WASHINGTON—The AHLA Basis, the charitable arm of the American Lodge & Lodging Affiliation, introduced its 2026 Board of Trustees, advancing its mission to help workforce improvement and initiatives that strengthen the hospitality business and the communities it serves. Hilton Provide Administration President Anu Saxena will serve a second time period as chair of the AHLA Basis Board of Trustees.
“Anu’s management has been instrumental in advancing the Basis’s mission, and we’re thrilled she is going to proceed to information our efforts in 2026,” mentioned AHLA Basis President and Chief Govt Officer Kevin Carey. “The Basis’s work to develop expertise and create profession alternatives is extra essential than ever as our business continues to develop and evolve.”
“The AHLA Basis performs a crucial function in growing the following technology of hospitality professionals and supporting our business’s workforce,” mentioned Saxena. “I’m honored to proceed serving as chair and to work alongside our distinctive trustees and Basis crew to increase our influence and create extra alternatives for hospitality leaders throughout the nation.”
Joan Bottarini, chief monetary officer at Hyatt, and Joseph Bojanowski, president and chief government officer at PM Lodge Group, will serve alongside Saxena as officers of the AHLA Basis’s 2026 Board as vice chair and secretary/treasurer, respectively. New members to the Board of Trustees embody Barry Bloom, president and chief working officer at Xenia Accommodations & Resorts; Sarah Dinger, government vice chairman of franchise operations at My Place Accommodations; and Apoorva Gandhi, senior vice chairman, neighborhood engagement and enterprise councils at Marriott Worldwide.
2026 AHLA Basis Board of Trustees
The entire 2026 AHLA Basis Board of Trustees contains:
Anu Saxena (Chair), president at Hilton Provide Administration
Joan Bottarini (Vice Chair), chief monetary officer at Hyatt
Joseph Bojanowski (Secretary/Treasurer), president & chief government officer at PM Lodge Group
Kevin Carey (President and CEO, AHLA Basis), COO, American Lodge & Lodging Affiliation
Rosanna Maietta (AHLA Officer Trustee), president and chief government officer, American Lodge & Lodging Affiliation
Liam Brown (AHLA Officer Trustee), president-US & CAN at Marriott Worldwide (AHLA chair-2026)
Jean-Luc Barone, president, White LODGING
Barry Bloom, president and chief operations officer, Xenia Accommodations
Ann Christenson, chief human Sources officer at Aimbridge Hospitality
Greg Cocchiarella, vice chairman, business relations at Ecolab, Inc.
Sarah Dinger, government vice chairman of franchise operations at My Place Accommodations
Elliott Estes, principal at Woodmont Lodging
Apoorva Gandhi, senior vice chairman, neighborhood engagement and enterprise councils at Marriott Worldwide
Máire Griffin, senior vice chairman at Wyndham
Harshil Patel, president at Champion Accommodations
Daniel Peek, president-US at JLL
Liz Perkins, chief monetary officer at Apple REIT
Eric Terry, president and chief government officer on the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, & Journey Affiliation
