Board of Trustees

Holly Hollingsworth

PRESIDENT

Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Cogwheel Marketing
Gahanna, OH

Bill Reed

VICE PRESIDENT

General Manager, Kalahari Resorts Sandusky
Sandusky, OH

Lisa Garner

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Area General Manager, Concord Hospitality/ Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus OSU 
Columbus, OH

Alan Assaf

TREASURER


Columbus, OH

Chad Bortle

PAST PRESIDENT

President, SJB Management Inc./SJB Hotels LLC 
Granville, OH

Geri Lombard

EX OFFICIO MEMBER

Vice President, Columbus Hospitality Management
Columbus, OH

Amy Wald

ALLIED OFFICER

Founder, Greenluxe
Columbus, OH

 

Frank Arena

Hotel Celare, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Cincinnati, OH

Gerrod Bede

Red Roof Corporate Headquarters
New Albany, OH

Eric Belfrage

CBRE Hotels - Investment Properties
Columbus, OH

Dirk Bengel

Hancock Hotel/First Hospitality
Findlay, OH

Michael Cooney

Radius Hospitality
Montrose, OH

DJ Falcoski

RE/MAX Town Center Commercial
Columbus, OH

Larry Fletcher

Shores & Islands Ohio
Sandusky, OH

Nancy Howard

Hilton Columbus/Polaris
Columbus, OH

Rhea Patel

Cambria Columbus - Polaris/AAAR Hotels 
West Chester, OH

Viren Patel

Sirius Capital Group
Grove City, OH

Wade Riedman

Rolling Hills Hospitality
Cincinnati, OH

Jennifer Ruiz

Embassy Suites Akron Canton Airport
North Canton, OH

Stephen Stewart

Hyatt Regency Columbus 
Columbus, OH

John Strouse

University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima, OH

Ryan Tomaro

MCR Hotels
Cincinnati, OH

Steve Van Sickle

Sauder Heritage Inn & Campground
Archbold, OH

Deon Watkins

Residence Inn Akron South/Green
Akron, OH

Brian Wipprecht

Commonwealth Hotels
Covington, KY



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