Board of Trustees

Chad Bortle

PRESIDENT
SJB Management Inc.
Granville, OH

Bill Reed

VICE PRESIDENT
Aloft Cleveland Downtown
Cleveland, OH

Holly Hollingsworth

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
First Hospitality
Columbus, OH

Alan Assaf

TREASURER
Indus Hotels
Columbus, OH

Stephen Stewart

PAST PRESIDENT
Hyatt Regency Columbus
Columbus, OH

Steve Wolever

ALLIED OFFICER
Signature Worldwide
Dublin, OH

Geri Lombard

EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Hotel LeVeque Columbus
Columbus, OH

Joe Savarise

PRESIDENT & CEO
Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association
Columbus, OH

Frank Arena

TRUSTEE

SpringHill Suites Cincinnati Midtown/Commonwealth Hotels
Cincinnati, OH

Eric Belfrage

TRUSTEE
CBRE Hotels-Investment Properties
Columbus, OH

DJ Falcoski

TRUSTEE
RE/MAX Commercial
Columbus, OH

Gretchen Friend

ALLIED TRUSTEE
Columbus State Community College 
Columbus, OH

Lisa Garner

TRUSTEE
Marriott and Residence Inn Columbus University Area
Columbus, OH

Sue Graves

TRUSTEE
Experience Alive 
Columbus, OH

Mark Hecquet

ALLIED TRUSTEE
Travel Butler County
West Chester, OH

Nancy Howard

TRUSTEE
Hilton Columbus/Polaris
Columbus, OH

George Limbert

TRUSTEE
Red Roof
New Albany, OH

Nicole McCabe

TRUSTEE

Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls, Hocking Hills Golf Club & Urban Grille
Logan, OH

David Minah

TRUSTEE
Hyatt Place Cleveland/Lyndhurst/Legacy Village

Cleveland, OH

Viren Patel

TRUSTEE
Sirius Capital Group
Grove City, OH

Wade Riedman

TRUSTEE

Graduate Hotel Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Derek Roorda

TRUSTEE

The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection
Cincinnati, OH

Cristian Teusan

TRUSTEE
Commonwealth Hotels

North Canton, OH

Steve Van Sickle

TRUSTEE
Sauder Heritage Inn & Campground

Archbold, OH

Deon Watkins

TRUSTEE

Home2 Suites Stow-Akron/Country Inn & Suites Cuyahoga Falls/NEO Hotel Group
Akron, OH

 

Education & Workforce Development Committee

Emerging Professionals

Events and Annual Conference Committee

Government Affairs Committee

Innovation & Technology Committee

Membership Committee

Nominating Committee

Unique Lodging of Ohio Council

Women in Lodging Advisory Council