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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
​Chairman of the Board
Eric Ridley

Continuum - (Auburn, NY)
​www.continuumpartners.com

Secretary/Treasurer
Leola Edelin
Renaissance Albany Hotel (Albany, NY)

www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/albbr-renaissance-albany-hotel/

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Immediate Past Chairman
George Ntim

New York City Marriott Hotels (New York, NY)
www.nymarriottmarquis.com


​Member-At-Large
Allen A. Fusco
Clarion Inn (Elmira/Horseheads, NY)
www.choicehotels.com


​Vice Chairman
Scott Brandi
Ski Areas of New York, Inc. (Glens Falls, NY)

www.skiandrideny.com


President
Mark Dorr
New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (Albany, NY)
www.nyshta.org


Member-At-Large
Patrick Kaler

NYS Destination Marketing Organizations (Buffalo, NY)
http://www.newyorkmeetings.com/destinations/


Member-At-Large
Karen Ramirez

Turning Stone Resort and Casino (Verona, NY)
www.turningstone.com


BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steve Batta

Park Central Hotel New York (New York, NY)
​www.parkcentralny.com

Donald Bennett, Jr.
Campground Owners of NY (Pittsford, NY)
www.nycampgrounds.com

Robert Clasby
Heartland Payment Systems (Troy, NY)
www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com

Vijay Dandapani
Hotel Association of New York City (New York, NY)
www.hanyc.org

Richard A. DiVita, Jr.
Past Chairman
Ramada Inn (Watertown, NY)
http://www.ramadawatertown.com​

John Finneran
Caldwell House Bed & Breakfast (Salisbury Mills, NY)
www.caldwellhouse.com

Melissa Fleischut
NYS Restaurant Association (Albany, NY)
www.nysra.com

Tiffany Gallagher
Civitas Advisors (Syracuse, NY)
www.civitasadvisors.com

Eric Gullickson
Mohonk Mountain House (New Paltz, NY)
www.mohonk.com

K. William Gunther, CHA
Past Chairman
R.I.T. Inn & Conference Center (Rochester, NY)
www.rit.edu/ritinn/

David Hart
Chautauqua Harbor Hotel (Celoron, NY)
www.thechautauquaharborhotel.com/


Michael C. Hoffman
Past Chairman
Turf Hotels (Latham, NY)
www.turfhotels.com


Robert A. Holt
Past Chairman
Honorary Board Member

Daniel Homik, CHA
Inntel Management (Manlius, NY)

Michael Hutcherson
NFP (East Greenbush, NY)
www.nfp.com

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Mark Irgang
Hilton Long Island/Huntington (Melville, NY)
http://www.hiltonlongisland.com

Jim Landrio
Holiday Inn, Johnstown (Johnstown, NY)
www.holidayinn.com/johnstownny
​

Thomas Long
Westin Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
www.westinbuffalo.com

Anthony Mangano, CHA
Past Chairman
Hampton Inn & Suites (North Syracuse, NY)
www.ramadasyracuse.com

Kathy Muncil
Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center (Lake George, NY)
​www.fortwilliamhenry.com

Sam NeJame, Honorarium
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Albany, NY)
https://www.gtlaw.com/en/locations/albany​

Genevieve Norris
Enchanted Forest/Water Safari (Old Forge, NY)
www.watersafari.com
​
Ingrid O'Connell
SUNY Schenectady School of Hotel, Culinary Arts & Tourism (Schenectady, NY)
www.sunysccc.com
​

Thomas Olsen
The Saratoga Hilton (Saratoga Springs, NY)
www.hilton.com

Hemant Patel
Visions Hotels, LLC (Corning, NY)
www.visions-hotels.com

Michael Pemberton
Doubletree by Hilton Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
www.doubletree.com

Christopher Pulito
The Lake House on Canandaigua (Canandaigua, NY)
www.lakehousecanandaigua.com

Galeb Rizek
Econo Lodge at the Falls (Niagara Falls, NY)
www.econolodgeatthefalls.com

​Marty Rosenthal
The Otesaga Hotel (Cooperstown, NY)
www.otesaga.com

David Scalen
Regional Distributors, Inc. (Rochester, NY)
www.regdist.com

Amy Smith 
Saratoga Arms (Saratoga Springs, NY)
www.SaratogaArms.com

Frank Strangio
Quality Hotel (Niagara Falls, NY)
www.qualityniagarafalls.com

John C. Tsunis
Past Chairman

Long Island Hotel Group (Hauppauge, NY)
www.longislandhotelsllc.com

Scott Wiggins
La Tourelle Resort and Spa (Ithaca, NY)
www.latourelle.com

Lyle Woods
Homewood Suites (Albany, NY)
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/albhwhw-homewood-suites-albany/
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