Meet the Team.
About Us
CHA is home to some of the most experienced international business leaders in Calgary. We’re on the front line of what’s happening in our industry across the globe, and we bring this expertise to our work in Calgary.
A quality that defines us is our Calgary pride and willingness to work together to enable growth and prosperity across the sector. We compete, yes, but we also collaborate, invest, and advocate on behalf of the entire sector. It’s what makes the CHA a dynamic and unique organization.
Staff
SOL ZIA
EXECUTIVE Director
Svenja
Sievers
manager
gabriela
amezcua
executive assistant
BOARD of directors
Danny Marshall
Chair
General Manager
DoubleTree by Hilton Calgary North
Peter catarino
Vice-Chair
General Manager
The Westin Calgary
Sarah henshaw
Treasurer | Chair of Finance & Audit Committee
General Manager
Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites Calgary Downtown
martin gilbert
Chair of Governance, Strategy & HR Committee
General Manager
Marriott Calgary Downtown
tiffany richards
Chair of Destination Marketing Fund Committee
General Manager
Fairfield Inn & Suites Calgary Downtown
dan desantis
Vice-Chair of Governance, Strategy & HR Committee
Area General Manager, Calgary Market
Marriott International
ken flores
Vice-Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
General Manager
Fairmont Palliser
alisha reynolds
Vice President, Development (North America)
Northland Restaurant Group
John O’Connell
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Calgary
Kevin Yates
General Manager
Hospitality for Tsuut’ina Nation
james scott
Senior Vice President of Planning & Development
PBA Group of Companies
Mark wilson
Ex-Officio
General Manager and Vice President
Hotel Arts Group
Richard main
Ex-Officio
General Manager
Delta Hotel Calgary Downtown
Gord Johnson
Ex-Officio
Senior Vice President, Operations
SilverBirch Hotels
committees
karim ismail
Vice-Chair of Destination Marketing Fund Committee
Area Director of Operations
First Canadian Management Corporation
DESTINATION MARKETING FUND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Erika Jansons - PBA Group of Companies - Courtyard DT & the Dorian
Giovanni Calabria - Aloft Calgary University
Jane Douglas - Hotel Blackfoot
Jeanette Poty - The Westley Hotel
Jeannie Godfrey - Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza
Jessica Presnail - Grey Eagle Resort & Casino (Tsuut'ina Hospitality) Ken Flores - Fairmont Palliser
Magdalena Goss - University of Calgary, Accommodations and Events
Rhoda Lemay - Sheraton Cavalier
Rick Dickison - Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre
Sara Bibi Colbourne - Aloft Calgary University, Best Western Plus Village Park Inn, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West
Shetal (Shay) Bhalja - Le Germain Group
Danny Marshall - Doubletree by Hilton Calgary (Ex-Officio)
Sarah Henshaw - Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites Calgary Downtown (Ex-Officio)
David Woodward - Tourism Calgary/MCC (Ex-Officio)