2012 Board of Directors
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Chairperson
Scott Tripoli
| General Manager |
| Crowne Plaza Orlando Universal |
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1st Vice Chairperson
Jim Burns
Vice President/Managing Director for the Grande Lakes Complex
Grand Lakes Orlando
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2nd Vice Chairperson
Doug Gehret
| General Manager |
| Hilton Orlando |
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Secretary
Gerald Barrack
| Area Manager and Complex General Manager |
| Embassy Suites Downtown Orlando & Embassy Suites Resort Lake Buena Vista |
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Treasurer
Gerald Urquiola
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General Manager
Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center
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Assistant Treasurer
Dave Bartek
| Regional Director of Operations |
| Loews Hotels Universal Orlando |
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Historian
Pat Engfer
| General Manager |
| Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport |
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Immediate Past Chair
Duane Winjum
| General Manager |
| Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown |
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Rick Allen
General Manager Disney's Art of Animation and Pop Century Resorts
Walt Disney World
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Jim Berkley, CHA
General Manager
Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel
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Jeff Brinda
General Manager
Sheraton Oralndo Downtown Hotel
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Gaston Correa
| General Manager |
| Cypress Pointe Resort |
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Mark Cox
| General Manager |
| Villas of Grand Cypress |
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Brent Dickson
Commercial Sales Representative
PPG/Porter Paints
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Michael Fatta
General Manager
Hilton Garden Inn Orlando at SeaWorld
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Peter Favier
General Manager
Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport
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David Friederich
General Manager
Grand Bohemian Hotel
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Greg Gooding
| General Manager |
| DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld |
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James Grosso
General Manager
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
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Jay Leonard
General Manager
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort
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Mike Magnelli
General Manager
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
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Ross Marvin
| Owner |
| Sign-A-Rama Orlando |
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Kent Mitchell
| General Manager |
| Disney's Coronado Springs Resort |
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Stuart Newmark
| General Manager |
| Westin Lake Mary Orlando North |
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John Parkinson
| General Manager |
| Embassy Suites I-Drive/Convention Center |
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Diane Petit
General Manager
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando
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Thomas Petrillo
| Vice President / Hotel Manager |
| Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center |
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Chris Pilavakis
General Manager
Marriott Village at Lake Buena Vista
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Jetse Pottinga
| General Manager |
| Melia Orlando Hotel |
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Doug Ridge
General Manager
Orlando World Center Marriott
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Louis Robbins
Managing Director
Nickelodeon Suites Resort
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Thea Sargent
| General Manager |
| Disney's Contemporary Resort |
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Jurgen Schafers
General Manager
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort - Bonnet Creek
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Richard Scinta
Area Resort Manager - Bonnet Creek Resort
Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort
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Cheryl Seckman
General Manager
Courtyard by Marriott Orlando Downtown
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Laura Sherman
General Manager
Lighthouse Key Resort & Spa
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Bruce Skwarlo, C.H.A.
General Manager
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary
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Domien Takx
General Manager
Embassy Suites I-Drive / Jamaican Ct.
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Paul Tang
| Vice President & Managing Director |
| Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress |
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Alan Villaverde, CHA
| Executive Vice President / General Manager |
| The Peabody Orlando |
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Glen Vlasic
General Manager
Sheraton Vistana Resort
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Tracy Walker
| General Manager |
| Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek |
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Glen Winsor
General Manager
DoubleTree Guest Suites Resort
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William Worcester
| General Manager |
| DoubleTree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando |
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Colin Young
Villa4uFlorida
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Ex-Officio
Dennis BeMent
| Vice President of Operations |
| Buena Vista Hospitality Group |
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Ex-Officio
Patricia Breeding
| National Academy Foundation Coordinator |
| Orange County Public Schools |
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Ex-Officio
Jeff Brinda
| General Manager |
| Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel |
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Ex-Officio
Ron Caimano
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Ex-Officio
Jacob DiPietre
| Director of Government Relations |
| Walt Disney World Company |
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Ex-Officio
Jeannette Eberle
| Professor of Finance, Business Division Chair |
| Webber International University |
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Ex-Officio
Captain Michael D. Favorit
| West Patrol Division Commander |
| Orlando Police Department |
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Ex-Officio
Jay Galbraith
| Director of Government Affairs |
| SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |
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Ex-Officio
Patty Geer
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Ex-Officio - Representing the CFHLA Security & Safety Council
Steve Hinson
| Security Director |
| Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort |
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Ex-Officio
Jim Inglis
| Program Director/Professor, Hospitality & Tourism Institute |
| Valencia College |
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Ex-Officio
Peter Kacheris
| Managing Director |
| Waldorf Astoria & Hilton Bonnet Creek |
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Ex-Officio - Representing the CFHLA F&B Council
Chef Jean-Louis
| Director of Culinary |
| Royal Plaza |
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Ex-Officio
John McReynolds
| Vice President of Government Relations |
| Universal Orlando |
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Ex-Officio
Abraham Pizam, Ph.D.
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Dean & Linda Chapin Eminent Scholar Chair in Tourism Management
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| UCF-Rosen College of Hospitality Management |
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Ex-Officio - Representing the CFHLA Engineer's Council
Jeff Plutz
| Director of Engineering |
| Orlando World Center Marriott |
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Ex-Officio
Captain Al Rodrigues
| Uniform Patrol Division, Sector VI |
| Orange County Sheriff's Office |
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Ex-Officio
Jim Rose
| Deputy Executive Director |
| Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
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Ex-Officio
Gary Sain, CTC CHME
| President & CEO |
| Visit Orlando |
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Ex-Officio
Chief Joe Washington
| Interim Assistant Chief, Office of the Fire Marshal |
| Orange County Fire Rescue Department |
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