CHLA Lodging News March/April 2024

OUR MISSION CHLA 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. California Hotel & Lodging Association 414 29th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 916.444.5780 | www.calodging.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Dhruv Patel Ridgemont Hospitality VICE CHAIR Cormac O’Modhrain Sunstone Hotel Investors IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Hee-Won Lim-Grosvenor Pacific Palms Hotel SECRETARY/TREASURER Daniel Kuperschmid Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego GOVERNMENT & LEGAL RELATIONS CHAIR Javier Cano JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE AUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kristi Allen Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments Laura Lee Blake AAHOA Javier Cano JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE David Craig Pebblebrook Hotels Vipul Dayal Days Inn San Francisco Airport West Laurenne Douglas Pacific Plaza Hotels, Inc. Marina Dutton Irvine Marriott Troy Flanagan AHLA Ross Gimpel Encore Jon Handlery, CHA Handlery Union Square Hotel Nic Hockman Disney’s Grand Californian Matt Humphreys Hyatt Regency San Francisco Michelle Millar University of San Francisco Michael Pace InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel Bijal Patel, CHA Coast Redwood Hospitality Bimal Patel, CHA Hotel Zico Perry Patel Radiate Hospitality Pragna Patel-Mueller Samata Management Joe Piantedosi Park Hotels & Resorts Stacey Rivera Evolution Hospitality Tejal Sood Bayside Hotel Group John Spear Hotel Drisco Jeffrey Thurrell Fisher Phillips Wes Tyler, CHA Chancellor Hotel on Union Square Mike Tweeten Ace Parking Management Bobby Walia Marriott International Corporation ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications 503.445.2220 | www.llmpubs.com Design & Layout Juliette Miratsky Advertising Sales John Constantino john@llmpubs.com Copyright © 2024. All Rights Reserved CONTENTS CALIFORNIA March + April 2024 FEATURED 10 Beyond 9 to 5: Employee Wellness in the Workplace 12 A ‘Home Away From Home’ at the Chancellor Hotel 15 Heartfelt Hospitality with Jennifer Mann 16 2024 Legislative Action Summit 08 Employee Profile: ‘I Dreamed I Was a Doorman at the Hotel Del Coronado’ 04 Becoming an Employer of Choice 02 Message from the Chair 23 C HLA Marketplace 28 U pcoming Events 29 C HLA Partners EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS

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