American Hotel & Lodging Association

“The executive committee of the board is composed of 11 individuals which includes four current elected officers, president of the association, one representative from the properties, allied, and hotel companies members, two representatives from the partner state lodging associations, and one representative from the audit committee. The executive committee shall conduct the necessary business of the organization between meetings of the board of directors including regular oversight of all the organizations entities. All actions of the executive committee must be reviewed and ratified by the board by the next meeting.”

“The member types of the association include partner state, property owner, corporate/multi-unit owner, international, faculty, student, allied, and under 30 gateway members. Hotels, hotel companies, allied companies and individuals can be members.”

“Each member of the association has a voice in the governance of the organization by virtue of being entitled to vote at the meetings of the members. Members generally vote on officers, board members and bylaw changes.”

“The board of directors delegated the review of form 990 to the audit and certification & credentials committee (acc) before filing. A draft of form 990 is posted on a secured website made available to the acc for review. The acc reviews the entire return and directs any questions to the chief financial officer (cfo) of the association. Questions are communicated to the cfo of the association that may lead to revisions to the return before it is finalized and filed with the internal revenue service.”

“On an annual basis all employees are given the conflict of intereest policy and are required to sign the acknowledgement form indicating that they have read and understand the policy and guidelines. Addtionally, the policy is in the employee handbook that they, on an annual basis, must review and sign. Should a conflict of interest be brought to the association's attention, all legal guidelines will be followed according to the policy set forth in the employee handbook. Board members are required to sign acknowledgement of the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. This process includes reviewing and completeing a disclosure statement. Additionally, the duty to disclose conflicts of interest is an ongoing one, and any new information should be reported promptly to the president/chief executive director and/or the board of directors and discussed with american hotel and lodging association's counsel. The policy is also included in the board agenda along with the anti-trust law as a reminder of the policy.”

“A committee made up of the chair, vice chair, immediate past chair, and treasurer/secretary of american hotel and lodging association (ah&la) reviews the "association executive compensation & benefits study" published by the american society of association executives. This study examines the salaries and employment benefits of chief executive officers on non-profit organizations, as well as other key positions. The study is broken down into geographic location of non-profit organizations and budget size. The compensation and benefits of the president & chief executive director (ceo) are measured against the results of the study. Additionally, the board of directors gives its final approval in hiring the president & ceo and determines his/her compensation. With respect to the other officers of ah&la, the president & ceo sets the compensation for these positions. The other officers of ah&la receive the same benefits as the entire staff. This process was last completed in 2014.”

“The american hotel and lodging association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Consulting fees 3,892,904. Pension services 10,200. Payroll services 6,984. Personnel recruitment 5,354.”