FY23 Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

President: Yolande Lacan, Homewood Suites Columbia 
President-Elect: Tricia Hudson, Hudson Coastal Raw Bar & Grille 
Immediate Past President: Barbara Nicklas
Finance Chair: Jim Starke, BEST WESTERN PLUS BWI Airport
Nomination Chair: Martha Clark, Clark's Elioak Farm 
​Chuck Chandler, Maryland Hotel Lodging Association
Pete Mangione, Turf Valley Resort 
Debbie Slack Katz, Ellicott City Historic District Liaison 


Board Members:

Grace Anastasiadis, Howard Community College
Margaret Barry, Independent Consultant 
Nina Basu, Inner Arbor Trust 
Mae Beale, Community Liason 
Jayquin Bella, The DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia
Steve Carne, Terrapin Adventures
Cheryl Clemens-Everidge, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Vince Culotta, Cured | 18th & 21st 
Phillip Dodge, Downtown Columbia Partnership
Julie Eurice, Savage Mill 
Ian Kennedy, Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission
Soo Park, JastinTech Inc. 


Ex-Officio Members (non-voting):

Michelle Bailey-Hedgepeth, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Howard County Government
Dan Burns, Columbia Association
The Honorable Katie Fry Hester, Maryland Senate
Terry Hasseltine, Maryland Sports
Kathy Johnson, Howard County Economic Development Authority
Christopher Pineda, Ellicott City Partnership
Mike Milani, Howard County Dept. Recreation & Parks

Executive Director: 

Amanda Hof

FY2022 Annual Report

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