Staff

Andrea O'Hara
Executive Director
Office: (816) 421-3646 | Email: [email protected]

Kyle Sadewhite
Administrator
Office: (816) 421-3646 | Email: [email protected]

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2025 Board of Directors

​President

Robert Leyva
​General Manager | Inn at Meadowbrook

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​Executive Committee

Brian D. Johnson | Chairman
Loews Kansas City Hotel

Walker Swan
President-Elect
Crowne Plaza Downtown

Ryan Baldwin
Vice President
Hotel Phillips

Thomas Turner
Treasurer
Ambassador Hotel

Levi Seidensticker
Secretary
Embassy Suites Country Club Plaza

J.J. Kuntz
Vice President
Stoney Creek Independence

Directors

Zachary Alft
Margaritaville Kansas City

Alex DeChagas
Hotel Kansas City

Jess Desai
Orangewood Inn & Suites KCI

Alison Ewing-Meeler
AC Hotel Downtown 

​Daniel Evans
Hilton KCI

Dustin Holcumbrink
Marriott Kansas City Downtown

Jeff Keeley
Intercontinental

Chad Mohwinkle
Sheraton Crown Center

Dhruv Patel
Lotus Hospitality

Tim Ryan
Lotus Hospitality

Patrick Joyce
Raphael Hotel

Brian Latture
Marriott Kansas City Airport

Allied Board Members

Margaret Marsala
Excel Linen Supply

Jeff Coleman
Ecolab

D'Wayne Leatherland
Agenda: USA

Cesar Sanchez
Pinnacle Staffing Group

Ex-Officio

Mike Burris
Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association

Nathan Hermiston
Visit KC