ORHMA Provincial Board of Directors 2021/2022
ACCOMMODATIONS
David Blades – Realstar Hospitality / Days Inn Canada
Chad Hope – LHM Canada Inc.
Steven Robinson – Easton’s Group of Hotels
Nigel Lucas – Superior Lodging Corp.
Jesse Hamilton – Deerhurst Resort
Shan Wickremasinghe – Sunray Group
Greg Holden – Towneplace Suites by Marriott Thunder Bay
Kevin Kingsbury – Westin Trillium
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Michael Jensen – Marriott Rogers Centre
Scott Darlow – A&W Food Services of Canada
Mike Cappiello – SIR Corp.
Dan Morrow – Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment
Mike O’Connor – Quinn’s Steakhouse & Irish Bar
Brian Dillon – JOEY Restaurants
John Lettieri – HERO Certified Burgers
Jorge Soares – Woodbine Entertainment Group
Annette Bennitz – Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls
Mike Ziola - Biagio's Kitchen & Catering
Peter Higley – Recipe Unlimited
Barry Taylor – The Ballroom Bowl
DIRECTORS – AT – LARGE
Michelle Caine – Centennial College
Patrick Fejer – B&H Architects
Jason Cheskes – Above the Line Solutions
Krista LeClair – Kingston Accommodation Partners (KAP)
REGIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
2021-2022
Hamilton Region
Colin Watson – Sheraton Hotel Hamilton
Lambton County Region
Doug Loucks – Holiday Inn Express Sarnia
London Region
Stacy King – Holiday Inn Lakeshore Hotel
North Bay Region
To be determined
Ottawa Region
Sarah Chown- Metropolitan Brasserie
Prince Edward County Region
Edward Shubert – Prince Edward County Accommodation Association
Simcoe County Region
Sylvia Biffis – Nottawasaga Inn Resort
Toronto Restaurant Region
Rik Ocvirk – Distillery Restaurants Corp.
Waterloo Region
Ann-Marie Faria – The Walper Hotel
Windsor Region
Dharmesh Patel – Quality Inn Leamington
EX-OFFICIO
Tony Elenis, President & CEO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jesse Hamilton, Chair (Deerhust Resort)
Jorge Soares, Vice Chair (Woodbine Entertainment)
Dan Morrow, Past Chair (MLSE)
David Blades, Secretary/ Treasuer (Realstar Hospitality)
Annette Bennitz, Director - at- Large, Foodservice (Fallsview Casino)
Steven Robinson, Director - at Large, Accommodation (Easton’s Group of Hotels)
Dharmesh Patel, Chair of Regional Presidents (Quality Inn Leamington)
Tony Elenis, President & CEO - ORHMA