CH&LA Announces 2016 Stars of the Industry Award Winners
Rancho Palos Verdes, California – The California Hotel & Lodging Association announced their 2016 Stars of the Industry award winners on Friday at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. The annual Stars of the Industry awards, presented by USA TODAY, are given out to honor lodging employees and properties that best symbolize the quality service of the industry. The 2016 awards were given out for three property and six individual categories, as well as the inaugural Peggy Mosley Industry Champion Award honoring an outstanding CH&LA or CABBI member who has demonstrated professionalism in operating a CH&LA or CABBI member property, and have taken a leadership role in our industry and in his or her community.
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year: Edwin Valondo, Front Desk - TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Campbell
Leticia Lopez, Front Desk Supervisor - Ramada Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
Daniel Newhouse, Restaurant Server - Hotel del Coronado, Coronado
Outstanding Manager of the Year: Erica Coppola - Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa, Pismo Beach
Guysell Geter - Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco
Juan Leonis - Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco
General Manager of the Year: Ann Callahan - Hillcrest House, San Diego
Rick Riess - Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach
Grant Coonley - Hilton Los Angeles, Los Angeles
The HD Supply Housekeeping Award went to: Soledad Ibarra - Hyatt Carmel Highlands, Carmel
Fernando Lozada - Harbor Court Hotel, San Francisco
Stephanie Gonzales - Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla
The Stevan Porter Emerging Hospitality Leader of Year award winners were: Patrick Calahan - Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach
Sadie Larson - Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco
WIL Connect Leader of the Year award winners were: Kelly Roberts - The Historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, Riverside
Cindy Hill - W San Francisco, San Francisco
A Community Service award went to: Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa, Pismo Beach
CLIFT, San Francisco
The Good Earthkeeping award winner was: Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes
Guest Relations awards went to: Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco
The Peggy Mosley Industry Champion award went to: Jim & Carol Beazley – The Beazley House Bed & Breakfast, Napa
“The California Hotel & Lodging Association would like to congratulate our 2016 Stars of the Industry winners,” said CH&LA President & CEO Lynn Mohrfeld. “I’d like to thank all of our winners and nominees for their continued dedication and outstanding contributions to our state’s lodging industry.”
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About CH&LA
The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) was established in 1893 and is a Partner State Association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. It represents all segments of the lodging industry including the California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns - California’s largest association of professional innkeepers and certified bed and breakfasts and boutique inns. CH&LA is the leading resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry. CH&LA is on the web at www.calodging.com.