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Board of Directors

The California Hotel & Lodging Association is a membership organization that is directed through the dedication and commitment of its volunteer leadership and seasoned staff. Together, this leadership guides the association’s mission to the benefit of both the members and the entire industry.

 
CHLA Chair
Michael Pace
General Manager
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Scott VandenBerg 
CHLA Immediate Past Chair
Scott VandenBerg
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Bijal Patel 
CHLA Vice Chair
Bijal Patel, CHA
Vice President
Coast Redwood Hospitality
 
CHLA Secretary/Treasurer / Education Foundation President
Tom Patton, CHA
General Manager/Partner
Ramada Santa Barbara
René Boskoff 
CHLA Gov’t & Legal Relations Committee Chair
René Boskoff
General Manager
Monterey Marriott
Laurenne Douglas 
CHLA Audit Committee Chair
Laurenne Douglas
Director of Operations
Pacific Plaza Hotels
Bhupen Amin 
Bhupen Amin
Chief Operating Officer
Lotus Hotels & Investments
Javier Cano 
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE
Vipul Dayal 
Vipul Dayal
Owner
Days Inn San Francisco Airport West
Paul Gibbs 
Paul Gibbs, CHA
General Manager
Crowne Plaza LAX
Ross Gimpel 
Ross Gimpel
Regional Vice President, Venues
PSAV
Terri Haack 
Terri Haack
President
Terranea Resort
Jon Handlery 
Jon Handlery, CHA
President
Handlery Hotels, Inc.
Nic Hockman Headshot 
Nic Hockman
General Manager
Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel
Marc Kassouf 
CABBI Council Chair
Marc Kassouf
Owner
Quiet Creek Inn
 
Daniel Kuperschmid
Area Vice President and General Manager
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Elvin Lai 
Elvin Lai
Owner
Ocean Park Inn
 
Mark LeBlanc
Executive Vice President, Development & Acquisitions
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Hee Won Lim 
Hee Won Lim
General Manager
Pacific Palms Hotel
James Lim 
Education Foundation Treasurer
James Lim, CHA
General Manager
Omni San Francisco Hotel
RJ Mayer, Jr. 
RJ Mayer, Jr.
Chairman
The Robert Mayer Corporation
 
Michelle Millar, PhD
Associate Professor, Department Chairwoman
University of San Francisco
Bimal Patel 
Bimal Patel, CHA
Partner
Concept Hotels
Pragna Patel-Mueller 
Pragna Patel-Mueller
Founder/CEO
Samata Management, Inc.
 
Ex-Officio Member
Chip Rogers
President & CEO
AAHOA
 
Pam Ryan
General Manager
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
 
John Spear
General Manager
Hotel Drisco
 
Counsel
Jeffrey Thurrell
Attorney at Law
Fisher Phillips
 
Wes Tyler, CHA
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
CHLA Partners