Executive Committee

Scott Ball
Regional Vice President
Encore Global

Anthony Beach
General Manager
Thompson Chicago

Patrick Birchall
General Manager
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Heather Bolton
Executive Vice President
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Joe Browning
General Manager
Embassy Suites East Peoria/Atrium Hospitality

Matthew Bushell
Director of Sales
Hyatt Place Champaign Urbana

Paul Cardona 
Regional Director of Operations
Sonesta Hotels

Gabriel Constantin
General Manager
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago

Ousman Conteh
General Manager
Marriott Suites Deerfield

Darin Dame
General Manager
Springhill Suites by Marriott Springfield Southwest

Shevket Dardovski
VP, Operational Strategies Hospitality  
LAZ Hospitality Services

Katharine Degoma
General Manager
​The LaSalle Chicago, Autograph Collection

Peter Dumon
Owner
The Harp Group/Even Hotel Chicago-Tinley Park Conv. Center 

Steven Ellingsen
President
Somnium Hospitality Group

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Mike Evans
Director, Trade Relations & Government Affairs
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Kevin Flood
Chief Executive Officer
Flood Brothers Disposal

Tim Foley
Chief Operating Officer
Superhost Hospitality

Alex Foster
General Manager
Hotel Zachary

Jennifer Fuiten
General Manager
Northfield Inn Springfield

Brian Gilmore
Corporate Director of Hotel Performance and Support
Vinayaka Hospitality

Dan Gustafson
General Manager
Chicago Marriott Naperville

Micaela Haas
Regional Director of Operations
Janko Hospitality

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​Jared Heglin
Regional Vice President
First Hospitality Group

Dieter Heigl
General Manager
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel

David Hernandez
District Manager - Chicago South
Ecolab

Kate Higgins
General Manager
Hotel Chicago Downtown, Autograph Collection

Lee Hoener
General Manager
Chicago Marriott Schaumburg

​Nick Johnson
Senior Vice President of Full Service and Lifestyle Hotels 
​First Hospitality

Iris Junge
General Manager
The Gwen

​Dave Kimsey
Chief Financial Officer
Johnson Development Company

​Tony Klok
Principal
Rebel Hospitality

Misoon Kong
General Manager
Hilton Chicago

Brad LaJoie
General Manager
Lincolnshire Marriott Resort

​Juan Leyva
Vice President and General Manager 
Oxford Hotels & Resorts and LondonHouse Chicago

Didier Luneau
General Manager
Marriott Marquis

Anwar Martin
General Manager
DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center Bloomington

Brit McKinney
General Manager
Horve Hospitality

Nabil Moubayed, CHA
General Manager
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile​

Kaitlin Muckey
Regional Director of Sales
Tentac Enterprises

Nick OrRico
General Manager
Fairmont Millennium Park

Khalid Ouariti
Senior Director of Hospitality
Metropolis

Pramit Patel
Owner
eo5 Hotels

Christine Petersen
Senior Director, Account Management 
​Avendra

Leticia Phocas
General Manager
Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile

Kristen Reynolds
President & CEO
Choose Chicago

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Joe Rinehart
Business Manager / Secretary Treasurer
Painters District Council 14

Matt Schalk
General Manager
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Rick Simon
Chairman and CEO
United Service Companies

Peter Simoncelli
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

Lisa Timbo
Area General Manager
Marriott International

Mohee Uddin
Chief Executive Officer
Windy City Laundry

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Tamas Vago
General Manager
Waldorf Astoria

Tommie Van
General Manager
The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop

Mark Wagner
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Chicago

Stephen Wancha
General Manager
Four Seasons Chicago

Torrez Watson
General Manager
Westin Lombard

Sandra Wolf
General Manager
Sonesta Chicago O'Hare