Board of Directors

2026 Executive Committee

Donnie Sutton, Chair - Marriott BWI Airport

Elizabeth Delens, Vice Chair - Crestline Hotels & Resorts

Michael Henningsen, Secretary - Plamondon Hospitality Partners

Jim Starke, Treasurer - Best Western Premier Rockville Hotel & Suites

Linda Westgate,  Immediate Past Chair - The Hotel at the University of Maryland /Cambria Hotel & Suites College Park

Lodging Directors

Ernesto Carerro - Embassy Suites Bethesda

Chuck Chandler - Residence Inn Fulton/Maple Lawn

Mark Elman - Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites

Len Goodman - Marriott International

Scott Hamilton - Hilton Baltimore

Yolande Lacan - Hampton Inn Baltimore Downtown Convention Center

Pete Mangione  - Turf Valley Resort

Patrick Miner - Courtyard Baltimore Inner Harbor

Tracey Omogbehin - Hyatt Regency Baltimore

Tina Parmar - Crowne Plaza Annapolis

Sandip Patel - Crossroads Hospitality

Sandeep Thakrar - Neema Hospitality

Baltimore City Council of MHLA

Onahlea Shimunek - The William Fell Baltimore, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

Allied Directors

Regina Boston - Hilton Supply Management

Darryl McCallum - Ogletree Deakins

Jim Mumm - Sunlight Energy Group

Nzinga Turner-Linton - Ecolab, Inc.

DMO Representative

Amanda Hof - Visit Howard County

Education Representative

Elizabeth DeRose - Frederick County Community College