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Outstanding General Manager of the Year
This award honors a hotelier who has demonstrated superior professionalism in operating a CHLA or CABBI member property and taken a leadership role in the industry by actively participating in association, community, or industry programs.
2023 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Terry Lewis, Hilton San Francisco Union Square & Parc 55, San Francisco
Julie Oliff, Sensei Porcupine Creek, Rancho Mirage
2022 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Kurt Bjorkman, The Ranch at Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach
Chris Sommers, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey
Younes Atallah, Loews Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica
2021 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Misoon Kong, DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose
Stefan Mühle, Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco
Franck Legrand, Cornell Hotel de France, San Francisco
2020 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Paulette Fischer, The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Huntington Beach
Dania Duke, Hilton San Diego Gaslamp, San Diego
Roberto Mota, Menlo Park Inn, Menlo Park
2019 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Steven Ortmann, The Palm Garden Hotel, Thousand Oaks
2018 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Marc R. Kassouf, General Manager, Quiet Creek Inn, Idyllwild
James Lim, General Manager, Omni Hotels & Resorts San Francisco, San Francisco
2007 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
John Steinbach, Embassy Suites Resort, Lake Tahoe
Wes Tyler, Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco
Maureen Raynaud, Dolphin Bay Hotel, Shell Beach
2008 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Jim Durbin, San Diego Marriott Gaslamp, San Diego
Ann Marie Kimble, Homewood Suites by Hilton, San Diego
Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang
2009 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Stefan Muhle, Orchard Hotels, San Francisco
Anna Marie Presutti, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco
Marisa Schaffer, Hallmark Inn, Davis
2010 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Terri Haack, Terranea Resort & Spa, Rancho Palos Verdes
Douglas R. Korn, US Grant, San Diego
Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang
2011 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Alison Cooper, Comfort Suites Barstow, Barstow
Michael Pace, W San Francisco, San Francisco
Steve Viscio, Larkspur Hotel Union Square, San Francisco
2012 Outstanding General Manager of the Year
Claudia Ludlow, Glorietta Bay Inn, Coronado
Sal Abaunza, L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills
Albert Smith, Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles
Tom Klein, The Fairmont, San Francisco
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