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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
Bill Fontes
General Manager
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
President
Rob Kravitz
General Manager
Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites
Vice President
Martin Pittman
General Manager
Moonrise Hotel
Treasurer
Tim Drury
President
Drury Development Corporation
Secretary
Bob Swehla
General Manager
Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown
Legislative Representative
Joe Ruggeri, CHA
General Manager
Crowne Plaza St. Louis Downtown
Executive Committee Members
Chuck Harper
General Manager
Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel
Dan Kaplan
General Manager
The Westin St. Louis
Greg Saunders
General Manager
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
Executive Director
Vicki L. Boyer
St. Louis Area Hotel Association
Board of Directors
Jeff Babinski
General Manager
Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
Nelson Bay
General Manager
Pear Tree Inn Union Station
Nate Blank
Crown Linen
Mitch Bolen
General Manager
Sheraton Westport Hotels
Bill Boswell
PFG Middendorf
Jack Cancila
St. Louis University
Kim Carpenter
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/Missouri Meetings & Events
Doug Dean
General Manager
St. Louis Union Station Marriott
Charles Dubuque
Ronnoco Coffee Company
Matt Felling
General Manager
Embassy Suites
Patrick Franssen
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis
Margee Gloroid
Procter & Gamble
Dan Gough
General Manager
Doubletree Hotel St. Louis at Westport
David O. Greene
General Manager
St. Louis Marriott Airport
Taran Hensley
Mom’s Originals, Inc.
Jeffrey Ivory
St. Louis Community College/Forest Park
David James
Colt Industries, Inc.
Tom Koch
Swank Audio Visuals
Chris Kreutz
Owner
Holiday Inn St. Louis - Southwest Viking
Lynn Larkin
Design Extra
Rich LaRose
Holten Meat Co.
Scott Melchior
General Manager
St. Louis Marriott West
Gogo Navapant
Regional Manager
Lodging Hospitality Management
Steve O'Loughlin
President & COO
Lodging Hospitality Management
Mary Ramatowski
USA Today
Kitty Ratcliffe
St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
Stephanie Richter
Director of Hotel Operations
Harrah’s St. Louis Casino & Hotel
Michael V. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts Hotels Group
Jeff Saunchegraw
Venezia Imports
Al Sedlacek
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
Jeff Shaw
USFoodservice
Dominic Smart
General Manager
Millennium Hotel St. Louis
Erich Smith
General Manager
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
Bruce Westerlin
General Manager
Chase Park Plaza
Jerry Whitehead
Ecolab
David Ziegler
Regional Manager
Drury Hotels
