Peggy Berg
director
Castell Project

Neville Bhada
founder and CEO
Tourism Skills Group

Karen Bremer
executive director
Georgia Restaurant Association

Paul Breslin
managing partner
Horwath HTL

Pete Cabrelli
president
Southeastern Manufacturer’s Agents

Frederick W. Cerrone
president & CEO
Hotel Equities

Kathi Corbett
director of revenue management
Leadership

Manuel Deisen
general manager
Omni Hotel CNN Center

Chris Flaschner
director of human resources
Grand Hyatt Atlanta

*Kevin Gaffney
group show director
MEDTRADE

Robyn Gillespie
project director
Czarnowski

*Dale Gustafson, CMP
director of sales & marketing
Embassy Suites Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park

*Wiley Haab, CCM
general manager
Peachtree Golf Club

Bill Hardman
president & CEO
Southeast Tourism Society

Ellen Hartman
president & CEO
Hartman Public Relations

Sharmeen Hawkins
president & COO
SOAR Hospitality Group, LLC

Susan G. Herrington
international vice president
American Cancer Society

Teresa Hildebrand
area executive
AAA Auto Club South

Charles Hoff
principal partner
Hoff Hospitality

Phelps R. Hope
vice president
Kellen Meetings

Bob Hunter
president
Hunter Hotels

Russell Jacobs
general manager
World of Coca-Cola

Catherine Jefferson
chief people officer
Krystal Fast Food Co.

Brad Koeneman
general manager
Atlanta Hilton & Towers

Kevin Langston
deputy commissioner of economic development/ tourism
State of Georgia

Tom Mallory
Recruiting Director
Chick-Fil-A Midtown

David Marvin
Founder & President
The Legacy Group

George McKerrow Jr.
CEO and president
Ted’s Montana Grill

Matt McKinney
general manager
Capital City Club

Peter McMahon
general manager
Hyatt Regency Atlanta

John C. Metz
CEO, executive chef and co-founder
Sterling Spoon and Marlow’s Taverns

Tom Murphy
owner
Murphy’s

Steven Nicholas, CHA
Principal & Executive VP
Noble Investment Group

Adam Noyes
senior vice president
Proof of the Pudding

Andrew Pace
senior vice president of new development
Strand Hotel Development Company

William Pate
president and CEO
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Nilesh Patel
partner and general manager
JHM Hotel

Leslie Pchola
Area VP Southeast Region
Hilton Hotels

Erica Qualls-Batty
general manager
Marriott Marquis Atlanta

Todd Rushing
partner
Concentrics Restaurants

Sue Sanders
vice president
Hospitality Ventures

Bob Schuler
vice president
AmericasMart Atlanta

Jim Sprouse
executive director
Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association

Jim Squire
Executive Vice President
Firestorm

Michelle L. Swann
general manager and CEO
Cobb Galleria Centre

Ron Tarson
General Manager
Peachtree Plaza Hotel

*Jay Taylor
national accounts director
The Freeman Company

Guy Thomson
owner/president
Pitty Pat’s Porch

James Tsismanakis
executive director and CEO
DeKalb CVB

Carlos Vazquez

director, global hospitality & branding, my workplace
The Coca-Cola Company

Andy Walston
general manager
The Freeman Company

Regynald Washington
CEO
Hojeij Branded Foods

Michael Wheeler, MCM CCE
COO & general manager
Cherokee Town & Country Club

Kenneth N. Winkler
partner
Berman Fink & Van Horn P.C.

R. Mark Woodworth
senior managing director
Head of Lodging Research
CBRE

Mark Zimmerman
founder
Zimmerman Consulting LLC