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CH & LA Winter 2015

2 Message from the Chair 5 121st Annual Membership Meeting 6 Stars of the Industry Awards 8 Training and Professional Development Add Value to Hospitality Careers 10 Complying with the DOL’s Apprenticeship Rules— A Recipe for Avoiding Liability 12 Scholarship Profiles: Raymond Smalley & Stephen Wancha WINTER 2015 | CONTENTS 15 Certifications & Education 19 Terri Haack—Leader & Mentor 22 Outlook is Bright for California Tourism 24 New Rules for Hiring Immigrants 27 California Hotel & Lodging Association Honored for Excellence in Communications 28 Upcoming Events & Webinars 30 CH&LA Marketplace 414 29th Street Sacramento, CA 95816 916-444-5780 www.calodging.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR terri Haack Terranea Resort VICE CHAIR tom Klein The Fairmont San Francisco IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Bimal Patel, CHA Concept Hotels GOVERNMENT & LEGAL RELATIONS CHAIR René Boskoff Monterey Marriott Hotel SECRETARY/TREASURER richard Hill Sheraton Grand Sacramento AUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bhupen Amin Lotus Hotels & Investments rick Anderson Casa Tropicana, a Beachfront Inn Luis Barrios Best Western Hacienda Hotel- Old Town ed Bear AutoClerk, Inc. René Boskoff Monterey Marriott Hotel Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Mike Getto, CHA The Hills Hotel Paul Gibbs Crowne Plaza LAX terri Haack Terranea Resort Jon Handlery, CHA Handlery Hotels, Inc. richard Hill Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel tom Klein The Fairmont San Francisco elvin Lai Ocean Park Inn Mark LeBlanc The Rim Corporation Hee Won Lim Pacific Palms Resort robert Mayer, Jr. The Robert Mayer Corporation Peggy Mosley Groveland Hotel, Inc. Michael Pace Clift Hotel Bimal Patel, CHA Concept Hotels Pragna Patel-Mueller Samata Management, Inc. Tom Patton, CHA Ramada Limited Candace Savage, MHS USA Today No. California/ Hawaii Region John Schafer Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Pat Seminario Newport Beach/ Irvine/Bayview/Costa Mesa Marriott Hotels John Spear Hotel Drisco Marcy tanner Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel Jeffrey Thurrell Fisher & Phillips, LLP Wes tyler, CHA Chancellor Hotel On Union Square Scott VandenBerg Hyatt Regency Sacramento CH&LA STAFF Lynn S. Mohrfeld, CAe, iOM President & CEO Jennifer S. Flohr, CAe, CMP Senior Vice President Jenn Wheaton, CMP Marketing & CABBI Program Coordinator Sue norton Membership & Services Coordinator Jim Abrams Member Legal Advisor Danny Friedman Legislative & Communications Coordinator Sandra Oberle Senior Membership Manager Karen Grenz, CMP Member Services Assistant Susan ragatz Education Director Michelle Donohue, iOM Accounting & Operations Manager Jessica Counts Events Coordinator ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications, Inc. 503-445-2220 | 800-647-1511 www.AssociationPublications.com Publisher Linda L. Pope Design & Layout Stephanie Pendell Juliette Miratsky Sales Representative Dan Hartzog danh@llm.com Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved California Winter 2015 LODGING NEWS THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CALIFORNIA HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION 3 6 9 10 OUR MISSION 2 1 7 5 terri HAACK President, Terranea Resort Leader & Mentor ON THE COVER Cover photo by Kevin Roznowksi www.kevinrozphoto.com The Terranea Resort team 1. Carolina Mendez, Housekeeping 2. Jeffrey Breedlove, mar’sel 3. Keith Kimura, The Links 4. Sarah Delong, Concierge 5. Auriel Scotti, The Spa 6. Paul Tomsco, Guest Services 7. Mireya Vera, Banquets 8. Zach Carrubba, bashi 9. Lauren Beurgloff, pointe discovery 10. Laura Dombrowski, The Spa 11. José Canul, Cook 8 11 4 CH&LA is the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and cost-saving programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel.


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