As a membership organization, the California Hotel & Lodging Association
depends on the dedication and commitment of its members to ensure the vitality of association
programs. Each year, hundreds of members serve on the association's committees. The committees are
established by the CH&LA Board of Directors and Executive Committee or by the corporate bylaws to
oversee ongoing activities of the association.
Members who would like to suggest themselves or other members for appointment to
particular committees, please click here.
In addition to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, CH&LA's current committees include:
Please click on each of the above listed committees to review their functions, their
staff liaisons, and the names of their members.
VENDOR/CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Provide input on conferences and events and to improve how vendor members can work better with property members and to help encourage property members to work with vendor members. One of the committee’s main priorities is to promote CH&LA events and increase participation.
Chair: Candace Savage, MHS
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Region
Ed Bear
AutoClerk, Inc.
Ashley Felts
Brownstone Companies, Inc.
Daniel Glasser
Western Property Advisors, Inc.
Jackie Greenbaum
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
Mitch Miller
Miller Law Group
Sanjay Patel
Ramada Limited
Staff Liaison: Jennifer Flohr, Director of Membership and Events
AUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Responsible for oversight of CH&LA's financial condition, to include supervising internal controls, procedures for preparation of financial statements, investments, annual audit of CH&LA and its affiliates, tax returns, and retirement fund management.
Chair: Steve Robbins
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles Business Improvement District
Don Johnson, CHA
Owner
Vagabond Inn Palm Springs
Steve Klein, CHA
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
Tom Patton, CHA
General Manager/Partner
Ramada Limited Santa Barbara
Responsible for ensuring that the InnSpire Annual Conference & Trade Show provides an informational and educational opportunity for bed and breakfast innkeepers about all aspects of the hospitality and tourism industry. Also, ensures that bed and breakfast members have adequate and appropriate ways to discuss items of mutual interest and to address issues impacting this unique segment of the lodging industry.
Chair: Bruce Abney
Owner
El Morocco Inn & Spa
Carol Beazley
Owner
Beazley House
Jim Beazley
Owner
Beazley House
Ann Callahan
Owner
Hillcrest House Bed & Breakfast
Doug Cook
Innkeeper
Brannan Cottage Inn
Lani Eklund
Owner
Inn At Locke House
Dick Lopez
Lodging Property Brokers, Inc.
Stephanie McCaffrey
Owner
McCaffrey House
Rita Timewell
Albert Shafsky House Bed & Breakfast
Marjorie Woodbridge
General Manager
Casa Tropicana Bed & Breakfast
Responsible for ensuring that an optimum mix of benefits and services for bed and breakfast innkeepers, to include marketing, education, communication, and networking. Monitors current, and identifies and inaugurates new, services and benefits. Ensures that the association's bed and breakfast members have adequate and appropriate ways to discuss items of mutual interest, to address issues impacting this unique segment of the lodging industry, and to interface effectively with CH&LA.
Chair: Lowell Daniels Owner
Victorian Inn
Bruce Abney
Owner
El Morocco Inn & Spa
Jim Beazley
Owner
Beazley House Bed & Breakfast
Ann Callahan
Hillcrest House Bed & Breakfast
Stephanie Carlson
Albert Shafsky House Bed & Breakfast
Tom Cole
Inns By the Sea
Doug Cook
Innkeeper
Brannan Cottage Inn
Lowell Daniels
Owner
Victorian Inn
Lani Eklund
Owner
Inn At Locke House
Melanie Gideon
Owner
Captain's Inn at Moss Landing
Margo Graham
Innkeeper
Goodman House
Don Martine
Owner
Martine House
Stephanie McCaffrey
Owner
McCaffrey House Bed & Breakfast
Peggy Mosley
Owner
Groveland Hotel at Yosemite National Park
CALIFORNIA LODGING INDUSTRY LEGISLATIVE AWARENESS SUMMIT TASK FORCE
Provides oversight and direction for the California Lodging Industry Legislative Awareness Summit
Chair: Tony Bruno
Disneyland Resort Hotels
Staff Liaison: Lynn Mohrfeld, Vice President of Gov't Relations
CHALPAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Governs the California Hotel & Lodging Association Political Action Committee.
Responsible for overseeing solicitation and fundraising activities. Working in consultation with
CH&LA's legislative advocates, considers and approves contributions to candidates for California
statewide office, the Legislature, and the Board of Equalization.
Co-Chair: Rene Boskoff
General Manager
Monterey Marriott Hotel
Co-Chair: Pragna Patel
Founder/CEO
Samata Management, Inc.
Rick Anderson
Owner
Casa Tropicana Bed & Breakfast Inn
Mike Bower
Accor North America
Tony Bruno
Disneyland Resort Hotels
Dave Costain
Team San Jose
Frank de Lima
Strategic Advocation, Inc.
James Eiler, Esq.
Partner
Tharpe & Howell
Mike Getto
Director of Franchise Development
Guesthouse International/Settle Inn, LLC
Jitu Ishwar
Holiday Inn Express
Marc A. Koonin
Attorney at law
Sedgwick, Detert, Morgan & Arnold LLP
Chris Korologos
Red Lion Inn
Peggy Mosley
Owner
Groveland Hotel
Ella Namasky
Accor North America, Inc.
Anand Patel
Owner
Hawthorn Inn & Suites
Vijay Patel
Owner
Holiday Inn Express - Redwood City
Tom Patton, CHA
Ramada Limited
Cindy Power
Pam Richardson, CHA
Barmaper & Associates
Stephen A. Robbins, CHA
Executive Director
San Pedro Historical Waterfront
Beran Samba
Accor North America/Motel 6
Pat Seminario
Marriott Ventura Beach Hotel
Wes Tyler, CHA
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
Carl Winston
San Diego State University
Staff Liaison: Lynn Mohrfeld, Vice President of Gov't Relations
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Provides expertise and direction relative to CH&LA's education-related activities, to include school-to-career programs, scholarships, research, and fundraising, working closely with CH&LA's Education Foundation.
Chair: Luis C. Barrios
General Manager
Best Western Hacienda Hotel-Old Town
Dr. Dixie Adair Budke
Director
Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary Department
Santa Barbara City College
Robert Balmer, CHA
Doubletree Hotel San Jose
Mohammad Billah, CHA
Division Manager
Vagabond Inn
Brian P. Blake
Internship & Placement Director
Hospitality & Tourism Management
San Diego State University
Thomas Costello
Director, Hospitality Management Program
McLaren School of Business
University of San Francisco
Mary Crowe
Vintage Inn/Villagio Inn & Spa
Fred De Stefano
Larkspur Hotels
Allen Farwell
General Manager
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa
Peter P. Fuller
Tom Glidden General Manager
La Playa Hotel & Cottages-by-the-Sea
Don Johnson, CHA
Owner
Vagabond Inn Palm Springs
Tarun Kapoor, CHA
Managing Director
Kapoor & Kapoor
Elliot Katz
Foodservice Coffee Consultant
Jason McCarthy
General Manager
The Sandman Inn
Jim McCullough
General Manager
Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
Tom Patton, CHA
General Manager
Ramada Inn
Vania Rojas
Manager
Ocean Park Inn
Candace Savage, MHS
Regional Manager
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Pat Seminario
General Manager
Marriott Ventura Beach Hotel
Wes Tyler
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel
Staff Liaison: Tiffany Petty, Marketing & Education Director
EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Governs the California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation, CH&LA's IRC
Section 501(c)(3) public charity. Provides scholarships as well as financial support for CH&LA's
education-related activities and programs.
President: Luis C. Barrios
General Manager
Best Western Hacienda Hotel-Old Town
Tom Glidden
General Manager
La Playa Hotel and Cottages by the Sea
Don Johnson, CHA
Owner
Vagabond Inn Palm Springs
Tarun Kapoor, CHA
Managing Director
Kapoor & Kapoor
Elliot Katz
Foodservice Coffee Consultant
1120 Chula Vista Drive
Candace Savage, MHS
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Wes Tyler
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
Director Emeritus
Paul R. Handlery
Handlery Hotels, Inc.
Staff Liaison: Tiffany Petty, Marketing & Education Director
GOVERNMENT & LEGAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Provides oversight and direction regarding CH&LA's multi-faceted governmental and legal relations programs, to include advocating for and represention of the lodging industry to the California Legislature, before numerous state regulatory agencies, and at the local level, as well as legal activities on behalf of the lodging industry. Works closely with the American Hotel & Lodging Association in coordinating national advocacy as well as the CH&LA Political Action Committee (CHALPAC).
Co-Chair: Rene Boskoff
General Manager
Monterey Marriott Hotel
Co-Chair: Pragna Patel
Founder/CEO
Samata Management, Inc.
Rick Anderson
Owner
Casa Tropicana Bed & Breakfast Inn
Mike Bower
Accor North America
Tony Bruno
Disneyland Resort Hotels
Dave Costain
Team San Jose
Frank de Lima
Strategic Advocation, Inc.
James Eiler, Esq.
Partner
Tharpe & Howell
Mike Getto
Director of Franchise Development
Guesthouse International/Settle Inn, LLC
Jitu Ishwar
Holiday Inn Express
Marc A. Koonin
Attorney at law
Sedgwick, Detert, Morgan & Arnold LLP
Chris Korologos
Red Lion Inn
Peggy Mosley
Owner
Groveland Hotel
Anand Patel
Owner
Hawthorn Inn & Suites
Vijay Patel
Owner
Holiday Inn Express - Redwood City
Tom Patton, CHA
Ramada Limited
Cindy Power
Pam Richardson, CHA
Barmaper & Associates
Stephen A. Robbins, CHA
Executive Director
San Pedro Historical Waterfront
Pat Seminario
Marriott Ventura Beach Hotel
Wes Tyler, CHA
General Manager
Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
Carl Winston
San Diego State University
Staff Liaison: Lynn Mohrfeld, Vice President of Gov't Relations
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Conducts the necessary business of the organization between meetings of the board of directors, including regular financial and operational oversight.
Provides oversight and direction relative to CH&LA's marketing activities, to include web site development, public relations, and communications and outreach to CH&LA's members, the lodging industry generally, the media, and the public.
Chair: Larry Link
Hospitality Resorts, Inc.
Mohammad Billah, CHA
Division Manager
Vagabond Inn
Mark LeBlanc
Senior Vice President, Business Development
The Rim Corporation
Peggy Mosley
Groveland Hotel, Inc.
Michael Pace
W Hotel San Francisco
Terrence Underwood
The Grande Colonial
Staff Liaison: Tiffany Petty, Marketing & Education Director
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Develops a slate of candidates for board service that exemplifies a professional executive profile and seeks board members representing the diversity of CH&LA's membership, including geography, property size, and membership type.
Chair: Rene Boskoff
General Manager
Monterey Mariott Hotel
The Owner/Operator Council provides oversight and perspective to CH&LA's activities as they relate to and affect owners and operators of lodging properties.
