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Search Past Stars Award Winners

Outstanding General Manager of the Year

This award honors a hotelier who has demonstrated superior professionalism in operating a CHLA or CABBI member property and taken a leadership role in the industry by actively participating in association, community, or industry programs.

2023 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Terry Lewis, Hilton San Francisco Union Square & Parc 55, San Francisco

Julie Oliff, Sensei Porcupine Creek, Rancho Mirage

2022 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Kurt Bjorkman, The Ranch at Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach

Chris Sommers, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey

Younes Atallah, Loews Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica

2021 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Misoon Kong, DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose

Stefan Mühle, Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco

Franck Legrand, Cornell Hotel de France, San Francisco

2020 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Paulette Fischer, The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Huntington Beach

Dania Duke, Hilton San Diego Gaslamp, San Diego

Roberto Mota, Menlo Park Inn, Menlo Park

2019 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Steven Ortmann, The Palm Garden Hotel, Thousand Oaks

2018 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Marc R. Kassouf, General Manager, Quiet Creek Inn, Idyllwild

James Lim, General Manager, Omni Hotels & Resorts San Francisco, San Francisco

2007 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

John Steinbach, Embassy Suites Resort, Lake Tahoe

Wes Tyler, Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco

Maureen Raynaud, Dolphin Bay Hotel, Shell Beach

2008 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Jim Durbin, San Diego Marriott Gaslamp, San Diego

Ann Marie Kimble, Homewood Suites by Hilton, San Diego

Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang

2009 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Stefan Muhle, Orchard Hotels, San Francisco

Anna Marie Presutti, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco

Marisa Schaffer, Hallmark Inn, Davis

2010 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Terri Haack, Terranea Resort & Spa, Rancho Palos Verdes

Douglas R. Korn, US Grant, San Diego

Bill Phelps, Hadsten House Inn & Spa, Solvang

2011 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Alison Cooper, Comfort Suites Barstow, Barstow

Michael Pace, W San Francisco, San Francisco

Steve Viscio, Larkspur Hotel Union Square, San Francisco

2012 Outstanding General Manager of the Year

Claudia Ludlow, Glorietta Bay Inn, Coronado

Sal Abaunza, L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills

Albert Smith, Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles

Tom Klein, The Fairmont, San Francisco