About OHLA

Hoteliers

OHLA is the professional organization that is dedicated to providing representation, information and resources for the Ohio lodging industry, promoting Ohio’s travel economy and increasing membership value.

Industry Partners

OHLA is the key resource in reaching the Ohio Hospitality Industry. Allied Members receive many benefits through this exclusive membership program.

New Members

Welcome to OHLA! We’re here to help. Learn how we can help each other build a stronger industry.

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee
Board of Trustees
Committees

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

Committee Members
Gretchen Friend VICE CHAIR Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH	John Strouse 2ND VICE CHAIR University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH
Eric Belfrage COMMITTEE MEMBER CBRE Hotels Columbus, OH	Chad Bortle COMMITTEE MEMBER SJB Management Inc. Athens, OH
Kelly Francis COMMITTEE MEMBER Spectrum Enterprise Cleveland, OH	Nathan Hamilton COMMITTEE MEMBER Middletown Management Xenia, OH
Jessica Ossege COMMITTEE MEMBER Concord Hospitality Columbus, OH	Shelby Stefancin COMMITTEE MEMBER Hilton Columbus/Polaris Hotel Columbus, OH
Steve Williams COMMITTEE MEMBER Columbus, OH	Steve Wolever COMMITTEE MEMBER Signature Worldwide Training Columbus, OH

Committee Members
Lauren Butterfield COMMITTEE SECOND VICE CHAIR SpringHill & TownePlace Suites Columbus Easton Area Columbus, OH	Kishen Das COMMITTEE MEMBER CURO BRKG Cincinnati, OH
Rachel Hissam COMMITTEE MEMBER Visit Cincy Cincinnati, OH	Emily Maddox COMMITTEE MEMBER Red Roof Columbus, OH

Danielle Archer VICE CHAIR Hilton Columbus Polaris Columbus, OH	Ashlee Dains COMMITTEE MEMBER SpringHill & TownePlace Suites Columbus Easton Area Columbus, OH
Amanda Decker COMMITTEE MEMBER Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel Columbus, OH	Mary Faust COMMITTEE MEMBER Hilton Easton Hotels Columbus, OH
Kendra Proudfit COMMITTEE MEMBER DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark, OH	Christy Schafer COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn by Marriott Athens Athens, OH

Chad Bortle COMMITTEE MEMBER SJB Management Inc. Athens, OH	Tom Donnelly COMMITTEE MEMBER American Hospitality Group Medina, OH
Michael Evans COMMITTEE MEMBER AP Consulting Columbus, OH	DJ Falcoski COMMITTEE MEMBER RE/MAX Columbus, OH
Lisa Garner COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus OSU Columbus, OH	Nancy Howard COMMITTEE MEMBER Hilton Columbus Polaris Columbus, OH
Geri Lombard COMMITTEE MEMBER Columbus Hospitality Management Columbus, OH	Lea MacLaren COMMITTEE MEMBER Wingate by Wyndham - Sylvania Toledo, OH
Viren Patel COMMITTEE MEMBER La Quinta Inn Grove City, OH	Wade Riedman COMMITTEE MEMBER Rolling Hills Hospitality Cincinnati, OH
Andy Vasani COMMITTEE MEMBER InnVite Hospitality Columbus, OH	Buzz Wheatley COMMITTEE MEMBER ITA Audio Visual Cincinnati, OH

Michael Evans COMMITTEE MEMBER AP Consulting Columbus, OH	Ken Haynie COMMITTEE MEMBER Red Roof Columbus, OH
Ankit Mehta COMMITTEE MEMBER Comfort Inn Piqua, OH	Bhavin Patel COMMITTEE MEMBER EVOLV Hotels Dayton, OH
Steve Williams COMMITTEE MEMBER Spectrum Enterprise Columbus, OH
Working Group
Kim Kelly-Bartley COMMITTEE MEMBER Formerly White Castle Columbus, OH	Jake Huckaby COMMITTEE MEMBER Ready Robotics Columbus, OH
Hetal Patel COMMITTEE MEMBER Cloud Solution Architect Columbus, OH	Amy Wald COMMITTEE MEMBER GreenLuxe Columbus, OH
Barry McGraw COMMITTEE MEMBER Airable Research Lab Columbus, OH

Millie Johnson VICE CHAIR Renaissance Hotel Columbus/Westerville Columbus, OH	Mark Brazeau COMMITTEE MEMBER Destination Toledo Toledo, OH
Benjamin Britton COMMITTEE MEMBER Le Meridien Columbus, OH	Kelli Denman COMMITTEE MEMBER The Grand Resort Columbus, OH
Joshua Derry COMMITTEE MEMBER Kingsley & Co.	Lisa Garner COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus University Area Columbus, OH
Viren Patel COMMITTEE MEMBER La Quinta Inn Grove City Grove City, OH	Whitney Ruggles COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus University Area Columbus, OH
Ryan Tomaro COMMITTEE MEMBER MCR Hotels Columbus, OH	Deon Watkins COMMITTEE MEMBER Country Inn & Suites Cuyahoga Falls Akron, OH
Allied Working Group
Jim Bishop COMMITTEE MEMBER Morgan Stanley Columbus, OH	Mat Parker COMMITTEE MEMBER Olgetree Deakins Columbus, OH
Sarah Sepe COMMITTEE MEMBER ServiceMaster by Neverman Columbus, OH	Abbie Stair COMMITTEE MEMBER IGS Energy Columbus, OH
Eric Vlahos COMMITTEE MEMBER Advantage Equipment Inc. Akron, OH

Geri Lombard COMMITTEE MEMBER Hotel LeVeque Columbus, OH	Alan Assaf COMMITTEE MEMBER Indus Hotels Columbus, OH
Stephen Stewart COMMITTEE MEMBER Hyatt Regency Columbus, OH

Lynda Ciminello COUNCIL MEMBER Cherry Valley Hotel & Ohio Event Center Newark, OH	Andrea Hartman COUNCIL MEMBER Gervasi Vineyard Massillon, OH
Kat Jones-Shank COUNCIL MEMBER Mills Park Hotel Dayton, OH	Yvonne Martin COUNCIL MEMBER White Oak Inn Danville, OH
Heather Shirey COUNCIL MEMBER Among the Trees Lodging Rock Bridge, OH	Katie Zechar COUNCIL MEMBER Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center Columbus, OH

Jamie Franchi VICE CHAIR Hyatt Regency Columbus, OH	Abby Border COMMITTEE MEMBER Cherry Valley Hotel & Conference Center Somerset, OH
Tiffany Briscoe COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn & Suites Dayton Dayton, OH	Moji Collins COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn & Suites Fairfield, OH
Christina Combs COMMITTEE MEMBER Dayton Convention Center Dayton, OH	Aletha Dillinger COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn & Suites Dayton Dayton, OH
Cathy Frederick COMMITTEE MEMBER SERVPRO of Northeast Columbus Columbus, OH	Amber Gang COMMITTEE MEMBER Kalahari Resorts Sandusky Sandusky, OH
Lisa Garner COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus OSU Columbus, OH	Jennifer Grunwald COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard University of Dayton Dayton, OH
Elle Hicks COMMITTEE MEMBER Hotel LeVeque, Autograph Collection Columbus, OH	Holly Hollingsworth COMMITTEE MEMBER First Hospitality Group Columbus, OH
Julie Karam COMMITTEE MEMBER Embassy Suites Akron/Canton Airport Akron, OH	Becky Krieger COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard Springfield Springfield, OH
Leslie Meyer COMMITTEE MEMBER Kalahari Resorts Sandusky Sandusky, OH	Stacey Miller COMMITTEE MEMBER Hyatt Regency Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Pratt COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard Youngstown Canfield Youngstown, OH	Bridgett Ramirez COMMITTEE MEMBER SpringHill Suites Columbus Dublin Columbus, OH
Jennifer Ruiz COMMITTEE MEMBER Embassy Suites Akron/Canton Airport Hotel Akron, OH	Michele Steele-Jordan COMMITTEE MEMBER InterContinental Hotels Cleveland, OH
Sarah Sepe COMMITTEE MEMBER ServiceMaster Restore by Neverman Columbus, OH	Jolene Warren COMMITTEE MEMBER Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel Akron, OH
Phyllis Washington COMMITTEE MEMBER Embassy Suites Akron/Canton Airport Akron, OH	Anna Won COMMITTEE MEMBER CBRE Advisory & Transaction Services Columbus, OH

Premier Partners

About OHLA

Hoteliers

Industry Partners

New Members

Board of Trustees

Chad Bortle

Bill Reed

Holly Hollingsworth

Alan Assaf

Stephen Stewart

Steve Wolever

Geri Lombard

Joe Savarise

Frank Arena

TRUSTEE

Eric Belfrage

DJ Falcoski

Gretchen Friend

Lisa Garner

Sue Graves

Mark Hecquet

Nancy Howard

George Limbert

Nicole McCabe

TRUSTEE

David Minah

Viren Patel

Wade Riedman

TRUSTEE

Derek Roorda

TRUSTEE

Cristian Teusan

Steve Van Sickle

Deon Watkins

TRUSTEE

Education & Workforce Development Committee

Emerging Professionals

Events and Annual Conference Committee

Government Affairs Committee

Innovation & Technology Committee

Ketan PemaCOMMITTEE CHAIRArmoureyeColumbus, OH

Membership Committee

Nominating Committee

Unique Lodging of Ohio Council

Women in Lodging Advisory Council

Ketan Pema
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Armoureye
Columbus, OH