Welcome to the Hospitality and Tourism Alliance
Mission Statement

The Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance (HTA) is a full time association representing more than 800 businesses in the greater Charlotte area. The organization was established in October 1994 by the leaders of different segments of the hospitality industry. This combined organization was created to respond to the need for a full time and privately funded organization which was required to represent this growing industry with a commitment to proactively influence decisions, eliminating industry related challenges and maximizing opportunities for our remarkable industry.

The industry currently generates nearly $3 billion in annual revenues and employs more than 60,000 people in Mecklenburg County. As a membership organization, our main objective is to accommodate various needs of our diverse membership. With that in mind, our primary focus is centered on efforts which will increase the bottom lines of our members’ businesses.

The Board of Directors of the HTA invites you to join us and become part of a winning team dedicated to pursuing excellence for our businesses and our community.

2009 Board of Directors

Officers

Chair
Jerry Anderson
The Blake Hotel

Vice Chair
Joe Hallow
Bissell Hotels (Ballantyne Resort, etc.)

Treasurer
Greg Panos
Hampton Inn & Suites Phillips Place

Secretary
Nicole Bostic
Southpark Mall

Past Chair
Ravi Patel
SREE Hotels (Hilton, Marriotts, etc)

Board of Directors

Jerry Anderson
The Blake Hotel

Joe Applegate
Adams Outdoor Advertising

David Baucom
MAL Entertainment

Nicole Bostic
Southpark Mall

Jennifer Buckley
Richard Petty Driving Experience

Craig Dedrick
Arthur J. Gallagher

Jatin Desai
Stonehill Property Group

Rashmi Desai
Sleep Inn at University Place

Geoff Durboraw
Enterprise Leasing

 Shiela Fletcher
Full House Productions

Joe Hallow
Bissell Hotels (Ballantyne Resort, etc.)

Tom Holden
Rose Chauffeured Transportation

Brad Johnston
Tryon Distributing Company

Joanie Kastl
Doubletree Guest Suites Southpark

Rich Kennell
Met Life

Mayur Khandelival
Crown Cab

Rick Lappi
Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Marketplace & Events

Rob Lenderman
Advanced Construction & Consulting

Bill Maguire
Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel

Bill Moore
Crowne Plaza

Sean Owens
Lowe's Motor Speedway

Greg Panos
Hampton Inn & Suites Phillips Place

Jay Patel
Trini Management

Nish Patel
Beacon Investment Management Group

Ravi Patel
SREE Hotels (Hilton, Marriotts, etc.)

Paul Ridgway
Diamond Springs Water

Vic Roberts
 Piedmont Natural Gas

James Sisk
 U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

Jerry Stipo
 U.S. National Whitewater Center


Ex-Officio Directors

Jim Garges
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

Ron Kimble
Deputy City Manager

Tim Newman
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

 Michael Smith
Charlotte Center City Partners

DeSales Wagster
Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau