2 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS 414 29th Street Sacramento, CA 95816 916.444.5780 www.calodging.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor Pacific Palms Hotel VICE CHAIR Dhruv Patel Ridgemont Hospitality IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Tom Patton, CHA Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara SECRETARY/TREASURER Cormac O’Modhrain Sunstone Hotel Investors GOVERNMENT & LEGAL RELATIONS CHAIR Javier Cano JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE AUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kristi Allen Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments Laura Lee Blake AAHOA Justin Boutwell Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Javier Cano JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE Vipul Dayal Days Inn San Francisco Airport West Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Ross Gimpel Encore Terri Haack Lowe Enterprises Investors Jon Handlery, CHA Handlery Union Square Hotel Niles Harris InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Nic Hockman Disney’s Grand Californian Matt Humphreys Hyatt Regency San Francisco Daniel Kuperschmid Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Mark LeBlanc Aimbridge Hospitality Franck Legrand Cornell Hotel De France Michelle Millar University of San Francisco Michael Pace InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel Bijal Patel, CHA Coast Redwood Hospitality Bimal Patel, CHA Hotel Zico Perry Patel Radiate Hospitality Pragna Patel-Mueller Samata Management Joe Piantedosi Park Hotels & Resorts Chip Rogers American Hotel & Lodging Association John Spear Hotel Drisco Jeffrey Thurrell Fisher Phillips Wes Tyler, CHA Chancellor Hotel on Union Square Mike Tweeten Ace Parking Management Bobby Walia Marriott International Corporation ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications 503.445.2220 | 800.647.1511 www.llmpubs.com Design & Layout Sales Representative Katie Jo Stewart Grandt Mansfield grandt@llmpubs.com Copyright © 2023. Al l Rights Reserved THIS YEAR MARKS THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY of the founding of the California Hotel & Lodging Association. In a tribute to both our past and our future, throughout our special anniversary logo, you will find photographs of our members and leadership in decades past, when a few hoteliers from the region around the small but growing town of Los Angeles allied themselves to promote their common interests. You’ll also find more recent photographs that represent the vibrant and diverse people and properties that today make up our association in every part of California. This logo will identify our brand throughout the year as we work on behalf of our members to reinforce the importance of our industry. In a state where tourism remains an economic powerhouse that supports nearly a million jobs—and generates nearly $10 billion in state and local taxes—we are a vital force in California. As a vital industry, we will be working in Sacramento as well as with county and city governments to build and maintain a favorable environment for operating our businesses successfully. We will be active in helping to create and support legislation that will support our growth, enable us to address the continuing labor shortage, and deal with broader societal problems that affect us and our guests such as the issue of urban homelessness. These aren’t easy undertakings. The issues are complex, the path sometimes tortuous, and the opponents often numerous. We can overcome these hurdles in part through communicating the role our industry plays in the state’s overall success, and in part through being good corporate citizens and contributing to the betterment of the communities where we operate. Like any community, though, we will succeed and be our best when we’re all working for one another. Just as our anniversary logo is strong because it is built from the mosaic of our people, past and present, our association and our state will be stronger if we all work together to support CHLA’s legislative and other government affairs efforts in the coming year. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Lynn Mohrfeld CHLA President & CEO take a closer look on the next page 130 Years Strong
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