SAHLA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF
Executive Committee Members, Lodging Dircetors, Allied Member Directors, and Former Chairs
Board Members serve a two-year term and are elected on an alternating schedule. Applications are made available in the fall and those that are selected serve for the subsequent calendar years. Any member in good standing is eligible to apply and those selected must abide by the Board Commitment Contract.
CHAITAN MUGILI
Chairman of the Board
General Manager | Westin San Antonio Riverwalk
MATTHEW LAUZON
Chairman-Elect
Hotel Manager | Hotel Emma
MATTHEW HOSACK
Immediate Past Chairman
General Manager | Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Landmakr
EUGENE MARDELL
Treasurer
General Manager | Thompson San Antonio
BRIAN DICKSON
Vice Chair | Full Service Hotel
General Manager | Hilton Palacio Del Rio
RUBEN CHAVARRIA
Vice Chair | Select Service Hotel
General Manager | La Quinta Inn & Suites Downtown
CHARLIE OLISA
Vice Chair | Hotel Outside Central Business District
General Manager |Embassy Suites | Brook Hotel & Spa
RIC MORALES
Vice Chair | Allied Member
Key Account Manager | Silver Eagle Beverages
LAURA ASHLEY HARDAWAY
Director | Full Service Hotel
Director of Food, Beverage and Events | Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk
DANITA HARTH-BATES
Director | Full Service Hotel
General Manager | Westin San Antonio North
CRISTINA BESOSA
Director | Full Service Hotel
Market Director of Human Resources | Marriott Rivercenter | Riverwalk
STEFAN GRUVBERGER
Director | Full Service Hotel
General Manager | InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk
DINESH RAO
Director | Select Service Hotel
General Manager | Courtyard by Marriott | Riverwalk
RON SHELTON
Director | Select Service Hotel
Regional Operations Manager – Southwest Region | Baywood Hotel
VERONICA ESCAMILLA
Director | Select Service Hotel
Director of Room Operations | Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch
SUSANA GARCIA
Director | Multiple Property
Regional Vice President – Southwest Region | Baywood Hotels
OSCAR CEPEDA
Director | Multiple Property
General Manager | Drury Inn & Suites Airport
CALEB DUBOSE
Director |Multiple Property
General Manager | Estancia Del Norte
ALLI GOECKEL
Director | Allied Member
General Manager | Elsewhere Garden
PATRICK HACK
Director | Allied Member
Director of Operations | Brigman Enterprises, Inc.
DENISE HERNANDEZ
Director |Allied Member
President & CEO | The Eatery
JOHN CARBAJAL
Director | Allied Member
Realtor | eXp Realty & National Association of Realtors
RAY LEAL
Director | Allied Member
District Manager – San Antonio West District | Ecolab
CAROLA BROADDUS
Director | At Large
Owner | San Antonio Visitor’s Souvenir Map
TRACI BOYER
Director | At Large
Vice President | Freeman
FORMER CHAIRS
2021 | TAMARA BENAVIDES
Director of Sales Development | ABH Hospitality
2020 | ED BUCHOLTZ
Former General Manager | Grand Hyatt San Antonio
2018-2019 | KEVIN LATONE
Former General Manager | Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk
2018 | jUSTIN HOLLEY
Former Operator | ABH Hotels
2016-2017 | BILL PETRELLA
Former CEO | Hotel Emma
2014-2015 | ROBERT THRAILKILL
Vice President of Operations | Zachry Hospitality
2012-2013 | RUSTY WALLACE
Area Managing Director & General Manager | Omni Hotels
2010-2011| SCOTT LARSEN
Former General Manager | Holiday Inn International Airport
2008-2009 | BILL BRENDEL
Former General Manager | Crockett Hotel
2007 | SIEGFRIED RICHTER
Former General Manager | Hilton Palacio Del Rio
2005-2006 |RAY HALANI
Former General Manager | Riverwalk Plaza
2004 | ARTHUR COULOMBE
Former General Manager | JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa
2003 | DON NEWMAN
Former General Manager | La Quinta Inn & Suites Convention Center
2002 | MIKE SAWAYA
Former Executive Director | City of San Antonio Convention & Sports Facilities
2001 | HENRY FELDMAN
CEO | Martin Feldman Hospitality