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.

2011 Board of Directors

Officers

Chair
Nish Patel
Beacon Investment Management Group

Vice Chair
Mat Mayhew
Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Treasurer
Greg Panos
Hampton Inn & Suites Phillips Place

Secretary
Shiela Fletcher
Full House Productions
(Pavilion @ Epicentre)

Past Chair
Bill Moore
Crowne Plaza Charlotte

Board of Directors

David Baucom
MAL Entertainment

Patrick Cannon
E-Z Parking, Inc.

Marty Conte
Diamond Springs Water

Leon Cox
Charlotte Marriott Executive Park

Craig Dedrick
Arthur J. Gallagher

Jatin Desai
Stonehill Property Group

Rashmi Desai
Sleep Inn at University Place

 Dianne Eckert
Charlotte Motor Speedway

Shiela Fletcher
Full House Productions
(Pavilion @ Epicentre)

Nan Gray
Northlake Mall

Peter Grills
Bissell Hotels (Ballantyne Resort, etc.)

Tom Holden
Rose Chauffeured Transportation

Brad Johnston
Tryon Distributing Company

Wes Jones
ai Design Group

Joanie Kastl
Doubletree Guest Suites Southpark

Rich Kennell
Wall Street Capital, a Division of MetLife

Mayur Khandelival
Crown Cab

Bob Korkos
Automated Shredding

Rick Lappi
Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Marketplace & Events

Mathew Mayhew
Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Sherry McWherter
Courtyard by Marriott Charlotte Center City

Melissa Meredith
Time Warner Cable Business Class

Bill Moore
Crowne Plaza

Greg Panos
Hampton Inn & Suites Phillips Place

Nish Patel
Beacon Investment Management Group

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

Carl Peterson
 Piedmont Natural Gas

James Sisk
 U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

John Taylor
 Carowinds

Ex-Officio Directors

Donna Carpenter
Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Jim Garges
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

Ron Kimble
Deputy City Manager

Tim Newman
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

 Michael Smith
Charlotte Center City Partners