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Board of Directors

The St. Louis Area Hotel Association is governed by a Board of Directors and Executive Committee working closely with an Executive Director. SLAHA's Management Team is comprised of some of the most notable leaders in the St. Louis hospitality industry, including general managers of the area's most luxurious hotels, delegates from nearby universities and representatives from local business that support the hotel industry.

Chairman

Al Sedlacek
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

President

Jay Campbell
General Manager
Millennium Hotel St. Louis

Vice President

Bill Fontes
General Manager
Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport

Treasurer

Joe Bryson
Director of Hotel Operations
HoteLumiere

Secretary

Scott Melchior
General Manager
St. Louis Marriott West

Legislative Representative

Joe Ruggeri, CHA
General Manager
Crowne Plaza St. Louis Downtown

Executive Committee Members

Chuck Harper
General Manager
Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel

Rob Kravitz
General Manager
Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites

Bob Swehla
General Manager
Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown

Executive Director

Vicki L. Boyer
St. Louis Area Hotel Association

Board of Directors

Mitch Bolen
General Manager
Sheraton Westport Hotels

Robert Bray
General Manager
Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel

Jack Cancila
St. Louis University

Kim Carpenter
Director of Hotel & Catering Sales
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa

Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/Missouri Meetings & Events

Arthur A. Clyne, Jr.
Swank Audio Visuals

Doug Dean
General Manager
Marriott St. Louis at Union Station

Charles Dubuque
Ronnoco Coffee Company

Mike Ebner
Ecolab

Matt Felling
General Manager
Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center

Margee Gloroid
Procter & Gamble

Dan Gough
General Manager
Doubletree Hotel St. Louis at Westport

Mary Heritage
Concierge Preferred

Jeffrey Ivory
St. Louis Community College/Forest Park

David James
Colt Industries, Inc.

Doug Johaningmeyer
General Manager
Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Forest Park

Dan Kaplan
General Manager
The Westin St. Louis

Denny Knicos
Ratermann and Associates, Inc.

Lynn Larkin
Design Extra

Gogo Navapant
Regional Manager
Lodging Hospitality Management

Steve O'Loughlin
President & COO
Lodging Hospitality Management

Rob Patterson
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis Airport

Martin Pittman
General Manager
Omni Majestic Hotel

Mary Ramatowski
USA Today

Kitty Ratcliffe
St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission

Stephanie Richter
Director of Hotel Operations
Harrah’s St. Louis Casino & Hotel

Bob Rigoni
USFoodservice

Jim Sanderson
PFG Middendorf

Jeff Saunchegraw
Charter Communications

Greg Saunders
General Manager
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch

Erich Smith
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark

Bruce Westerlin
General Manager
Chase Park Plaza

David Ziegler
Regional Manager
Drury Hotels

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