​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 owners and general managers of the area’s most luxurious hotels, as well as well as representatives from local businesses that support the hotel industry.

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Executive Committee

Chair
Mark Brown
Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown

Vice President
Nelson Bay
Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Brentwood

​Secretary
Chuck Meckfessel
Fairfield by Marriott St. Louis/Chesterfield

Executive Officer
Robert Ruiz
Hollywood Casino St. Louis

President
Tim Drury
Drury Development Corporation

Treasurer
Matt Korsos
Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton

​​Executive Officer
Gogo Navapant
Lodging Hospitality Management

Executive Director
Vicki Boyer
St. Louis Area Hotel Association​

Board of Directors

Mark Aipperspach
Innkeeper Hospitality Services, LLC

Elizabeth Beining-Miko
Drury Hotels

Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/MEET Missouri

Amanda Duncan
BluSky Restoration Contractors, LLC
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Jacob Hopper
Courtyard Marriott St. Louis Downtown Conv. Center

​Nik Kern
Angad Arts Hotel​​

David Oh
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa​
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Paul Passanise
Royal Papers
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Andrew Rosenthal
Drury Hotels
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​Geneya Sauro
Live! by Loews St. Louis​​​

Chris Short
AC Hotel St. Louis Central West End​
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​Danielle Varady
US Foods​

Andy White
Encore
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Jim Bedwell
Holten Meet Company

Christine Chamberlin
Courtyard St. Louis Westport Plaza
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Chris Collins
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

Scott Feldewerth
Midas Hospitality

Stacey Howlett
Magnolia Hotel St. Louis

Vicki Kroll
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
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​Steve O'Loughlin
Lodging Hospitality Management
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Aaron Peaslee
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis​​
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Amy Ruffner
Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta

Al Sedlacek
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac​
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Mel Van den Bergh
Moonrise Hotel
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​Jason Vinnedge
Chesterfield Hotels Inc.

​Jerry Whitehead
Ecolab


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