Board of Directors

Samira Siale

HLTA Executive Director

Marc Walz

HLTA Board President

General Manager, Marriott Vacations Worldwide  

• Sheraton AOAO, Board member 
• Kihei Shores AOAO, Treasurer 
• All Saints Episcopal Church

Jim Braman

HLTA Board Vice President

General Manager, The Cliffs at Princeville

• Boys and Girls Club – chair 
• Kauaʻi Vacation Bureau – chair 
• HVCB – executive board member 
• Anaina Hou Community Park-chair 
• HLTA Kauai-vice chair 
• HLTA Hawaii- board member & generational mentoring program 
• Kauai Community College Hospitality Advisory Committee 
• Kauai Destination Management Plan-committee member 

Ike Cockett

HLTA Board Secretary

General Manager, Hilton Garden Inn

• RCCA board member  
• Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Board Member

John Taylor

HLTA Board Treasurer

Vice President & Lihue Banking Center Manager, First Hawaiian Bank

Chip Bahouth

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Sheraton Kauai Resort  
Police Commission, Vice Chair

• Crime Stoppers 
• Police Commissioner 
• Red Cross  
• Table 53  

Aaron Bambling

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Koloa Landing Resort

Stacie Chiba-Miguel

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, The Shops at Kukuiʻula

• Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Board Member
• Kauaʻi Independent Food Bank, Board Member
• Kauaʻi United Way, Board Member

Sharolyn Kawakami

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Koa Kea Resort

• Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Board Member 

Michael Murphy

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Grand Hyatt

Ala Perreira

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, The ISO and Kauaʻi Kailani

• Royal Coconut Coast Association, Board Member
  

Darin Tann

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Keoki’s Paradise

Paul Toner

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Royal Sonesta Kauaʻi Resort

• Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Board Member
• Kokee Discovery Center Association, President 
• Kauaʻi Museum 
• Kauaʻi Chamber of Commerce 
• Hawaii Pacific Health Wilcox Medical Center, Board member of the
• HLTA Kauaʻi Chapter, Past President
• Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, Board Secretary 
• Kauaʻi Independent Food Bank 
• Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Past Board Chair
• HVCB, Past Executive Board Member 

Beres Wall

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club

Russell Winkelman

HLTA Board Member

General Manager, Hawaiʻi Gas