St. Louis Area Hotel Association

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 and representatives from local businesses that support the hotel industry.

Chairman
Tim Drury
President
Drury Development Corporation

President
Nelson Bay
General Manager
Drury Inn & Suites Brentwood

Vice President
Mark Brown
General Manager
Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown

Secretary
Mohammed Kashif
General Manager
Hampton Inn & Suites Clayton

Executive Director
Vicki Boyer
St. Louis Area Hotel Association

Board of Directors

Mark Aipperspatch
General Manager
Hotel St. Louis

Jim Bedwell
Holten Meat Company

Ryan Bunker
General Manager
Westin St. Louis

Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/Missouri Meetings & Events

Lindsey DeHaan
General Manager
Drury Hotels

Paul Filla
General Manager
Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta

Margee Gloriod
Procter & Gamble

Andrew Hargis
General Manager
Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton

Jacob Hopper
General Manager
Courtyard Marriott St. Louis Downtown Convention Center

Amanda Joiner
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis

Greg Kreith
General Manager
Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown

John Kudla
General Manager
Residence Inn St. Louis Westport

Chuck Meckfessel
General Manager
Springhill Suites by Marriott St. Louis/Chesterfield

Gogo Navapant
Vice President of Operations
Lodging Hospitality Management

Jake Nees
General Manager
Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Louis-Chesterfield

Steve O’Loughlin
President & COO
Lodging Hospitality Management

Alper Oztok
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

Paul Passanise
Royal Papers

Bob Rigoni
US Foods

Robert Ruiz
Director of Hotel Operations
Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Al Sedlacek
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

Theona Simbrat
General Manager
Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel

Randy Thompson
General Manager
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

Jake Westcott
General Manager
Moonrise Hotel

Andy White
PSAV

Jerry Whitehead
Ecolab

David Ziegler
Vice President
Drury Hotels