300 of the finest hotels
80,000 rooms
approximately 50,000 employees
The Key to New York City Hospitality!
Serving the Hotel Industry since 1878, HANYC (Hotel Association of New York City) is the oldest hotel association in the US and one of the oldest professional trade associations in the nation . Its founders’ mission was to establish an association that would serve as the voice of the hotel industry, supporting its members with the highest standard of services and best available resources. Today the Hotel Association of New York City is an internationally recognized leader in New York City’s $5 billion tourism industry, representing nearly 300 of the finest hotels with over 80,000 rooms and approximately 50,000 employees.
300 of the finest hotels
80,000 rooms
approximately 50,000 employees
In a city that serves as a global center for entertainment, media finance and culture, the hospitality industry plays a pivotal role. HANYC continues to anticipate the growing needs of its member hotels within New York City’s ever changing economic and political climate. The Association advocates on behalf of its members on a variety of legislative areas besides setting the standard for training, best practices and cooperative initiatives with a number of key New York City stakeholders.
Labor/ Legal Counsel Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
Public Relations The LAK PR Group
Fire Protection and Public Safety
Environment Protection
Legislative Representation Kasirer
CMW Strategies LLC
Vijay Dandapani
President and CEO
Shane Cookman
Acting Chair
Shane Cookman
Vice Chair
John Fitzpatrick
Treasurer
Steve Batta
Secretary
Steve Batta
Group President
Highgate
Richard Born
Owner
BD Hotels
Dan Briks
General Manager
Martinique on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton
Derrick Carlo
Vice President of Labor Relations, North & Central America
Accor Hotels
Kaizad Charna
Senior Vice President of Operations
Highgate Hotels
Shane Cookman
Area General Manager
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group
Travis Cutler
Senior Director of State Government Affairs
Marriott International
Vijay Dandapani
President and CEO
Hotel Association of New York City
Michael D'Angelo
Labor Relations
Hyatt Hotels
Christine Devers
General Manager
W New York – Times Square
Chris Elko
Regional VP and Head of Labor Relations
InterContinental Hotels Group
John Fitzpatrick
President and CEO
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group
Patricia Franco-Santiago
General Manager
New York Marriott Downtown
Maya Ginor
Vice President
MCR
Fred Grapstein
SVP Hotel Operations NYC
MCR HANYC Past Chair
George Greene
Vice President, Labor
Marriott International
Wei Huang
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Highgate
Uwe Kunz
General Manager
Lotte New York Palace
John F. McPartlan
General Manager
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Jaime Novikoff
Counsel, Labor Relations
Hilton Hotels
Alex Novo
General Manager
The Times Square EDITION
Erik Palmer
Area Managing Director
Highgate Hotels
John Rieman
General Manager
JW Marriott Essex House
Luigi Romaniello
Managing Director
Waldorf Astoria
Joel Rosen
President
GFI Hospitality LLC
Joanna Sanchez
General Manager
W Hoboken
Mark Sanders
General Manager
New York Hilton Midtown
Merav Segev
Senior Vice President of Operations
Highgate Hotels
Russell Shattan
EVP, Acquisitions & Development
MCR Hotels
Sofia Vandaele
General Manager
Intercontinental New York Barclay
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Fred Grapstein | Extropy Hotels LLC |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House New York |
| Robert Snyder | Tishman Hotel Corporation |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Ann Peterson | The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House New York |
| Michael D’ Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Fred Grapstein | Extropy Hotels LLC |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group |
| Chris Elko | IHG Hotels |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Kaizad Charna | Highgate Hotels |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Diarmuid Dwyer | New York Hilton Midtown |
| George Greene | Marriott International |
| John Fitzpatrick | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America |
| Fred Grapstein | Extropy Hotels LLC |
| Jaime Novikoff | Hilton Hotels |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House |
| Merav Segev | Highgate Hotels |
| Russell Shattan | MCR Hotels |
| Sofia Vandaele | InterContinental New York Barclay |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| John Fitzpatrick | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America |
| Fred Grapstein | Extropy Hotels LLC |
| Geoffrey Mills | GAM Hospitality |
| Steve Batta | Highgate |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Labor Relations/Operations, Hyatt Hotels |
| Christine Devers | Renaissance New York Times Square, W New York Times Square, W New York Union Square |
| Fred Grapstein | Extropy Hotels LLC |
| Ann Peterson | The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House |
| Sofia Vandaele | Intercontinental New York Barclay |
W. R. Dadukian Duke Associates
Bunny Grossinger Bunny Grossinger Enterprises
Marilyn Q. Lipman
Arnold Tanner Westchester Country Club
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Chip Rogers, President & CEO
The Broadway League Inc.
Charlotte St. Martin, President
Credit Management Association
Michael Mitchell,CAE, President & CEO
Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals – New York City Chapter
Elena Mitronich, President
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
Consuela Hooblal, President
Kathie Stapleton, Executive Director
Hotel Engineers Association of New York
Sarah Berman, Executive Director
The Leading Hotels of the World, LTD.
Shannon Knapp, President & CEO
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Liza Parker, Chief Operating Officer
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Fred Dixon, CEO
NYC Hospitality Alliance
Andrew Rigie, Executive Director
New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association
Mark Dorr President
New York State Restaurant Association
Melissa Autlio Fleischut, President & CEO
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Jonathan Newbury, Vice President
RMPG, a York RSG Co.
Liam J. Dunne, President/CEO
Big Apple Greeters.
Alicia Pierro, Executive Director
Saul Finkelstein, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
| Name | Direct | Cell | |
| DAVID R. ROTHFELD | drothfeld@egsllp.com | 646-895-7222 | |
| JENNIFER SCHMALZ | jschmalz@egsllp.com | 646-895-7213 | 845-519-9119 |
| ROBERT L. SACKS | rsacks@egsllp.com | 646-895-7216 | 917-628-9938 |
| ALEXANDER SORIC | asoric@egsllp.com | 646-895-7214 | |
| LOIS M. TRAUB | ltraub@egsllp.com | 646-895-7215 | 646-755-2698 |
| JACLYN RUOCCO | jruocco@egsllp.com | 646-895-7217 | 973-902-9489 |
| JOSEPH TANGREDI | jtangredi@egsllp.com | 646-895-7219 | 516-384-6314 |
| OLIVIA HINES | ohines@egsllp.com | 646 895-7183 | |
| CARA BROWNELL | cbrownell@egsllp.com | 646-895-7234 | |
| LISA GONZALEZ | lgonzalez@egsllp.com | 646-895-7399 | |
| STEVEN R. NEVOLIS | snevolis@egsllp.com | 646-895-7183 | 908-328-8826 |
Kasirer Consulting
Suri Kasirer, President
Julie Greenberg, Executive Vice President
Dev Avasthi, Vice President, Government Relations
Jovia Radix, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Corporate Legislation
Brian Daelman, Director, Government Relations, Corporate Legislation
CMW Strategies LLC
Michael Woloz, President & CEO of CMW Strategies
Anthony “Skip” Piscitelli, Counsel and Senior Advisor
The LAK PR Group.
Lisa Linden, Media Strategist
David Simpson, Senior Vice President
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Wealth Management Advisor
Yatin Doshi, Senior Vice President
Davis, Ward & Hochman LLP Larry B. Hochman, CPA, Partner
David H. Ward, CPA, Partner
Pam Ozoria
President and CEO
Vice President of Member Relations and Development
CFO / Controller
Executive Assistant
Technology Associate
Office Coordinator
Herve Houdre
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House New York |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Ann Peterson | The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House New York |
| Michael D’ Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group |
| Chris Elko | IHG Hotels |
| Jaime Novikoff | Hilton Hotels |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Kaizad Charna | Highgate Hotels |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Diarmuid Dwyer | New York Hilton Midtown |
| George Greene | Marriott International |
| John Fitzpatrick | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America |
| Uwe Kunz | Lotte New York Palace |
| Jaime Novikoff | Hilton Hotels |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House |
| Merav Segev | Highgate Hotels |
| Russell Shattan | MCR Hotels |
| Sofia Vandaele | InterContinental New York Barclay |
| Michael D’Angelo | Hyatt Hotels |
| Steve Batta | Highgate Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| John Fitzpatrick | Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America |
| Russell Shattan | MCR Hotels |
| Steve Batta | Highgate |
| Shane Cookman | Fitzpatrick Hotels |
| Vijay Dandapani | Hotel Association of New York City |
| Michael D’Angelo | Labor Relations/Operations, Hyatt Hotels |
| Christine Devers | W New York Times Square |
| Joel Rosen | GFI Hospitality LLC |
| John Rieman | JW Marriott Essex House |
| Sofia Vandaele | Intercontinental New York Barclay |
W. R. Dadukian Duke Associates
Bunny Grossinger Bunny Grossinger Enterprises
Marilyn Q. Lipman
Arnold Tanner Westchester Country Club
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Chip Rogers, President & CEO
The Broadway League Inc.
Charlotte St. Martin, President
Credit Management Association
Michael Mitchell,CAE, President & CEO
Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals – New York City Chapter
Elena Mitronich, President
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
Consuela Hooblal, President
Kathie Stapleton, Executive Director
Hotel Engineers Association of New York
Sarah Berman, Executive Director
The Leading Hotels of the World, LTD.
Shannon Knapp, President & CEO
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Liza Parker, Chief Operating Officer
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Fred Dixon, CEO
NYC Hospitality Alliance
Andrew Rigie, Executive Director
New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association
Mark Dorr President
New York State Restaurant Association
Melissa Autlio Fleischut, President & CEO
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Jonathan Newbury, Vice President
RMPG, a York RSG Co.
Liam J. Dunne, President/CEO
Big Apple Greeters.
Alicia Pierro, Executive Director
Saul Finkelstein, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
| Name | Direct | Cell | |
| DAVID R. ROTHFELD | drothfeld@egsllp.com | 646-895-7222 | |
| JENNIFER SCHMALZ | jschmalz@egsllp.com | 646-895-7213 | 845-519-9119 |
| ALEXANDER SORIC | asoric@egsllp.com | 646-895-7214 | |
| JACLYN RUOCCO | jruocco@egsllp.com | 646-895-7217 | 973-902-9489 |
| JOSEPH TANGREDI | jtangredi@egsllp.com | 646-895-7219 | 516-384-6314 |
| STEVEN R. NEVOLIS | snevolis@egsllp.com | 646-895-7183 | 908-328-8826 |
| Peter Wilms | pwilms@egsllp.com | 646 895-7138 | |
| Nicola Ciliotta | nciliotta@egsllp.com | 646-895-7106 | |
| Anthony Vassallo | avassallo@egsllp.com | 646-895-7101 |
Kasirer Consulting
Suri Kasirer, President
Julie Greenberg, Executive Vice President
Dev Avasthi, Vice President, Government Relations
Jovia Radix, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Corporate Legislation
Brian Daelman, Director, Government Relations, Corporate Legislation
CMW Strategies LLC
Michael Woloz, President & CEO of CMW Strategies
Anthony “Skip” Piscitelli, Counsel and Senior Advisor
The LAK PR Group.
Lisa Linden, Media Strategist
David Simpson, Senior Vice President
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Wealth Management Advisor
Yatin Doshi, Senior Vice President
Davis, Ward & Hochman LLP Larry B. Hochman, CPA, Partner
David H. Ward, CPA, Partner
Pam Ozoria
President and CEO
Vice President of Member Relations and Development
CFO / Controller
Executive Assistant
Technology Associate
Office Coordinator
Herve Houdre
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