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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Amber Moshakos, Chair
LM Restaurants · Raleigh, NC
Burney Jennings, Vice-Chair
Biscuitville Fresh Southern · Greensboro, NC
Tom Pashley, Treasurer
Pinehurst Resort · Village of Pinehurst
Jason Smith, Secretary
18 Restaurant Group · Raleigh, NC
Nishith "Nish" Patel, Immediate Past Chair
Beacon IMG, Inc. · Charlotte, NC
Jim Beley, Travel & Tourism Board Liaison
The Umstead Hotel & Spa · Cary, NC
Lance Trenary, NRA Liaison
Golden Corral Corporation · Raleigh, NC
Lynn Minges, President & CEO
NCRLA · Raleigh, NC
Frank Gray, General Counsel and Lobbyist
Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton, PLLC · Raleigh, NC

Restaurant Members

Phil Friedman
Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina · Charlotte, NC
Tim Goss
Firehouse Subs · Waxhaw, NC
Doris Huebner
F & D Huebner, LLC · Garner, NC
Scott Maitland
Top of the Hill Restaurant, Brewery & Distillery · Chapel Hill, NC
Gonza Salamanca
Gonza Tacos Y Tequila · Raleigh, NC
Tom Sasser
Burke Hospitality · Charlotte, NC
Billy Sewell
Platinum Corral, LLC · Jacksonville, NC
Steve Thanhauser
Angus Barn · Raleigh, NC

Lodging Members

Sheri Erhart
CMC Hotels · Cary, NC
Dan Freeland
Concord Hospitality Enterprises · Raleigh, NC
Russ Jones
Davidson & Jones · Raleigh, NC
Akshat Patel (Ex-officio/AAHOA rep.)
Comfort Inn / Sleep Inn - Choice Hotels · NC
Shaunak Patel
Parks Hospitality Group · Raleigh, NC
Ian Sauer
Summit Hospitality Group, LTD · Raleigh, NC
Doug Stafford
Griffin Stafford Hospitality, LLC · Charlotte, NC
Charles Thompson
The Inn on Biltmore Estate · Asheville, NC
Vinay Patel
SREE Hotels, LLC · Charlotte, NC

Government Affairs Co-Chairs

Vinay Patel
SREE Hotels, LLC · Charlotte, NC
Jason Smith
18 Restaurant Group · Raleigh, NC

Allied Members

Patrick Aiello
Ecolab · Charlotte, NC
Andy Clark
US Foods · Fort Mill, SC

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