Florida's Palm Beach County H&LA Elects Officers and Directors for 2015
January 21, 2015 - At the Association's Annual Meeting held on January 14, 2015 at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, the membership unanimously elected Officers and Directors for 2015:
Bill Murray, President of the Association for the last two years and General Manger of the Best Western Palm Beach Lakes & Hawthorn Suites, handed over the leadership to Cheri Rutledge, General Manager of the West Palm Beach Marriott
President: Cheri Rutledge, West Palm Beach Marriott, West Palm Beach
1st Vice President: George Isaac, Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort, Singer Island
2nd Vice President: John Bailey, Hilton Suites, Boca Raton
Treasurer: Tom Spoto, Embassy Suites, Palm Beach Gardens
Secretary: David Semadeni, Amcal Management Corp., Lake Park
Chair: Bill Murray, Best Western Palm Beach Lakes Inn, West Palm Beach
Three Year Directors
•Donna Ainsworth - Springhill Suites & Towne Place Suites, Boca Raton
•Matt Boris - Wyndham Grand, Jupiter
•Alan Cristantiello - Embassy Suites, Boca Raton
•Ken Kaylor - Wyndham Garden Hotel, Boca Raton
•Natalie Le Clerc - Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach
•Paget Kirkland - Kirkland Event & Destination Services, West Palm Beach
•Dr. Peter Ricci - Florida Atlantic University, Hospitality Management Program, Boca Raton
Two Year Directors
•Cathy Balestriere - Crane's BeachHouse, Delray Beach
•Achim Kuhn - Hilton Garden Inn, Palm Beach Gardens
One Year Directors
•Andy Hussein - Hyatt Place, West Palm Beach
•Cheryl Reed Pelosi - Marriott's Ocean Pointe, Palm Beach Shores
They join the other directors of the Association elected in previous years.
Contact: David Semadeni CHA, FHCIMA, Secretary
[email protected] / (561) 882-9813
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