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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 Headshot
CHLA CHAIR
Dhruv Patel
President and COO
Ridgemont Hospitality
Cormac O’Modhrain Headshot
VICE CHAIR
Cormac O’Modhrain
Group Vice President Asset Management
Sunstone Hotel Investors
Daniel Kuperschmid Headshot
Secretary / Treasurer
Daniel Kuperschmid
Vice President Global Asset Management
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Laurenne Douglas Headshot
CHLA Audit Committee Chair
Laurenne Douglas
Director of Operations
Pacific Plaza Hotels
Javier Cano Headshot
Advocacy Advisory Committee Chair
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE
Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor Headshot
CHLA PAST CHAIR
Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor
General Manager
Pacific Palms Resort
Kristi Allen Headshot
Kristi Allen
Senior Vice President
Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments
Laura Lee Blake Headshot
Laura Lee Blake
President and CEO
AAHOA
David Craig Headshot
David Craig
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Pebblebrook Hotels
Vipul Dayal Headshot
Vipul Dayal
Owner
Hotel 1550 SF Airport
Marina Dutton Headshot
Marina Dutton
General Manager
Irvine Marriott Hotel
Troy Flanagan Headshot
Troy Flanagan
Executive Vice President, External Government Affairs and Industry Relations
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Ross Gimpel Headshot
Ross Gimpel
Regional Vice President, Venues
Encore
Jon Handlery Headshot
Jon Handlery, CHA
President
Handlery Hotels, Inc.
Nic Hockman Headshot
Nic Hockman
General Manager
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Matt Humphreys Headshot
Matt Humphreys
Area Vice President & General Manager
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
Michelle Millar Headshot
Michelle Millar, PhD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, School of Management
University of San Francisco
Michael Pace Headshot
Hospitality Foundation Chair
Michael Pace
General Manager
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Bijal Patel Headshot
Bijal Patel, CHA
CEO and Principal Partner
Coast Redwood Hospitality
Bimal Patel Headshot
Bimal Patel, CHA
Partner
Concept Hotels
Perry Patel Headshot
Perry Patel
President and CEO
Radiate Hospitality
Pragna Patel-Mueller Headshot
Pragna Patel-Mueller
Founder/CEO
Samata Management, Inc.
Tom Patton Headshot
Tom Patton
General Manager
Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara
Joe Piantedosi Headshot
Joe Piantedosi
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Park Hotels & Resorts
Stacey Rivera Headshot
Stacey Rivera
Vice President, Operations
Evolution Hospitality
Tejal Sood Headshot
Tejal Sood
Managing Partner
Bayside Hotel Group
John Spear Headshot
CABBI COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
John Spear
General Manager
Hotel Drisco
Jeffrey Thurrell Headshot
Counsel
Jeffrey Thurrell
Attorney at Law
Fisher Phillips
Mike Tweeten Headshot
Mike Tweeten
President, Hotel Division
Ace Parking
Wes Tyler Headshot
Wes Tyler, CHA
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
Bobby Walia Headshot
Bobby Walia
Vice President and Corporate Counsel
Marriott International