Three Dominicans are on the board of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA). Dominican lawyer Enrique de Marchena Kaluche will preside the organization from 2008-2010. Other Dominican officers elected to the board of directors are fourth vice president, Haydee Rainieri, and Reyson Pimentel, regional vice president.
The elected officers are:
President — Enrique de Marchena Kaluche, Dominican Republic Hotel Association
First Vice President — Richard Doumeng, U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism Association
Second Vice President — Josef Forstmayr, Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association
Third Vice President — Sherille Hughes, Anguilla Hotel & Tourism Association
Fourth Vice President — Haydee Rainieri, National Association of Hotels & Restaurants, Dominican Republic
Fifth Vice President — Willem Jonckheer, Curacao Hospitality & Tourism Association
Treasurer — Jag Mehta, Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association
In addition, Immediate Past President, Peter J. Odle, is now the Chairman of CHTA. In addition to the elected officers and in keeping with the CHTA Articles of Association, the President appointed the following members to serve as Regional Vice Presidents: John Lynch, Sandals & Beaches Resort, Jamaica; Romney Penn, Hodge’s Creek Marina Hotel, BVI; Reyson Pimentel, BlueBay Villas Cerradas, Dominican Republic; Bill Clegg, Choice Hotels International, United States; and Kevin M. Kenny, Angostura Limited, Trinidad and Tobago.