​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

Christine Chamberlin
Courtyard St. Louis Westport Plaza
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Chris Collins
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
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Amanda Duncan
BluSky Restoration Contractors, LLC
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Nathan Gard
Drury Hotels

Nik Kern
Angad Arts Hotel

Don Lenahan
​Marriott St. Louis Grand
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​Paul Passanise
Royal Papers

​Richard Rivera
AC Hotel St. Louis Central West End
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Amy Ruffner
The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis

Al Sedlacek
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac​
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EJ Turner
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa

​​Danielle Varady
US Foods​

Andy White
Encore



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Jim Bedwell
Holten Meat Company
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​Joe Clote
Publishing Concepts LLC/MEET Missouri

Anne Marie Doyle
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis

​Scott Feldewerth
Midas Hospitality
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Jacob Hopper
Courtyard Marriott St. Louis Downtown Conv. Center

​Vicki Kroll
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel

Steve O'Loughlin
Lodging Hospitality Management
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Aaron Peaslee
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis​​
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Andrew Rosenthal
Drury Hotels
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​Geneya Sauro
Live! by Loews St. Louis​​​

​Bill Tirone
AC Hotel St. Louis Downtown

Mel Van den Bergh
Moonrise Hotel
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​Jason Vinnedge
Chesterfield Hotels Inc.

​Jerry Whitehead
Ecolab


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