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Chairman of the Board
Jay S. Witzel
President & CEO
Carlson Hotels Worldwide
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Vice Chairman
Minaz Abji
Executive Vice President, Asset Mgt.
Host Hotels & Resorts
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Secretary-Treasurer
Molly McKenzie-Swarts
Executive Vice President,
Human Resources and Diversity
Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Immediate Past Chairman
Gerald W. Petitt
President & CEO
Creative Hotel Associates
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Directors |
Ronald F. Cichy, Ph.D., CHA, CHE, CFBE
Director & Prof., School of Hospitality Business
Michigan State University
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Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr
Chairman
FelCor Lodging Trust, Incorporated
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Michael Davidson
Vice President, National Sales - Travel
USA TODAY
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Anthony A. Falor
Chief Operating Officer
Hodges Ward Elliott
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Marc J. Gordon
President and CEO
Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
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Vicki Gordon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
InterContinental Hotels Group
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Joe Martin, CHA
Owner/Operator
Stillwater Hospitality LLC
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Lynn Mohrfeld, CAE, IOM
Executive Vice President
California Hotel & Lodging Association
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Robert O'Halloran
Director and Professor
Dept. of Hospitality
East Carolina University
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Kenneth S. Siegel
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Paul Sistare
President & CEO
Atlantica Hotels International
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John Valletta
President
Super 8 Motels, Inc.
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Honorary Chairman for Life
Paul R. Handlery, CHA
Chairman
Handlery Hotels
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Honorary Trustee for Life
Jack J. Vaughn, CHA
Chairman Emeritus
Opryland Hospitality Group
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Committee Chair
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
Gene Rupnik
President
Rupnik Hospitality Management, LLC
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CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Caroline Cooper, CHA
Executive Director-Business & Hospitality Relations
Johnson & Wales Univ. - Providence
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FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Minaz Abji
Executive Vice President, Asset Mgt.
Host Hotels & Resorts
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INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Allen J. Ostroff
Principal
Hotel Dynamics, Inc.
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RESEARCH & PROJECT FUNDING COMMITTEE
Robert E. Slater, CHA
President
Southern Hospitality, Inc.
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SCHOLARS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Kira Sanborn
Employment Manager
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Don Johnson, CHA
President & CEO
Vagabond Franchise System, Inc.
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AH&LEF LEGAL COUNSEL
Banks Brown, Esq.
Partner
Will, Emery & McDermott
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AH&LEF STAFF LIAISON
Tara Allen
Manager, Board Administration
American Hotel & Lodging Association
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