels.com PAUL GIBBS Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport General Manager 310-642-7500 paul.gibbs@ihg.com ROSS GIMPEL PSAV Regional Vice President, Venues 530-642-2597 rgimpel@psav.com TERRI HAACK Terranea Resort President 310-265-2801 thaack@terranea.com JON HANDLERY, CHA Handlery Union Square Hotel President & General Manager 415-781-7800 jon@handlery.com NIC HOCKMAN Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel General Manager 714-999-0990 nicholas.a.hockman@disney.com DANIEL KUPERSCHMID Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Area Vice President & General Manager 619-232-1234 daniel.kuperschmid@hyatt.com ELVIN LAI Ocean Park Inn President/Chief Executive Officer 858-483-5858 elvinl@oceanparkinn.com MARK LEBLANC Interstate Hotels & Resorts Executive Vice President, Development & Acquisitions 209-602-4432 mark.leblanc@interstatehotels.com HEE WON LIM Pacific Palms Resort General Manager 626-854-2303 hwlim@pacificpalmsresort.com JAMES LIM, CHA Omni San Francisco Hotel General Manager 415-677-9494 james.lim@omnihotels.com RJ MAYER The Mayer Corporation Chairman 949-759-8091 rj@mayercorp.com MICHELLE MILLAR, PhD University of San Francisco Associate Professor, Departm nt Chairwoman 415-422-2581 mmillar@usfca.edu MICHAEL PACE Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel General Manager 415-392-3434 michael.pace@ihg.com BIJAL PATEL, CHA Quality Inn & Suites Santa Cruz Mountains Chief Executive Officer 831-854-7805 bijal@coastredwoodgroup.com BIMAL PATEL, CHA Hotel Zico Chief Executive Officer 650-969-8200 bimal@concepthotelgroup.com PRAGNA PATEL-MUELLER Samata Management Founder/Chief Executive Officer 805-544-5651 pragna@samatamanagement.com TOM PATTON, CHA Ramada Santa Barbara General Manager 805-964-3511 tpatton@sbramada.com PAM RYAN Renaissance Long Beach Hotel General Manager 562-437-5900 pam.ryan@renaissancehotels.com JOHN SPEAR Hotel Drisco General Manager 415-589-7323 jspear@hoteldrisco.com TBD AAHOA President & Chief Executive Officer JEFFREY THURRELL Fisher Phillips Attorney at Law 949-798-2102 jthurrell@fisherphillips.com WES TYLER, CHA Chancellor Hotel on Union Square General Manager 415-248-2461 wtyler@chancellorhotel.com SCOTT VANDENBERG Hyatt Regency Sacramento General Manager 916-321-3636 scott.vandenberg@hyatt.com California Hotel & Lodging Association 800-678-2462 www.calodging.com