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Chair 
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​Tommie Van
General Manager
Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Downtown/Loop & Residence Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile

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Treasurer
Kristin Duncan
General Manager
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

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Vice Chair
​Nick Johnson
Senior Vice President
First Hospitality


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Secretary
Paul Cardona
​Area General Manager
Sonesta Hotels


Board of Directors

​​Lisa Ares
General Manager
Kimpton Gray Chicago

Scott Ball
Vice President
Encore Global

Anthony Beach
General Manager
The Quadrangle Club at the University of Chicago

Patrick Birchall
General Manager
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Heather Bolton
Executive Vice President
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Leroy Brown
General Manager
Hyatt Place Chicago - South/University Medical Center

Matthew Bushell
Chief Operating Officer
I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center Champaign

Paul Cardona 
Area General Manager
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

Patrick Donelly
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Chicago

Konstantine (Gus) Drosos
General Manager
Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel 

Kristin Duncan
General Manager
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

Steven Ellingsen
President
Somnium Hospitality Group
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Mike Evans
Director, Trade Relations & Government Affairs
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Tim Foley
Chief Operating Officer
Superhost Hospitality

Alex Foster
General Manager
Hotel Zachary

Pierre-Louis Giacotto
Senior Vice President of Asset Management
AJ Capital Partners

Micaela Haas
Regional Director of Operations
Janko Hospitality

Robert Habeeb, CHA
President & CEO
Maverick Hotels & Restaurants

Chris Hansen
General Manager
Loews Chicago

Patrick Hatton
Vice President Field Operations - Hyatt Lifestyle
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

​Jared Heglin
Vice President
First Hospitality Group

Dieter Heigl
General Manager
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel

Taylor Holmstrom
Director of Sales
Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria
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​Nick Johnson
Senior Vice President
First Hospitality

Kalpesh Joshi
Regional Director
AAHOA

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

Anwar Martin
General Manager
DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center Bloomington

Brit McKinney
General Manager
Horve Hospitality

Adam Miller
Regional Director of Operations
Genuine Hospitality

Nabil Moubayed, CHA
General Manager
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile​

Kaitlin Muckey
Regional Director of Sales
Tentac Enterprises

Kym Myers
Regional Director of Operations
Crescent Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Ouariti
Regional Manager
SP+

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

Kristen Reynolds
President & CEO
Choose Chicago
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Dan Scott

Vice President of Operations
POSH Hospitality Group

Richard Simon
President & CEO
United Service Companies

Peter Simoncelli
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

Eric Smith
General Manager
Magna Hospitality

Migidi Tembo
General Manager
Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center​

Lisa Timbo
Area General Manager
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Tommie Van
General Manager
Residence Inn Chicago Downtown/Loop

Ron Vlasic
Executive Vice President
Invited

Stephen Wancha
General Manager
Four Seasons Chicago

Kay Washington
General Manager
AC Hotel Downtown

Sandra Wolf
General Manager
Sonesta Chicago O'Hare
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