Dominican lawyer Enrique Eduardo de Marchena was elected as the regional vice-president of the Caribbean Hotel Association in the 16 June vote held during the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC 2004) in Puerto Rico. De Marchena will work on the 2004-2006 board that is now headed by Berthia M. Parle of St. Lucia. Other members of the board include Peter Odle (Barbados), Allen Chastanet (St. Lucia), Jeremy MacVean (Bahamas), Richard Dourmeng (St. Thomas), Peter Webster (Curacao), Jag Mehta (Jamaica), Cheryl Hugues (Anguilla), Emmanuel Schreibmaier (Sol Melia), John Lynch (Sandals), and Joan Lamanna (Hyatt). De Marchena is also the president of the Tourism Promotion Council in the Dominican Republic. Parle takes the helm of CHA following the two-year term of Dominican Simon Suarez.