Executive Committee

Chair of the Board
Rick Winn
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI  49503

Immediate Past Chair
Michele Uhaze, CHA
Candlewood Suites
3545 Forest Rd.
Lansing, MI 48910

Vice Chair
Naresh Patel
Best Western - Howell
1500 Pinckney Road
Howell, MI 48843

Treasurer
Steve Holden
Marriott International, Inc.
42700 11 Mile Road
Novi, MI  48375

Secretary
Dave Clouse, CHA
Quality Inn Forward Conf. Ctr.
P O Box 369
2980 Cook Rd.
West Branch, MI 48661

Board Members

Arif Hashmi
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
600 Town Center Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126

Leonard T. Williams
Royal Park Hotel
600 E. University Dr.
Rochester, MI 48307

Matt Grover
Springbrook Inn
565 W.  West Branch Road
Prudenville, MI 48651

Michael O’Callaghan, CHA
Detroit Metropolitan CVB
211 W. Fort St., Ste 1000
Detroit, MI  48226

Don Koster
Dow Howell Gilmore Associates
4300 West Sugnet Rd.
Midland, MI  48640

Judith Zehnder
Bavarian Inn Lodge
One Covered Bridge Ln.
Frankenmuth, MI  48734

Bob Pierce
The Dearborn Inn
20301 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124
 

Bob Orr
Hilton Grand Rapids Airport
4747 28th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Barry Bates
Gordon Food Service
420 50th St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49501

Doug Small
Grand Rapids/Kent County CVB
171 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 700
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Ex-Officio Directors

Dan Musser, III
Grand Hotel
P.O. Box 286
Mackinac Island, MI 49757

AH&LA Director
Cindy Bowen, CHA
Lexington Lansing Hotel
925 S. Creyts Road
Lansing, MI 48917

Board Members

Ron Cichy, PhD, CHA Emeritus, CHE
Michigan State University
The School of Hospitality Business
231 Eppley Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1121

Tom Nemacheck
U.P. Travel & Recreation Assn.
P.O. Box 400
Iron Mountain, MI 49801-0400

Karla Spaeth
Northwood University
4000 Whiting Dr.
Midland, MI 48640

Dan Trotochaud
Baymont Inn & Suites
(Business)
109 S. Nicolet
P.O. Box 860
Mackinaw City, MI  49701

Marc Jacobs
Bay Pointe Inn
11456 Marsh Rd.
Shelbyville, MI 49344

Tom Michel

TAG Media Ltd.
140 North St.
Chardon, OH  44024

Alex Mowczan
Best Western Four Seasons
305 Muson Ave.
Traverse City, MI 49686

Michael Rice
Quality Suites Hotel-Lansing
901 Delta Commerce Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917

MLTA Staff

President/CEO
Steve Yencich
3815 W. St. Joseph Hwy, STE A200
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 267-8989
(517) 267-8990 (fax)

Operations Coordinator
Lindsay Weismiller
3815 W. St. Joseph Hwy, STE A200
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 267-8989
(517) 267-8990 (fax)

Accountant
Sylvia Spengler
3815 W. St. Joseph Hwy, STE A200
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 267-8989
(517) 267-8990 (fax)

Membership Assistant
Becky Yencich
3815 W. St. Joseph Hwy, STE A200
Lansing, MI 48917