Board of Directors

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  • A middle-aged man with light hair and a beard, wearing a black polo shirt, standing against a plain white background.

    Buddy Butler

    Chairman

    Nikki Butler Design

  • Smiling man in a suit and white shirt with wooden background and warm lighting.

    Christian Asam

    Vice-Chairman

    Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company

  • A woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a red blazer, black top, and jewelry including earrings and a necklace, smiling at the camera.

    Cindi Napier

    Secretary

    The Greenbrier Resort

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    Xavier Staggs, Treasurer

    Treasurer and Food Service Division President

    Staggs Partners

  • Vacant

    Travel Industry Division President

  • A woman with short dark hair, wearing glasses and a black blazer, smiling against a gray background.

    Stephanie Casey

    Lodging Division President

    Charleston Marriott Town Center

  • Kara Dense

    CVB Division President

    Greenbrier County CVB

  • Derek Godwin

    Derek Godwin

    Beverage Industry Division President

    Fife Street Brewing

Regional Representatives

  • Bob Peckenpaugh – Oglebay Resort & Conference Center

    Includes Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties

  • Sean Taylor - Taylor Hospitality / Hilton Garden Inn, Morgantown

    Includes Monongalia, Preston, Marion, Taylor, Barbour, Harrison Doddridge counties

  • Annette Gavin Bates - Jefferson County CVB

    Includes Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties

  • Jessica Waldo - Tucker County CVB

    Includes Mineral, Hampshire, Hardy, Grant, Tucker, Randolph, Pendleton and Pocahontas counties

  • Chris Richards, Lewis County CVB

    Includes Upshur, Lewis, Gilmer, Braxton Webster, Clay, and Nicholas counties

  • Kelly Collins, State Fair of West Virginia

    Includes Greenbrier, Monroe, Fayette, Raleigh, Summers, Mercer, Wyoming and McDowell counties

  • Veronica Ratcliff, Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center

    Includes Kanawha, Putnam, Mason and Cabell counties

  • Lee Rector, The Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa

    Includes Calhoun, Roane, Ritchie, Pleasants, Wood, Wirt, and Jackson counties

  • Chris Zeto, Hatfield McCoy Trails

    Includes Boone, Logan, Mingo, Wayne, and Lincoln counties

Members at Large

Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge

Tami Maynard, WV HEAT

Gavin Ward, WV Association of Fairs & Festivals

Preston Cline, Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Bryson Taylor, New South Media

Frank DeMarco, WVU College of Business & Economics

Steven Keith, Miles Partnership

Secretary Chelsea Ruby, WV Department of Tourism

Joe Stevens, WV Ski Area Association

Board Emeritus & Past Chairman

Immediate Past Chairman

Frank Jorgensen, Bright Enterprises

Board Emeritus Members

Sharon Rowe, SHR Consulting, LLC

Dale Maurer, Consultant

Dave Arnold, Adventures on the Gorge

Carol Asam, Bavarian Inn

National Seats

AHLA Service Owner or Operator

Christian Asam, Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company

NRA Board Representative

Scott Duarte, Muriale’s Restaurant