Leadership
Meet our Board of Directors Executive Committee

Sean Kennerty
HANTX Chair
Vice President Asset Management | Woodbine Development Corp.

David Sher
Vice-Chair
General Manager | The Fairmont Dallas

Scott Perlmutter
HANTX Secretary
Vice President of Operations | Highgate/InnVentures

Brett Krafft
Treasurer
General Manager | Hotel Crescent Court

Joe Vanden Heuvel
Member-At-Large
Hotel Manager | Omni Dallas

Mary Lavelle
Member-At-Large
General Manager | Dallas Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center

Carolyn Dent
Immediate Past Chair
Managing Director | Omni Dallas Hotel
Directors
- Adam Gollub | Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre
- Anthony Buttafuoco | Omni Las Colinas
- Chandana Weerasekara | Sheraton Dallas
- Chirag Patel | Prosper Hospitality
- Chris Lee | The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
- Chris Pilavakis* | Renaissance Dallas
- Darryl Jett | DFW Airport Marriott North/Remington Hotels
- Greg White* | Westin Galleria Dallas
- Jeff Pritts | Embassy Suites Denton Convention Center
- Jeremy Millar | Doubletree by Hilton Dallas Love Field
- John Klukan* | JW Marriott Dallas Arts/Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel
- John Mcauliffe | W Dallas Victory
- Kevin Gilbert | The Warwick Melrose
- Lorna Rivera | Coury + Concert Hospitality
- Michael Wilke | Dallas Marriott Downtown
- Patti Hansen | Hyatt Place Dallas/Allen
- Robert Blom | Hilton Anatole
- Sanjay Naik | Lowen Hospitality
- Stephen D'Agostino | Hyatt Regency Dallas
*Former Past Chairs