Committees At a Glance

Vice Chairman
Naresh Patel
Best Western - Howell
1500 Pinckney Road
Howell, MI 48843
Voice: (517) 548-2900
Fax: (517) 548-2163

Membership Committee

Treasurer
Steve Holden
Marriott International, Inc.
42700 11 Mile Road
Novi, MI 48375
Voice: (248) 380-1234
Fax: (248) 380-5699

Government Affairs Chairman

Secretary
Phil Jones
Boyne Mountain Resort
1 Boyne Mountain Road
Boyne Falls, MI 49713
Voice: (231) 549-7963
Fax: (231) 549-6094

Membership Committee

Immediate Past Chairman
Rick Winn
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Voice: (616) 774-2000
Fax: (616) 776-6401

Convention Committee Chair
Marketing Committee

AH&LA Director
Cindy Bowen, CHA
Sheraton Lansing Hotel
925 S. Creyts Road
Lansing, MI 48917
Voice: (517) 323-7100
Fax: (517) 323-2180

Marketing Committee Chair
Convention Committee
Membership Committee

President / CEO
Steve Yencich
Michigan Lodging & Tourism Association
3815 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite A200
Lansing, MI 48917
Voice: (517) 267-8989
Fax: (517) 267-8990

Government Affairs Staff Liaison
Membership Committee Staff Liaison
Convention Committee
Marketing Committee

Ron Cichy, Ph.D, CHA, CHE
Michigan State University
The School of Hospitality Business
231 Eppley Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1121
Voice: (517) 355-5080
Fax: (517) 432-1170

Education Committee

Grant Channing
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.
Acme, MI 49610
Voice: (231) 534-6000
Fax: (231) 938-5494

Marketing Committee

Dave Clouse, CHA
Quality Inn Forward Conf. Ctr.
P O Box 369
2980 Cook Rd.
West Branch, MI 48661
Voice: (989) 345-3503
Fax: (989) 345-4194

Education Committee Chair
Government Affairs Committee

Carol Eavou
Kewadin Casinos
2186 Shunk Rd.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Voice: (906) 632-0530
Fax: (906) 635-4959

Arif Hashmi
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
600 Town Center Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Voice: (313) 593-1234
Fax: 313) 593-3366

Government Affairs
Marketing Committee

Marc Jacobs
Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites
100 West Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Voice: (269) 226-3147
Fax: (269) 567-7673

Education Committee

Don Koster
Dow Howell Gilmore Associates
4300 West Sugnet Rd.
Midland, MI 48640
Voice: (989) 835-6761
Fax: (989) 835-2771

Allied Committee Co-Chair
Education Committee
Convention Committee

Tom Michel
TAG Media Ltd.
140 North St.
Chardon, OH 44024
Voice: (440) 285-3179
Fax: (440) 285-0804

Allied Committee Co-Chair
Convention Committee
Marketing Committee

Alex Mowczan
Best Western Four Seasons
305 Munson Ave.
Traverse City, MI 49686
Voice: (231) 946-8424
Fax: (231) 946-1971

Membership Committee
Convention Committee

Tom Nemacheck
U.P. Travel & Recreation Assn.
PO Box 400
Iron Mountain, MI 49801-0400
Voice: (906) 774-5480
Fax: (906) 774-5190

Government Affairs Committee

Bill Ninivaggi
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI 48243
Voice: (313) 568-8301
Fax: (313) 568-8591

Government Affairs

Michael O'Callaghan, CHA
Detroit Metropolitan CVB
211 W. Fort St., Ste 1000
Detroit, MI 48226
Voice: (313) 202-1940
Fax: (313) 202-1805

Wife: Marcia O'Callaghan
Education Committee

Michael Rice
Quality Suites Hotel-Lansing
901 Delta Commerce Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
Voice: (517) 886-0600
Fax: (517) 886-0103

Government Affairs

William Spaulding, MBA, CHE
Northwood University
4000 Whiting Drive
Midland, MI 48640-2398
Voice: (989) 837-4844
Fax: (989) 837-4331

Education Committee

Dan Trotochaud
Baymont Inn & Suites
109 S. Nicolet
PO Box 860
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Voice: (231) 436-7737
Fax: (231) 436-5427

Education Committee

Judith Zehnder
Bavarian Inn Lodge
One Covered Bridge Ln.
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Voice: (989) 652-8747
Fax: (989) 652-6711

Membership Committee