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The Maryland Hotel Lodging Association (MHLA), a trade-based membership organization representing Maryland's $8-billion lodging industry with more than 700 hotels and 80,000 rooms across the state, hosted more than 350 owners, managers, front-line employees, and partners from Maryland's statewide lodging industry at its 32nd annual Stars of the Industry Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting.
Held April 26 at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson, the celebration recognized deserving hotels and team members who have gone above and beyond this year to provide excellent service to their guests and communities.
Nominations were submitted by MHLA members and 28 winners were announced in 11 categories celebrating the contributions of every hotel department, including managers, general managers, and front-line staff.
The MHLA also celebrated the industry's next generation of talent by presenting $2,000 scholarships to two recipients on behalf of the Maryland Tourism Education Foundation. This year's scholarship recipients are Grace Schuler, a hospitality management major at Drexel University, and Brandon Adams, who is pursuing a Master of Science in hospitality management at Morgan State University.
2022 MHLA Stars of the Industry Winners
(NOTE: Division 1 = properties with 250 rooms or fewer; may have both a select-service and a full-service winner. Division 2 = full-service properties with more than 250 rooms.)
PROPERTY AWARDS
Innovation Award
- Division 1 (select service): Courtyard by Marriott Baltimore Hunt Valley
Community Service Award:
- Division 1 (full service): Revival Baltimore
- Division 2 (full service): The Hotel at the University of Maryland
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Emerging Leader of the Year
- Division 1 (full service): Dakota Sturm, Sagamore Pendry Hotel
- Division 2 (full service): Camille Anastasio, College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Administrative Support Star of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Garnett Parker, Courtyard/Residence Inn by Marriott Aberdeen at Ripken Stadium
- Division 2 (full service): Lila Albano, Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
Food & Beverage Star of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Jamar Mullen, Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor
- Division 1 (full service): Ana Carranza, The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
- Division 2 (full service): Magdelin Marrero, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Guest Services Star of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Racheal Miller, The Inn at Herrington Harbour
- Division 1 (full service): Carmen Monda, Holiday Inn Columbia East
- Division 2 (full service): Jason Oroszy, Sheraton Baltimore North
Heart of the House Star of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Kimberly Brown, Hyatt Place National Harbor
- Division 1 (full service): Rodney Mayers, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore
- Division 2 (full service): Yunhong Qi, Bethesda Marriott
Housekeeping Star of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Gladis Garcia-Amaya, Residence Inn Frederick
- Division 1 (full service): Fatima Berraich, Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown
- Division 2 (full service): Shao Ling Chan, Gaithersburg Marriott Washington Center
Sales Professional of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Jessica Clark, Fairfield by Marriott Cumberland
- Division 1 (full service): David Ohmann, Westin National Harbor
- Division 2 (full service): Darren Bumbaugh, Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina
Manager of the Year
- Division 1 (select service): Edyta Milonas, Courtyard/Residence Inn by Marriott Aberdeen at Ripken Stadium
- Division 1 (full service): Donna Robbins, Turf Valley Resort
- Division 2 (full service): Tyesha Doy, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
General Manager of the Year
- Division 1 (full service): Juan Webster, Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
- Division 1 (full service): April Richmond, The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
- Division 2 (select service): Aaron Wright, College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
April Richmond, center, of The Hotel at Arundel Preserve, displays her award for winning General Manager of the Year in Division 1: Full Service. She is joined on stage by Alexander Austin, left, the director of business services with Employ Prince George's, and Michael Henningsen, chair of the Maryland Hotel Lodging Association. (Photo by Eric Stocklin Photography)