AAHOA Confirms 2002 – 2003 Officers, Directors

NASHVILLE, TN— The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has confirmed its slate of 2002 – 2003 officers and board members, capping this year’s annual AAHOA conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center here. In addition to electing 12 board members (nine regional directors and three directors at large), AAHOA also firmed up its line-up of officers for the coming year. Named as the association’s top executives were: Mike Amin, chairman; Hitesh Bhakta, vice chairman; Nash Patel, secretary; and M.P. Rama, treasurer. AAHOA’s board of directors is divided into three categories with some overlap of members. As such, this year’s executive committee— in addition to the aforementioned officers and outgoing chairman Dan Patel— is comprised of R.C. Patel, Dinu Patel, Mukesh Mowji, Asvin Patel, Hemant Patel and Ketan Masters. Directors at large for the coming year include Mike Amin, Hitesh Bhakta, Ketan Masters, C.K. Patel, Dan Patel, Hemant Patel, Jags Patel, Manhar Patel, Priti Patel, Surekha Patel, R.C. Patel and M.P. Rama. Regional directors are Alkesh Patel (Northwest), Mukesh Mowji (North Pacific), Naz Patel (South Pacific), Robin Prema (Southwest), Dipan Patel (Upper Midwest), Kirrit Bhakta (Central Midwest), Suresh Patel (South Central), Kirrit Patel (North Central), Kirrit Bhikha (Midsouth), Roy Patel (Gulf), Nash Patel (Florida), Piyush Mulji (Southeast), Rajni Patel (Mid-Atlantic), Asvin Patel (Mideast), Dinu Patel (Northeast), Jay Vanmali (Western Canada), and Deepak Ruparell (Eastern Canada). This year, AAHOA also welcomed new allied regional director Mike Duffy, president/CEO for Paymentech Merchant Services.