CH&LA Lodging News Jan/Feb 2018

414 29th Street Sacramento, CA 95816 916-444-5780 www.calodging.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Scott VandenBerg Hyatt Regency Sacramento VICE CHAIR Michael Pace Clift Hotel IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Elvin Lai Ocean Park Inn SECRETARY/TREASURER Bijal Patel Coast Redwood Hospitality GOVERNMENT & LEGAL RELATIONS CHAIR René Boskoff Monterey Marriott Hotel AUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Matt Adams Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Bhupen Amin Lotus Hotels & Investments Ed Bear AutoClerk, Inc. René Boskoff Monterey Marriott Hotel Javier Cano JW Marriott, LA Live Russ Cox Interstate Hotels & Resorts Vipul Dayal VNR Management Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Paul Gibbs Crowne Plaza LAX Ross Gimpel PSAV Terri Haack Terranea Resort Jon Handlery, CHA Handlery Hotels, Inc. Elvin Lai Ocean Park Inn Mark LeBlanc Interstate Hotels & Resorts Hee Won Lim Pacific Palms Resort James Lim Omni San Francisco Robert Mayer, Jr. The Robert Mayer Corporation Stephanie McCaffrey McCaffrey House Elliott Mills Disneyland Resort Michael Pace Clift Hotel Bijal Patel Coast Redwood Hospitality & Management Bimal Patel, CHA Concept Hotels Pragna Patel-Mueller Samata Management, Inc. Tom Patton, CHA Ramada Santa Barbara Chip Rogers AAHOA Pat Seminario Newport Beach/Irvine/ Bayview/Costa Mesa Marriott Hotels John Spear Hotel Drisco Jeffrey Thurrell Fisher & Phillips, LLP Wes Tyler, CHA Chancellor Hotel On Union Square Scott VandenBerg Hyatt Regency Sacramento ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications 503-445-2220  |  800-647-1511 www.LLMpubs.com Design & Layout Sales Representative Stephanie Pendell Dan Hartzog danh@llmpubs.com Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved 2 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) elected its 2018 Board of Directors at its annual meeting on Friday, December 1, 2017 at the Westin Verasa in Napa, CA. The 2018 chair will be Scott VandenBerg of the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. In addition, the elected officers for the 2018 Board of Directors were announced as Michael Pace, Clift Hotel (Vice Chair); Bijal Patel, Coast Redwood Hospitality (Secretary/Treasurer); and Elvin Lai, Ocean Park Inn (Immediate Past Chair). Other members of the Executive Committee include René Boskoff, Monterey Marriott (Chair of the Gov’t & Legal Relations) and Laurenne Douglas, Pacific Plaza Hotels (Chair of the Audit & Investment Committee). Three Board Members with expiring terms are renewing their Board positions. These members are: Terri Haack, Terranea Resort; Tom Patton, Ramada Santa Barbara; and Mark LeBlanc, Interstate Hotels & Resorts. There is one new incoming Directors—Ross Gimpel, PSAV. “CH&LA is a membership organization that is directed through the dedication and commitment of its volunteer leadership. This leadership guides the association’s mission to the benefit of both the members and the entire industry,” said Lynn Mohrfeld, CAE, CH&LA’s President & CEO. 