leadership

Meet your 2026-2027 board of directors

CHAIR

Bill Elliott
President & CEO
Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association
1025 S. Moorland Rd., Suite 200
Brookfield, WI 53005-6944
Phone (262) 782-2851
belliott@wisconsinlodging.org

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PAST CHAIR
Chris Hardman
President & CEO
Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association
6600 Sugarloaf Parkway, Ste 400-211
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone (404) 772-9322
c.hardman@ghla.net

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1st VICE CHAIR
Angie Whitcomb
President & CEO
Hospitality Minnesota
2520 University Avenue SE, #201
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone (651) 925-4011
angie@hospitalitymn.com

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2ND VICE CHAIR
Jesse Geremia
Executive Vice President
California Hotel & Lodging Association
414 Twenty-Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone (916) 444-5848
jesse@calodging.com

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SECRETARY/TREASURER
Heather Singleton, MBA, IOM
Chief Operating Officer
Rhode Island Hospitality Association
94 Sabra Street
Cranston, RI 02910
Phone (401) 223-1120
heather@rihospitality.org

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MEMBER AT LARGE
Justin Winslow
President & CEO
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
225 W Washtenaw Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone (517) 482-5244
jwinslow@mrla.org

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MEMBER AT LARGE
Scott Joslove
President & CEO
Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
1701 West Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Phone (512) 474-2996
sjoslove@texaslodging.com

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MEMBER AT LARGE
Sara Anghel
President & CEO
Greater Toronto Hotel Association
207 Queens Quay W, Suite 404
Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
416-351-1276 ext. 114
sanghel@gtha.com

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MEMBER AT LARGE
Sara Beth Urban
President & CEO
Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association
475 Craighead Sreet
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone 615-385-9970
sarabeth@hospitalitytn.com