Notification of Member Vote on Board Slate occurring May 12, 2021

​MHLA is pleased to share the Nominating Committee’s recommendations for the 2021-22 MHLA Board of Directors.  A member vote on the slate below (* indicates new member to the Board) will take place at the Annual Meeting on May 12, 2021.
 
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Nominations for Executive Committee:
Chair: Michael Henningsen, Plamondon Hospitality Partners
Vice Chair: Bob Haislip, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore
Treasurer: Jim Starke, Best Western Plus BWI Airport / Arundel Mills
Secretary: Linda Westgate, The Hotel at the University of Maryland /Cambria Hotel & Suites at College Park
Immediate Past Chair: Chuck Chandler

Nominations for Board of Directors:
Faraz Ahmed*, College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Peg Bednarsky, Historic Inns of Annapolis (Emeritus)
Beth Brainard, Canopy by Hilton Baltimore Harbor Point
Joel Bunde, Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
Katarina Burns, Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
Skip Cerf*, Sheraton Baltimore North
Jason Curtis, Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown/Chesapeake Hospitality
Mark Elman, Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel
Rodney Gooden*, Westin Annapolis Hotel
Donte Johnson*, Hotel Revival Baltimore
Peter Mangione, Turf Valley Resort
Dan McKeon*, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Patrick Miner*, Courtyard Baltimore Downtown Inner Harbor
Tracey Pool*, Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Barbara Reed, Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg
Ben Seidel, Real Hospitality Group
Junaid Siddiqi*, Presidential Hotel Advisors

Nominations for Allied Directors:
Kathy Konopik, HotelPro
Darryl McCallum, Esq., Shawe & Rosenthal, LLP
Chris Rapp, Triple Crown Construction

Maryland Destination Marketing Organization Representative:
Amanda Hof*, Visit Howard County

Education Representative:
Donnisha Grant*, Anne Arundel Community College – Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute

Pending a vote of approval by MHLA Members at the Annual Meeting on May 12, 2021, the two-year term for new Board Members will commence that day.

​MHLA would like to thank all members for their support of the Association.