ISHC Elects 2025 Board of Directors and Inducts 37 New Members

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has elected new leadership to serve on the Board of Directors and has inducted thirty-seven new members in its 2025 membership class.

Kristie Dickinson, Chair, ISHC Board of Directors, commented, “We are excited to celebrate the strategic growth and evolution of our Society. This year’s unprecedented addition of new members brings an extraordinary array of global perspectives, skills, and diverse expertise. Together with our Board of Directors, these talented professionals embody our unwavering dedication to fostering excellence and broadening our global impact. It is a true privilege to collaborate with such an outstanding group, united in our mission to serve as the leading resource for global expertise and excellence in the hospitality industry."

At its core, ISHC’s mission is to advance the hospitality industry globally by cultivating a collaborative community for professional development, knowledge exchange, and thought leadership with credibility and integrity. The value ISHC provides to its members is the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with industry experts specializing in all disciplines of hospitality, in all parts of the world through collaboration, knowledge, and idea exchange. ISHC members are bound by the Society’s By-Laws and required to adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct.

The Board of Directors that will lead the Society in 2025 are:

• Chair - Kristie Dickinson, CHMWarnick
• President - Steve Hennis, Hotelogy
• Vice President - Ivar Yuste, PHG Hotels & Resorts
• Secretary - Penny Fondy, Wits End Productions
• Treasurer - Suzanne Mellen, HVS
• Director – Samantha Ahuja, Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Director - Jeff Dover, fsSTRATEGY, Inc.
• Director – Wolfgang Gattringer, Solutions dot WG GmbH
• Director - Roger Hill, The Gettys Group
• Director - Peter Russell, Russell Partnership Technology

Membership in ISHC is by invitation only, and members are viewed as leaders in their respective areas of expertise. Candidates for membership undergo a rigorous screening process, ensuring that all ISHC members have a reputation of integrity and are qualified by their experience, training, and knowledge to develop and express sound judgment on industry issues.

ISHC is composed of individuals, not organizations, corporations, or groups. To be eligible for full membership, an individual must be an owner, officer, partner, or principal of his or her own company, or the equivalent thereof, and be qualified by his or her years of experience consulting.

ISHC proudly welcomed the following thirty-seven new members in its 2025 membership class:

• Edward Blum (Associate), Delancey Realty Advisors
• Alain Debare (Associate), HVS Middle East & Africa
• Raha Hadjarpour (Associate), Tricon Foodservice Consultants, Ltd.
• Dale Hipsh (Associate), Hipsh & Co.
• Hector Medina (Associate), Ankura Consulting
• Dr Emmanuel Nsabamina (Associate), The Boonies Africa, Ltd.
• Alexandra Plain (Associate), Odyssey Consultancy
• Mark Purcell (Associate), Purcell Hotel Advisory Services, LLC.
• Hiro Abe, A. Advisors
• Linda Amraen, Bare International
• Tareq El Zayat, OBMI
• Khaled Ghaled, KG&CO
• Nikos Hadjos, Hotellect
• Leonora Halewood, Kiyomi Consulting
• Rosannah Harding, Ostrow Harding
• Peter Hathaway, US Realty Consultants
• Glenn Huskie, Artizan Global Limited
• Carl Kernodle, Two Trout
• Tobias Kümmel, IBCOL Real Estate GmbH
• Adam Lara, KTGY
• Matteo Mantovani, Currie & Brown
• Clay Markham, RATIO Design
• Gabriel Matar, Sentinel Hospitality
• Arnaud Millécamps, Gatehouse Hospitality
• Dean Minett, Gatehouse Hospitality
• Ricardo Moreira, XCO2
• John Podaras, Hotel Development Resources
• Yves Preissler, Yves Preissler Business Consulting
• Aviraj Puri, Bare International
• Kendra Raines, KBK Procurement
• Melkart Rouhana, MRT Consultants
• Cindy Schoenauer, Cushman & Wakefield LLC
• Michael Soll, The Innovation Group
• Kevin Underwood, HKS
• Robert Van Laer, LW Hospitality Advisors
• Therese Virserius, Virserius Studio
• Harry Wheeler, JCJ Architecture