WASHINGTON—AHLA Basis introduced its 2025 Board of Trustees, welcoming Anu Saxena as the brand new chair. Saxena, who serves because the president of Hilton Provide Administration, will lead the Basis’s mission to help the resort business’s workforce by way of packages, analysis, and profession improvement initiatives.
“I’m honored to function chair of the AHLA Basis Board of Trustees throughout this transformative time for our business,” stated Saxena. “As we proceed to strengthen the hospitality workforce pipeline and create alternatives for profession development, I sit up for working alongside my fellow trustees to broaden the Basis’s impression and guarantee a shiny future for hospitality professionals throughout the nation.”
The Basis additionally welcomed a number of new trustees to its board, including numerous views and business expertise to the group’s management. The brand new board members embrace Elliott Estes from Woodmont Lodging; Kristie Goshow from KSL; Maire Griffin from Wyndham; Harshil Patel from Champion Lodges; Liz Perkins from Apple REIT; Stephanie Piimauna from Seminole Onerous Rock; and Eric Terry from Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, and Journey Affiliation.
“The AHLA Basis is evolving and increasing to fulfill the ever-changing wants of our dynamic business,” stated Anna Blue, president of the AHLA Basis. “Beneath Anu’s management and with the unwavering help of our board of trustees, we’re poised to drive lasting impression by way of our workforce improvement initiatives. Collectively, we are going to harness the facility of this momentum to create transformative alternatives for the resort workforce, shaping the way forward for our business with objective and keenness.”
The whole 2025 AHLA Basis Board of Trustees contains:
- Anu Saxena (Chair), President at Hilton Provide Administration
- Jonathan Stanner (Vice Chair), President and CEO at Summit Lodge Properties, Inc.
- Brian Quinn (Secretary/Treasurer), Chief Growth Officer at Sonesta
- Julienne Smith (Quick Previous Chair), Chief Growth Officer, Americas at IHG Lodges and Resorts
- Amber Asher, Former CEO at Customary Worldwide
- Jean-Luc Barone, CEO at White Lodging
- Suraj Bhakta, CEO at NewGen Advisory
- Ann Christenson, Chief Human Sources Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality
- Greg Cocchiarella, Vice President, Trade Relations at Ecolab, Inc.
- Elliott Estes, Principal, at Woodmont Lodging
- Andrea Foster, EVP Growth, Hospitality at MindClick
- Kristie Goshow, Chief Industrial Officer at KSL
- Maire Griffin, Senior Vice President, International Communications at Wyndham
- Jessica Janis, Director and Observe Chief, Hospitality at Corning Optical
- Harry Javer, Founder and President at The Convention Bureau
- John Lancaster, Vice President, Rising Markets, Franchise Growth, Proprietor Relationships at Alternative Lodges
- Malaika Myers, Chief Human Sources Officer at Hyatt Lodges Company
- Kevin Osterhaus, President, International Life-style Manufacturers at Hilton
- Harshil Patel, Vice President at Champion Lodges
- Daniel Peek, President and Chief Working Officer at Hodges Ward Elliott
- Liz Perkins, Senior Vice President and Chief Monetary Officer at Apple REIT
- Stephanie Piimauna, Senior Vice President Chief Variety Officer at Seminole Onerous Rock
- Leticia Proctor, Government Vice President at Donohoe Hospitality Companies
- Elaine Richard, Space Vice President, Americas Jap Area, Full Service at Marriott Worldwide
- Ryan Rivett, President & CEO at My Place Lodges
- Tricia Taylor, President at The Breakers Palm Seashore
- Eric Terry, President at Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, and Journey Affiliation
- Scott Trebilco, Senior Managing Director, Actual Property at Blackstone
