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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. 

 

Dhruv Patel 
CHLa Chair
Dhruv Patel
President and COO
Cormac O'Modhrain 
Vice Chair
Cormac O’Modhrain
Group Vice President Asset Management
 
Secretary / Treasurer
Daniel Kuperschmid
Area Vice President and General Manager
Laurenne Douglas 
CHLA Audit Committee Chair
Laurenne Douglas
Director of Operations
Javier Cano 
Advocacy Advisory Committee Chair
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor 
CHLA PAST CHAIR
Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor
General Manager
 
Kristi Allen
Executive Vice President
 
ADVISOR EMERITUS
Laura Lee Blake
President and CEO
 
David Craig
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Vipul Dayal 
Vipul Dayal
Owner
 
Marina Dutton
General Manager
 
ADVISOR EMERITUS
Troy Flanagan
Executive Vice President, External Government Affairs and Industry Relations
 
Ross Gimpel
Regional Vice President, Venues
Jon Handlery 
Jon Handlery, CHA
President
Nic Hockman Headshot 
Nic Hockman
General Manager
 
Matt Humphreys
Area Vice President & General Manager
 
Michelle Millar, PhD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, School of Management
 
Michael Pace
General Manager
Bijal Patel 
Bijal Patel, CHA
CEO and Principal Partner
Coast Redwood Hospitality
Bimal Patel 
Bimal Patel, CHA
Partner
 
Perry Patel
President and CEO
Pragna Patel-Mueller 
Pragna Patel-Mueller
Founder/CEO
Tom Patton 
Tom Patton
General Manager
 
Joe Piantedosi
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
 
Stacey Rivera
Vice President, Operations
 
Tejal Sood
Managing Partner
 
CABBI COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
John Spear
General Manager
 
Counsel
Jeffrey Thurrell
Attorney at Law
Mike Tweeten 
Mike Tweeten
President, Hotel Division
 
Wes Tyler, CHA
General Manager
 
Bobby Walia
Vice President and Corporate Counsel
CHLA Partners