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.

2022

Younes Atallah, Loews Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica

Kurt Bjorkman, The Ranch at Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach

Chris Sommers, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey

2021

Misoon Kong, DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose

Stefan Mühle, Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco

Franck Legrand, Cornell Hotel de France, San Francisco

2020

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

Steven Ortmann, The Palm Garden Hotel, Thousand Oaks

2018

Marc R. Kassouf, General Manager, Quiet Creek Inn, Idyllwild

James Lim, General Manager, Omni Hotels & Resorts San Francisco, San Francisco

2017

Liz Hall, Inn at Playa Del Rey, Playa Del Rey

Scott Mills, The Garland Hotel, North Hollywood

Roger Huldi, W San Francisco, San Francisco

2016

Ann Callahan, Hillcrest House, San Diego

Rick Riess, Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach

Grant Coonley, Hilton Los Angeles, Los Angeles

2015

Tom Patton, Ramada Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

Anne Marie Presutti, Hotel Nikko San Francisco, San Francisco

2014

Jim Treadway, Bardessono, Yountville

Don Shindle, The Westin Verasa Napa, Napa

Kelley Cosgrove, The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose

2013

Stefan Muhle, Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, Sausalito

Jody Blackinton, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown, San Diego

Jon Kimball, The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco

2012

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

2011

Alison Cooper, Comfort Suites Barstow, Barstow

Michael Pace, W San Francisco, San Francisco

Steve Viscio, Larkspur Hotel Union Square, San Francisco

2010

Terri Haack, Terranea Resort & Spa, Rancho Palos Verdes

Douglas R. Korn, US Grant, San Diego

Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang

2009

Stefan Muhle, Orchard Hotels, San Francisco

Anna Marie Presutti, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco

Marisa Schaffer, Hallmark Inn, Davis

2008

Jim Durbin, San Diego Marriott Gaslamp, San Diego

Ann Marie Kimble, Homewood Suites by Hilton, San Diego

Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang

2007

Maureen Raynaud, Dolphin Bay Hotel, Shell Beach

John Steinbach, Embassy Suites Resort, Lake Tahoe

Wes Tyler, Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco

2006

Kathleen Cochran, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado

2005

Kim Akers, Glorietta Bay Inn, Coronado