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Lodging Professional Certification Program

Through the California Hotel & Lodging Association’s national affiliate, all CH&LA members have the ability to achieve the world's highest recognition for hospitality excellence through professional certification from the AH&LA Educational Institute, the premier educational resource of the lodging industry.   

AH&LA’s Educational Institute certifies the best and brightest in the industry, recognizing both operational and managerial expertise, from line-level, department level to the top executive level with 23 designations in all. Promote certification throughout your organization at all levels and know with confidence that they possess the skills required to be tops in the hospitality industry.

Listed below are the various certifications and California lodging professionals who have earned their certifications.

 

Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA)

Mr. Shafi Ahmed, CHA	Vagabond Inn
Mr. Robert Alter, CHA	Sunstone Hotel Management, Inc.
Mr. Jonathan Albar, CLSO	Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Mr. Gerardo Alvarez, CLSO	Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Ms. Pamela K. Amante, CHA	Beachcomber Motel
Mr. Juan Aquinde, CHA	Hilton Universal City and Towers
Mr. Victor E. Aquino, CHS	Good Nite Inn - Redlands
Ms. Maronee Baker, CHA	Vagabond Inn - Ventura
Mr. Brian Barr, CRDE	Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
Mr. Ed Barron, CHA	Cathedral Hill Hotel
Ms. Mary Alice Bashford, CHA	Boutique Resorts - Bel Abri
Mr. Mark Beccaria, CHA	Royal Palace Westwood
Mr. Michael Bennett, CHA	Mammoth Resort Lodging
Mr. Tim Berg, CHA	Campbell Lodging, Inc.
Mr. Ron Berger, CHA	Radisson Hotel Sacramento
Mr. H. Joel Biggs, CHA	Hotel Managers Group, L.L.C.
Mr. Mohammed Billah, CHA	Vagabond Inn
Mr. Bill Blackburn, CHA	Best Western Corte Madera Inn
Ms. Nancy Blair-Faulkner, CHA	Inn at The Opera
Mr. Larry Blakslee, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Tim Bridwell, CHA	Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort
Mr. Dave Britton, CHA	Holiday Inn Torrance
Mr. John Brockelhurst, CHA	San Leandro Marina Inn
Mr. James Buchner, CHA	Klamath River Resort Inn
Ms. Jane L. Bucks, CHA	Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale
Mr. Michael Bullis, CHA	Destination Properties, LLC
Mr. Steve Carter, CHA	Tower 23 Hotel
Mr. Tom Chang, CHA	Garden Inn of Los Gatos
Mr. Joel Chapa, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Brad Charlesworth, CHA, CHSP	Red Lion Hotel Sacramento
Mr. Michael D. Chavez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Ms. Cheryl A. Chester, CHA	San Diego Central
Ms. Crickett Clausen, CHA	Monterey Bay Lodge
Mr. Ricardo Cortes, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Ms. Merry L. Crowen, CHA	Carousel Motel
Mr. Dana Cust, CHA	Rim Hospitality
Mr. Robert Delcoure, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Ms. Michele DeMayo, CHA	Hotel Managers Group, L.L.C.
Mr. Rick Dimassimo, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Steve Dodaro, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Mr. Todd Driscoll, CHA	Pacifica Hotel Company
Mr. Jerry D. Easley, CHA	Holiday Inn
Mr. Michael Ensign, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Mr. Joseph Fan, CHA	Brighton Management
Mr. Bill Feenan, CHA	Pacifica Host Hotels
Mr. Steve Fetters, CHA	Peacock Suites Resort
Mr. Michael Gallegos, CHA	American Property Management
Mr. Brandon Garcia, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Mike Getto, CHA	Guesthouse International Franchises
Mr. Jack Giacomini, CHA	Red Lion Hanalei Hotel
Mr. Paul Gibbs, CHA	Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach
Mr. Larry L. Gittins, CHA	Radelow/Gittins Property Management
Mr. Tom Glidden, CHA	La Playa Hotel
Mr. Michael S. Goldstein, CHA	Packard Management Group
Ms. Ruth Grande, CHA	Hotel Mar Monte
Mr. Jim Guthrie, CHA	Spyglass Inn
Mr. Everardo Gutierrez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Mike Hall, CHA	The Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel
Mr. Michael Hanchett, CHA	Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront
Mr. Michael K. Handlery, CHA	Handlery Hotels, Inc.
Mr. Jon S. Handlery, CHA	Handlery Union Square Hotel
Mr. Dan Hazel, CHA	Choice Hotels
Mr. Hardy Hearn, CHA	Best Western Big America
Ms. Wendy Heineke, CHA	Ocean Park Hotels, Inc.
Mr. Jeff Henderson, CHA	Comfort Inn
Mr. Salvador Herrera, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Ken Ho, CHA	Grant Plaza Hotel
Mr. William J. Hoffman, CHA	Trigild Corporation
Mr. Charlie Holladay, CHA	Ramada Plaza Hotel
Mr. Montae Hopkins, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Paul Hower, CHA	Mountain Pacific Hotels
Mr. Paul Hortobagyi, CHA	Le Merigot Beach Hotel & Spa
Mr. Bruce Hraba, CHA	Waterford Hotels & Inns
Mr. Rod Hurt, CHA	Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Anaheim
Mr. Jeffrey Irving, CHA	Hilton Garden Inn Sacramento
Mr. Michael W. Jackson, CHA	Good Nite Inn, Inc
Mr. Suresh Jhunjhnuw, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Mr. Miguel A. Jiminez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Don Johnson, CHA	Vagabond Inns, Inc.
Mr. Rudy Juarez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Tarun Kapoor, CHA	Kapoor & Kapoor
Mr. Dan Karki, CHA	Quality Inn
Mr. William Karpiak, CHA	Ramada Plaza Hotel
Mr. Shahid Kayani, CHA	Holiday Inn Los Angeles Int'l Airport
Mr. John Kelly, CHA	Holiday Inn City Center
Mr. George King, CHA	Holiday Inn Express Grass Valley
Mr. Steve Klein, CHA	Radisson Hotel and Conference Center
Mr. Greg Knoell, CHA	Hilton Garden Inn
Mr. Gary Kohler, CHA	Hotel Whitcomb
Mr. Vijay Kumar, CHA	Hawthorn Suites - Sacramento
Ms. Winnie Kwok, CHA	Crowne Plaza San Jose/Silicon Valley
Mr. Randy Lacy, CHA	Pacific Hotel Management
Mr. Randy Langley, CHA	Sheraton Sunnyvale Hotel
Ms. Bonnie Laverty, CHA	Four Seasons Resort Aviara
Mr. Ralph Lee, CHA	Hotel Whitcomb
Mr. Ken Leone, CHA	Larkspur Hospitality
Mr. Christopher Link, CHA	Best Western Sonora Oaks
Mr. John Lloyd, CHA	Pine Inn
Mr. Kirk Lok, CHA	Lok Group of Companies
Mr. Tony Lovoy, CHA	Holiday Inn On The Bay
Mr. Gordon Luster, CHA	Warner Center Marriott
Mr. William McColgin, CHA, CMP	Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. Ron MacConnell, CHA	Four Points Hotel by Sheraton
Mr. Jim McCullough, CHA	La Casa del Zorro Desert Resort
Mr. Jeff McIntyre, CHA	Gemstone Resorts International
Mr. Thomas Mackey, CHA	Clarion Del Mar Inn
Ms. Mary MacLeod, CHA	Holiday Inn Auburn
Mr. Joe Maddux, CHA	Westlodge Hospitality, Inc.
Mr. Patrick Mandas, CHA	Choice Hotels International
Mr. Jason Manley, CHA	La Quinta
Mr. John Marko, CHA	Kawada Hotel
Mr. David Martin, CHA	Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, Inc.
Ms. Shirley Masia, CHA	Best Western Black Oak Motor Lodge
Mr. John Mavros, CHA	Preferred Hotel Management Corp.
Ms. Traycee L. Mayer, CHA	Holiday Inn Buena Park Hotel
Mr.Isidro Medina , CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Jeffrey D. Michaels, CHA	Best Western Lighthouse Hotel
Ms. Kay Morter, CHA	Holiday Inn Express/Hotel Virginia
Mr. Patrick Mullin, CHA	Courtyard by Marriott - Oxnard
Mr. Bill Murray, CHA	Four Points by Sheraton
Mr. Tom Myskowski, CHA	Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
Mr. John Nethercutt, CHA	Country Inn & Suites
Mr. Jesse Norris, CHA	Sands Suites and Motel
Mr. Norman Onaga, CHA	Carriage Inn
Mr. Dietrich Pahnke, CHA	The Oaks at Ojai
Mr. Melvyn R. Paisley, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Ms. Sandy Parker, CHA	Best Western Sutter House
Mr. Scott Patel, CHA	Dynasty Suites Riverside
Mr. Kanti Patel, CHA	Super 8
Mr. Vijay Patel, CHA	Millwood Inn
Mr. Solo Patel, CHA	Bodega Coast Inn
Mr. Tom Patton, CHA	Ramada Limited
Mr. Michael Payton, CHA	Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport
Mr. Shashi Poudyal, CHA	Doubletree Guest Suites Santa Monica
Ms. Barbara Pressman, CHA	Stanford Terrace Inn
Mr. Jeffrey K. Protzman, CHA	Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County
Mr. Hasmukh Rama, CHA	JHM Hotels
Mr. Manhar Rama, CHA	JHM Hotels
Ms. Valerie Ramirez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Ms. Barbara Ratcliffe, CHA	Biltmore Hotel & Suites - Silicon
Mr. Robert A. Rauch, CHA	Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego
Ms. Pam Richardson, CHA	Hotel Solamar
Mr. Stephen A. Robbins, CHA	BBJ Linen
Ms. Julie Robey, CHA	Crowne Plaza Hotel
Mr. Michael Rodriguez, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Sam Sahrai, CHA	Good Nite Inn, Inc
Ms. Sonia Salazar, CHHE	Hilton Anaheim
Ms. Regina Samy, CHA	Windsor Capital Group
Mr. Dean Savas, CHA	Accor North America
Mr. Craig Schwan, CHA	Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf
Mr. Trent Selbrede, CHA	San Diego Central
Mr. Stefan F. Simik, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Jay Slattery, CHA	The Hotel Durant
Dr. Robert W. Small, CHA	Calif Polytechnic State University
Mr. Craig Smith, CHA	Monterey Downtown Travelodge
Mr. Rick Smock, CHA	Best Western Beach View Lodge
Mr. Victor Southgate, CLSS	JW Marriott San Francisco
Mr. Kevin Swenink, CHA	Pacifica Hotel Company
Ms. Liz Tavernese, CHA	Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
Ms. Tracey Thompson, CHA	Ramada Inn Suites - Carlsbad
Mr. Wes Tyler, CHA	Chancellor Hotel - San Francisco
Mr. Max Tucker, CHA	Best Western Big America
Mr. Chuck Valentino, CHA	Vagabond Inns, Inc.
Mr. Rob Valenzuela, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. Lysle Wagner, CHA	Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Mr. John A. Walker, CLSO	Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
Mr. Michael Warner, CHA	Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf
Mr. Robert Webster, CHA	Hanford Hotels, Inc.
Mr. Carlton Werner, CHA	Pacifica Host Hotels
Mr. Cornelius M. Winston, CLSO	La Quinta Resort & Club
Mr. John Wilms, CHA	Best Western El Rancho Inn & Suites
Mr. Nelson Zager, CHA	Pier 3 Entertainment
Ms. Karima Zaki, CHA	Hilton San Francisco
Mr. Jeff Zarrinnam, CHA	Hollywood Hotel, A Ramada
Mr. Mark Zimmerman, CHA	Olympic Village Inn
Mr. Joselito Abelardo, Jr., CHA	Sleepy Raccoon Motel
Mr. Curt S. Abramson, CHA	Dolce HayesMansion
Mr. Brion Amendt, CHA	Newport Channel Inn
Mr. Alex Amini, CHA	Villager Motel
Mr. Oscar Aponte, CHA	Best Western Marty’s Valley Inn
Mr. Rito Armenta, CHA	Best Western Capistrano Inn
Mr. Steve Arnold, CHA	CrownePlaza Resort Anaheim
Mr. Gary Baker, CHA	Oxford Suites
Mr. Derek E. Banks, CLSO	Hilton Costa Mesa
Mr. Peter Barrett, CHA, CAC	Barrett Hospitality Search
Mr. Frank Basille, CHA	Quality Inn
Ms. Marjorie Bettenhausen-Schmaehl	The Seal Beach Inn and Gardens
Mr. B. Clyde Billman, CHA	Motel 6 South Lake Tahoe
Ms. Rachel Blake, CHA	Embassy Suites Hotel
Mr. Roger Bloss, CHA	Best Value Inn Brand Membership
Ms. Cyhnthia A. Bree, CHA	Best Western Amador Inn
Mr. Barney Buppert, CHA	Vistera, Inc.
Mr. Robert E. Bussinger, CHA	Hospitality Consultants International
Mr. Patrick Caffery, CHA	La Quinta Inn
Mr. Greg Case, CHA	Embassy Suites Hotel - Arcadia
Mr. Scott Castle, CHA	CrownePlazaFoster City
Mr. Anil Chagan, CHA	Equitable Hotels
Ms. Susie Chang, CHA	Hometown Inn
Mr. Jerry Chang, CHA	Quality Inn & Suites
Ms. Jovy Cheng, CHA	Best Western Executive Inn
Mr. Bharat Chatkara, CLM	Comfort Inn Fresno
Mr. Sherman Chiang, CHA	Royal Inn Motel
Mr. Robert Chyr, CHA	Berkeley Travel Inn
Mr. Jason Clouet, CHA	Clarion Oakland
Mr. Rick Cobb, CHA	Comfort Suites
Mr. Moy Comans, CHA	Motel 6 Los AngelesAirport
Ms. Allison Cooper, CHA	Quality Inn & Suites
Mr. David Cornish, CHA	Courtyard by Marriott
Mr. Jay Dee Cutting, CHA	Lexington Management Corporation
Mr. Philip F. Cutting, CHA	Douglas Wilson Companies
Mr. Sergio Davies, CHA	Humphrey's Half Moon Inn
Mr. Larry Dechant, CHA	Powerhouse Energy
Mr. Dhaval Desai, CHA	Super 8 - El Cajon
Mr. James M. Deskus, CHA	Redlands, CA
Ms. Aman Dhillon, CHA	Holiday Inn Express Manteca
Mr. Bruce Dingman, CHA	Robert W. Dingman Company
Mr. Jim Dowling, CHA	Gerstle Park Inn
Mr. Mark Dudys, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Ms. Pat Duncan, CHA	Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills
Mr. Sam Ebeid, CHA	Inn at MorroBay
Mr. Ray Eckard, CHA	Amerihost Inn
Mr. Eric Eisenberg, CHA	Hollywood Guest Inn
Mr. Tom Evans, CHA	Point Reyes Country Inn & Cottages
Mr. David Garon, CHA	Villa Florence Hotel
Mr. Dennis Gemberling, CHA	Perry Group International
Mr. Ron Georgenson, CHA	Royal Pacific Motor Inn
Mr. Farhad Gholizadeh, CHA	Best Western Sunset Plaza Hotel
Mr. Charles Gifford, CHA	Comfort Suites
Mr. Jack Giusto, CHA	El Camino Inn Daly City
Ms. Jane Gorney, CHA	BON Management Group, Inc.
Mr. Dave Grabeal, CHA	Hampton Inn & Suites
Mr. James Green, CHA	InnSuites Hotel San Diego
Mr. Tom Gurtner, CHA	Four Seasons Hotel & Spa
Mr. Matthew Hamann, CHA	Six Continents Hotels
Mrs. Chris Haven, CHA	Holiday Inn Burbank-MediaCenter
Mr. Dennis Hazelton, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Mr. Bob Hilborn, CHA	Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside
Mr. Richard A. Hill, CHA	W Hotel Silicon Valley
Mr. Gary Ho, CHRM	Executive Inn & Suites
Mr. Douglas Hong, CHA	GuestHouse Inn & Suites
Mr. Peter H. Hui, CHA	Hospitality Unlimited Investments, Inc
Mr. Larry Jackman, CHA	Jackman Enterprises
Mr. Gordon Jackson, CHA	Sterling Hotels Corporation
Mr. Ram P. Jeereddy, CHA	Best Western Buena Park
Mr. Jake P. Johns, CHA	Central Travelodge
Mr. Al Johnson, CHA	Canyon Club Hotel
Mr. Charlie Johnson, CHA	Doubletree Carson Civic Plaza
Mr. James Jones, CHA	Days Inn - Long Beach/City Center
Ms. Anna L. Kalen, CHRM	Best Western Executive Inn
Mr. Ali Kasikci, CHA	The PeninsulaBeverly Hills
Mr. Richard Keaton, CHA	America Best Value Inn Seabird Lodge
Ms. Michelle Kelly, CHA	The Seal Beach Inn and Gardens
Ms. Lisa Kerschner, CHA	Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Mr. Asrar Khan, CHA	Vagabond Inn
Mr. Neal Khatri, CHA	Best WesternTown House Lodge
Mr. Nish Kharod, CHA	Quality Inn
Mr. Jon King, CHA	Madera Valley Inn
Ms. Aloha Knaefler, CHA	Whale Media, Inc.
Mr. Kevin Konopasek, CHA	The Dana on Mission Bay
Mr. Peter Kwong, Jr., CHA	Best Western Dragon Gate Inn
Mr. Tim Laib, CHA	Shilo Franchise International
Mr. Brian Lamers, CHA	Best Western Catalina Canyon Resort
Mr. Robert Laskowski, CHA	Best Western Redondo Beach Inn
Mr. Steve Laslo, CHA	Best Western Hollywood Hills
Mr. Wesley D. Lavender, CHA	Staybridge Suites
Mr. Gino Lazzara, CHA	Holiday Inn Civic Center
Mr. Merrick W. Leckey, CHA	International Innkeepers, Inc.
Mr. Charles Lee, CHA	Comfort Suites - PalmDesert
Mr. Luis Leon, CHA	Bay Landing Hotel
Mr. Robert Levine, CHA	Best Western Island Palms Hotel
Mr. Robert Lind, CHA	Best Western Kings Inn
Mr. Gary Liss, CHA	Cypress/Anaheim Courtyard Marriott
Mr. David Lou, CHA	Spring-Miller Systems, Inc.
Mr. Ted Lyman, CHA	Essentially Yours Industries
Mr. Robert A. McClean, CLSO	Hilton Costa Mesa
Mr. Jorge Martinez, CHA	Holiday Inn Express
Mr. Herb Meyer, CHA	Best Western John Jay Inn Salinas
Mr. Dennis Monte, CHA	Best Western Innsuites Hotel Ontario
Ms. Michelle Muniz', CHS	Navy Lodge North Island
Mr. Rich Nasiri, CHA	Best Western Executive Suites
Mr. Boyd Nelson, CHA	Holiday Inn Express FortBragg
Mr. Scott Nevius, CHA	La Quinta Inn
Mr. Steve Noble, CHA	Best Western Ruby Inn
Ms. Besty Olson, CHA	Best Western Carmel Mission Inn
Mr. Norman Onaga, CHA	Best Western Carriage Inn
Mr. Michael Palmer, CHA	Clarion Hotel Mansion Inn
Mr. Dinu Patel, CHA	Highlands Inn
Mr. Henry M. Patel, CHA	Econo Lodge Crescent City
Mr. BJ Patel, CHA	Hampton Inn SFO
Mr. Victor Patel, CHA	Hampton Inn
Mr. Tarun S. Patel, CHA	Pacific Hospitality Company
Mr. Jayeshkumar I. Patel, CHA	Oceanview Motel
Mr. Vijay Patel, CHA	Holiday Inn Express - Redwood City
Mr. Nilesh Patel, CHA	La Posada Motel
Mr. Solo Patel, CHA	Pacific Hospitality Company
Mr. Paul Payne, CHA	Rodeway Inn Sierra Nevada
Ms. Akkie Pelsma, CHA	AmeriSuites
Mr. Byron Perryman, CHA	Best Western Beach Resort
Ms. Lily Y. Porras, CHRM	Beverly Garland Holiday Inn
Mr. Jerry Rankin, CHA	Comfort Inn
Mr. Nooshin Ravaei, CHA	Holiday Inn Laguna Beach
Ms. Judith C. Ricker, CHA	Courtland-Dane Management Group,
Mr. CJ Rizzo, CHA	Classic Party Rentals
Mr. Ron Rogers, CHA	Hospitality Workforce, Incorporated
Mr. William H. Roof, CHA	Courtesy Inn
Ms. Jennifer M. Roth, CHRM	Best Western Kings Inn
Mr. Kurt Samhaber, CHA	Los Angeles</