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
Nelson Bay
General Manager
Drury Inn & Suites Brentwood

President
Mark Brown
General Manager
Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown

Vice President
Mohammed Kashif
General Manager
Hampton Inn & Suites Clayton

Treasurer
Andrew Hargis
General Manager
Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton

Secretary
Paul Filla
General Manager
Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta

Executive Officer
Tim Drury
President
Drury Development Corporation

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

Executive Director
Vicki Boyer
St. Louis Area Hotel Association

Board of Directors

Mark Aipperspatch
General Manager
Hotel St. Louis

Jim Bedwell
Holten Meat Company

Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/Missouri Meetings & Events

Lindsey DeHaan
General Manager
Drury Hotels

Amanda Joiner
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis

Mark Korsos
General Manager
Magnolia Hotel 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

Bob Swehla
General Manager
Homewood Suites by Hilton – St. Louis Galleria

Jake Westcott
General Manager
Moonrise Hotel

Andy White
PSAV

John Wiseman
General Manager
Courtyard St. Louis Westport Plaza

Jerry Whitehead
Ecolab

David Ziegler
Vice President
Drury Hotels