WASHINGTON, D.C., January 27, 2005 -- National Trust Historic
Hotels of America, a c ollection of 213 historically significant hotels,
announced its 2005 board of advisors. Sharon Rowe, vice president
of communications for The Greenbrier Resort and Club Management Company
and director of communications for The Greenbrier in White Sulphur
Springs, W.V., was named chair of the advisory board. The Greenbrier is
a charter member of Historic Hotels of America and Rowe has served on
the board of advisors since the group was created in 1989. Jim
Bradbury, general manager at La Fonda in Santa Fe, N.M., was named vice
chair.In addition to advising the National Trust Historic Hotels of America staff on key issues and mapping the future goals of the organization, the role of the advisory board is to foster communication among the organization's diverse membership. Historic
Hotels of America Advisory Board Chair
Sharon Rowe The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Historic
Hotels of America Advisory Board Vice Chair
Jim Bradbury, CHA La Fonda, Santa Fe, N.M. Historic
Hotels of America Advisory Board Members
Gregg Balton Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Jack Bussert River Street Inn, Savannah, Ga. Nick DiMeglio, CHA, CPA Williamsburg Inn & Historic Colonial Houses, Williamsburg, Va. P. Steven Dopp Portwood Properties Corporation, Charleston Alice Edland Kohler Company, Kohler, Wis. Tom Glidden, CHA La Playa, Carmel, Calif. Carolyn Grubb Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Del. Tina Harlow The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colo. Kenneth L. Hayward Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. Michel Lama Deer Path Inn, Lake Forest, Ill. Mark J. Lauer The Waldorf-Astoria, New York Juli Lederhaus The Hawthorne Hotel, Salem, Mass. William Morrissey Morrissey Hospitality, St. Paul, Minn. Jack Moyer 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs, Ark. Ron Riches Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Miss. Armel Santens The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Pam Sitzman Le Pavillon Hotel, New Orleans Nina Smiley, Ph.D. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, N.Y. Andrea Thornton Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, La. Rick Widman Charming Inns of Charleston, Charleston, S.C. About Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Historic Hotels has identified 213 hotels that have faithfully maintained their historic integrity, architecture and ambiance. To be selected for this prestigious program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old, listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or recognized as having historic significance. |