Tom Pashley of Pinehurst Resort is Board Chair
At its annual meeting in Durham on Feb. 12, the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA) Board elected Pinehurst Resort President Tom Pashley to serve as chair for a one-year term.
He was sworn in by the board of directors along with a new slate of officers, including Jason Smith from 18 Restaurant Group as vice chair, Sheri Erhart from CMC Hotels as treasurer, Vinay Patel of SREE Hotels as secretary and Lance Trenary from the Golden Corral Corporation and Amber Moshakos from LM Restaurants as National Restaurant Association liaisons. Outgoing Board Chair Burney Jennings from Biscuitville FRESH SOUTHERN will continue to serve on the executive committee as immediate past chair.
In addition to the executive committee, the board also welcomed four new members: Tad Dolbier from Tar Heel Capital in Boone, Debra Punke from Concord Hospitality in Raleigh, Jeff Chandler from Chandler Foods in Greensboro, and Julia McGovern from Poppyseed Market in Raleigh.
“We are fortunate to have such strong, strategic business and community leaders to serve on the NCRLA board,” said NCRLA President and CEO Lynn Minges. “We look forward to working with them to help us address the issues impacting the hospitality industry this year.”
In 2024, NCRLA will continue to focus on issues affecting the industry, including workforce development and recruiting, workforce training, and cultivating relationships with leaders and policy makers that support the hospitality industry.
Tom Pashley has served on the NCRLA board since 2019. He is in his 28th year at the Pinehurst Resort, which will be hosting the 2024 US Open Golf Championship for the fourth time since 1999. Pashley started at the resort as a manager-in-development after getting his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He took over as president in 2014. Pashley is a past chairman of the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and has served as a member of the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Board. He and his wife Susan reside in Pinehurst with their two children.
2024 NCRLA Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Tom Pashley, Chair, Pinehurst Resort
- Jason Smith, Vice Chair, 18 Restaurant Group
- Sheri Erhart, Treasurer, CMC Hotels
- Vinay Patel, Secretary, SREE Hotels, LLC
- Lance Trenary, National Restaurant Association Liaison, Golden Corral Corporation
- Amber Moshakos, National Restaurant Association Liaison, LM Restaurants
- Burney Jennings, Immediate Past Chair, Biscuitville FRESH SOUTHERN
Members
- Jeff Chandler, Chandler Foods, Inc.
- Andy Clark, US Foods
- Tad Dolbier, Tar Heel Capital
- Tim Goss, Firehouse Subs
- Cheetie Kumar, Ajja
- Julia McGovern, Poppyseed Market
- Gonza Salamanca, Gonza Tacos Y Tequila
- Billy Sewell, Platinum Corral, LLC
- James L. Gratton, Marriott SouthPark Charlotte
- Kelly Harrill, Koury Hospitality Hotels
- Russ Jones, Davidson & Jones
- Pinkesh Patel, Ex-Officio, AAHOA Liaison
- Nishith “Nish” Patel, Beacon IMG, Inc.
- Debra Punke, Concord Hospitality
- Ian Sauer, Summit Hospitality
- Doug Stafford, Griffin Stafford Hospitality, LLC
Workforce Recruitment Task Force Chair
- Steve Thanhauser, Angus Barn, Ltd.
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About NCRLA
The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA) serves to advance and protect the interests of more than 20,000 businesses that employ 9 percent of the state’s workforce and generate more than $32.3 billion in sales annually. Learn more at www.ncrla.org
