OHLA Committees

Education & Workforce Development Committee

Bill Reed
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Flats East Bank
Cleveland, 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
Ben Haller COMMITTEE MEMBER Concord Hospitality Dayton, OH	Kecia Mathys-Frye COMMITTEE MEMBER Homewood Suites Columbus/Hilliard Hilliard, OH
Sarah Weekman COMMITTEE MEMBER Aloft Columbus University District Columbus, OH	Steve Williams COMMITTEE MEMBER Spectrum Columbus, OH
Steve Wolever COMMITTEE MEMBER Signature Worldwide Columbus, OH

Emerging Professionals

Claire Thrasher
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Hotel LeVeque, Autograph Collection
Columbus, OH

Committee Members
Bailey Laverty COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR Marriott Columbus Northwest Columbus, OH	Sarah Weekman COMMITTEE SECOND VICE CHAIR Aloft Columbus University District Columbus, OH
Heaven Spurlock MEMBERSHIP OUTREACH COORDINATOR The Blackwell Hotel & Pfahl Conference Center Columbus, OH	Lauren Butterfield COMMITTEE MEMBER SpringHill & TownePlace Suites Columbus Easton Area Columbus, OH
Brett Gates COMMITTEE MEMBER Red Roof Inn Columbus, OH	Thomas Mount COMMITTEE MEMBER The Blackwell Hotel & Pfahl Conference Center Columbus, OH
Rosalyn Ransaw COMMITTEE MEMBER Red Roof Inn Columbus, OH

Events and Annual Conference Committee

Holly Hollingsworth
COMMITTEE CHAIR
First Hospitality
Columbus, OH

Danielle Archer COMMITTEE Member Residence Inn Downton Columbus, OH	Lindsay Barnett COMMITTEE MEMBER Hampton Inn Athens Athens, OH
Eric Belfrage COMMITTEE MEMBER CBRE Columbus, OH	Mark Lasure COMMITTEE MEMBER Upshift Columbus, OH
Dawn Mader COMMITTEE MEMBER Holiday Inn Dayton Fairborn, OH	Melodie Reed COMMITTEE MEMBER The Blackwell Hotel Columbus, OH
Kendra Proudfit COMMITTEE MEMBER DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark, OH

Government Affairs Committee

Alan Assaf
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Indus Hotels
Columbus, OH

Chad Bortle COMMITTEE MEMBER SJB Management Inc. Athens, OH	Tom Donnelly COMMITTEE MEMBER Janus Hotels & Resorts Akron, OH
Michael Evans COMMITTEE MEMBER AP Consulting Columbus, OH	DJ Falcoski COMMITTEE MEMBER New Avenue Architects & Engineers Columbus, OH
Lisa Garner COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus OSU Columbus, OH	Mark Hecquet COMMITTEE MEMBER Visit Butler County OH
Nancy Howard COMMITTEE MEMBER Hilton Columbus Polaris Columbus, OH	Geri Lombard COMMITTEE MEMBER Hotel LeVeque 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 Graduate Hotel Cincinnati, OH	Derek Roorda COMMITTEE MEMBER The Lytle Park Hotel Cincinnati, OH
Richard Stegman COMMITTEE MEMBER The Victorian Tudor Inn Bellevue, OH	Andy Vasani COMMITTEE MEMBER InnVite Hospitality Columbus, OH
Buzz Wheatley COMMITTEE MEMBER ITA Audio Visual Cincinnati, OH

Innovation & Technology Committee

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
Rosalyn Ransaw COMMITTEE MEMBER Red Roof Inn Columbus, OH	Steve Williams COMMITTEE MEMBER Spectrum Enterprise Columbus, OH
Joel Vande Boom COMMITTEE MEMBER SpaceIntel Columbus, OH	Arnold Becker COMMITTEE MEMBER Pure Air Solutions of PA Pennsylvania
Ketan Pema COMMITTEE MEMBER Armoureye Cincinnati, 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

Membership Committee

David Minah
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Hyatt Place Legacy Village
Lyndhurst, OH

Alan Hardway VICE CHAIR SJB Management Inc. Athens, OH	Julia Bowling COMMITTEE MEMBER Sedgwick Columbus, OH
Benjamin Britton COMMITTEE MEMBER Le Meridien Columbus, OH	Kelli Denman COMMITTEE MEMBER The Grand Resort Columbus, OH
Lisa Garner COMMITTEE MEMBER Marriott & Residence Inn Columbus OSU Columbus, OH	Millie Johnson COMMITTEE MEMBER Renaissance Hotel Columbus/Westerville, OH
Jennifer McKenzie COMMITTEE MEMBER Cincinnati Marriott North Cincinnati, OH	Viren Patel COMMITTEE MEMBER Sirius Capital Group Grove City, OH
Bill Reed COMMITTEE MEMBER Aloft Cleveland Downtown Cleveland, OH	Sean Scully COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard by Marriott University of Dayton Dayton, OH
Ryan Tomaro COMMITTEE MEMBER Hotel Equities Columbus, OH	Deon Watkins COMMITTEE MEMBER NEO Hotel Group OH
Lance Woodworth COMMITTEE MEMBER Destination Toledo Toledo, OH
Allied Working Group
Julia Bowling COMMITTEE CHAIR Sedgwick Columbus, OH
Jim Bishop COMMITTEE MEMBER Morgan Stanley Columbus, OH	Renae Becker COMMITTEE MEMBER Advanced Floor Care Conneautville, PA
Tony Cumella COMMITTEE MEMBER Pure Property Solutions Dayton, OH	Holley Freeman COMMITTEE MEMBER ServiceMaster Restore Dayton, OH
Mark Lasure COMMITTEE MEMBER Upshift Columbus, OH	Mat Parker COMMITTEE MEMBER Olgetree Deakins Columbus, OH
Abbie Stair COMMITTEE MEMBER IGS Energy Columbus, OH	Eric Vlahos COMMITTEE MEMBER Advantage Equipment Inc. Akron, OH

Nominating Committee

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

Unique Lodging of Ohio Council

Nicole McCabe
COUNCIL CHAIR
Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls
Logan, OH

Yvonne Martin COUNCIL MEMBER White Oak Inn Danville, OH	Jeanette Smith COUNCIL MEMBER Sauder Village Inn & Campground Archbold, OH
Katie Zechar COUNCIL MEMBER Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center Lewis Center, OH

Women in Lodging Advisory Council

Abbey Border
CHAIR
First Hospitality
OH

Jennifer Ruiz PAST COMMITTEE CHAIR Embassy Suites Akron/Canton Airport Hotel Akron, OH	Tiffany Briscoe COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn & Suites Dayton Dayton, OH
Christina Combs COMMITTEE MEMBER Dayton Convention Center Dayton, OH	Aletha Dillinger COMMITTEE MEMBER Fairfield Inn & Suites Dayton Dayton, OH
Jamie Franchi COMMITTEE MEMBER Hyatt Regency 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
Flo Hunt COMMITTEE MEMBER InterContinental Hotels Cleveland, OH	Julie Karam COMMITTEE MEMBER Embassy Suites Akron/Canton Airport Akron, OH
Becky Krieger COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard Springfield Springfield, OH	Geri Lombard COMMITTEE MEMBER Hotel LeVeque Columbus, OH
Sabrina Martinez COMMITTEE MEMBER Kimpton Schofield Hotel Cleveland, OH	Leslie Meyer COMMITTEE MEMBER Kalahari Resorts Sandusky Sandusky, OH
Cathy Mihalko COMMITTEE MEMBER Metropolitan at the 9 Cleveland, OH	Liz Otterbacher COMMITTEE MEMBER Olshan Properties Columbus, OH
Jennifer Pratt COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard Youngstown Canfield Youngstown, OH	Michele Steele-Jordan COMMITTEE MEMBER InterContinental Hotels Cleveland, OH
Tia Terrell COMMITTEE MEMBER DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Hotel Newark, 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 Columbus, OH
Jody Zitsman COMMITTEE MEMBER Courtyard Columbus Dublin, OH