Notification of Member Vote on 2018-19 Board Slate

We are pleased to share the Nominating Committee recommendations for the MHLA’s 2018-19 Board of Directors. A member vote on the slate below will take place at the Annual Meeting on May 10th at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore.   

Nominations for new Board Members: 

• Terry Worden, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
• Barbara Reed, Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington DC North / Gaithersburg
• Joel Bunde, Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina
• Logan Gaskill, MGM National Harbor
• Peter Mangione, Turf Valley Resort
• (Allied Director) Kathy Konopik, HotelPro
• (Allied Director) Chris Rapp, Triple Crown Construction

​Nominations for the Executive Committee Members: 

• Chair – Chuck Chandler, SpringHill Suites Columbia & Hampton Inn Columbia/South
• Vice Chair – Katie Doherty, Holiday Inn Gaithersburg
• Treasurer – Jim Starke, Best Western Plus BWI Airport / Arundel Mills
• Secretary – Monroe Harrison, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

Immediate Past Chair: 

• Michael Henningsen, Plamondon Hospitality Partners

The members below are recommended for continued Board service. 

Board of Directors: 

• Mark Elman, Clarion Resort Fountainebleau Hotel
• Alison Jones, Days Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor
• Peg Bednarsky, Historic Inns of Annapolis
• Jason Curtis, Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown / Chesapeake Hospitality
• Bob Tedesco, Live! Casino & Hotel
• Willie Wright, Marriott BWI Airport
• Bob Haislip, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore
• Rodney Tyre, Sheraton Columbia
• Khaled Said, Tanis Hospitality Management
• Uyesh Bhatti, Travelodge Hotel Aberdeen – Multani LLC
• Jeff Makhlouf, Westin BWI Airport
• (Allied Director) Darryl McCallum, Esq., Shawe & Rosenthal, LLP

Maryland Destination Marketing Organization Representative:

• John Fieseler, Visit Frederick

​Education Representative: 

• Denise Ware, Prince George’s Community College

Pending a vote of approval by MHLA Members on May 10th, a two-year term for new Board Members will commence that day.