AAHOA Elects New Board Members

At 2010 Annual Convention

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. June 24, 2010

June 23, 2010 - The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), one of the leading forces in the hospitality industry, recently held its 2010 AAHOA Annual Convention & Trade Show at Navy Pier in Chicago, Ill. The elections for the open positions on the 2010 AAHOA Board of Directors were held on Saturday, June 19, and AAHOA members elected Mehul B. “Mike” Patel, CHA as the association's newest Secretary. Prior to his election as Secretary, Mehul Patel served as North Texas Regional Director for AAHOA.

The 2010 Board of Directors is comprised of the following Officers and Directors, with the terms of the newly elected members indicated below:

Officers Chairman, ChandraKant “C.K.” Patel, CHO Vice Chairman, Hemant D. “Henry” Patel Treasurer, Alkesh R. “Al” Patel, CHO Secretary, Mehul B. “Mike” Patel, CHA (Newly elected Officer) Ex-Officio/Past Chairman, Tarun S. Patel, CHA President, Fred Schwartz

Directors at Large
Director at Large, Rajesh “Raj” Bhagia
Director at Large, Shailesh “Sly” Patel
Director at Large, Hitesh “H.P.” Patel (Elected to a 3-year term)
Director at Large, Satish “Sunny” Gabhawala (Elected to a 3-year term)
Director at Large, Eastern Division, Heena S. Patel
Director at Large, Western Division, Kalpana Patel
Young Professional Director, Ankit Bhakta (Elected to a 3-year term)

Regional Directors
Central Midwest Regional Director, Paresh “Pete” Patel (Elected to a 1-year term)
Central Pacific Regional Director, Jitu Ishwar
Florida Regional Director, Vacant (Will be appointed by the BOD following the nomination process)
Gulf Regional Director, Nimesh Zaver (Elected to a 1-year term)
Mid East Regional Director, Bhavesh Patel
Mid South Regional Director, Ramesh “R.K.” Patel
North Carolina Regional Director, Jay “Jimmy” Patel
North Central Regional Director, Davang V. “Dave” Patel
North Georgia Regional Director, Atul Patel (Elected to a 1-year term)
North Pacific Regional Director, Shailendra N. “Sam” Devdhara
North Texas Regional Director, Mehul B. “Mike” Patel, CHA
Northeast Regional Director, Kirit “Kenny” Patel
Northwest Regional Director, Arvind Patel
South Carolina Regional Director, Mitesh Patel (Elected to a 1-year term)
South Central Texas Regional Director, Pratik R. “Prat” Patel (Elected to a 3-year term)
South Pacific Regional Director, Balvant M. “B.M.” Patel
Southeast Texas Regional Director, Vinod N. Patel
Southeast Regional Director, Jay Patel (Elected to a 1-year term)
Southwest Regional Director, Hitesh Patel (Elected to a 1-year term)
Upper Midwest Regional Director, Chandresh Brahmbhatt
Washington District Regional Director, Dharmendra Patel (Elected to a 3-year term)

Allied Director
Allied Director at Large, Mike Ryan

"This year's Board is prime to pick up where last year's left off as we move into this next term,” said ChandraKant “C.K.”. Patel, CHO, AAHOA Chairman. “I look forward to working with all of these tremendous leaders as we aim to build on the progress we made last year." “With our new leadership in place, AAHOA is in an excellent position to further our position in the industry,” said Fred Schwartz, AAHOA President. “Despite the challenging economic environment that we all continue to face, the Board's goals will remain aggressive and ambitious as we move forward.”

About AAHOA
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is THE voice of owners in the hospitality industry. Founded in 1989, AAHOA is now one of the fastest-growing organizations in the industry, with more than 10,000 members owning more than 20,000 hotels that total $128 billion in property value. AAHOA officers include Chairman ChandraKant “C.K.” Patel, CHO, Vice Chairman Hemant D. “Henry” Patel, Treasurer Alkesh R. “Al” Patel, CHO, Secretary Mehul B. “Mike” Patel, CHA, and President Fred Schwartz, who work closely with a 33-member Board of Directors to provide direction for the association. AAHOA is dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of its members by inspiring excellence through programs and initiatives in advocacy, industry leadership, professional development, member benefits, and community involvement.