THE 2009 HOTEL HERO AWARD FINALISTS ARE:
For more information about each finalist, please click on their names below.
Beyond the Call of Duty
- Larry Bell - The Hotel Whitcomb
- Walter Benetiz - Omni San Francisco
- Gregoria Cabrera - Palace Hotel
- Jesus Hernandez - Palace Hotel
- Gary Siu - Hotel Tomo
Rising Star
- Jim Bruels - Orchard Hotels
- Yuko Hara - Hotel Nikko San Francisco
- Karl Manalili - Palace Hotel
- Oscar Paniagua, Steinhart Hotel and Apartments
- Justin Seeto, Omni San Francisco
Unsung Hero
- Jeff Brown - InterContinental Mark Hopkins
- Aida Hernandez, Palace Hotel
- Minh Huynh, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
- Maximo Lisan, Cathedral Hill Hotel
- Bob Talavera, Palace Hotel
Lifetime Achievement - Hotel Executive
- Michael Dunne - Hilton San Francisco
- S.C. Huang, Orchard Hotels
- Yvonne Lembi-Detert, Personality Hotels
- Tom Myskowski, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
- Anna Marie Presutti, Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Lifetime Achievement - Department Manager
- Stanley Liu, The Westin San Francisco Market Street
- Barry Peterson, The St. Regis San Francisco
- Jerre Riffle, Palace Hotel
- Gerard Turner, Palace Hotel
- Thomas Wolfe, Fairmont San Francisco
Lifetime Achievement - Hotel Operations
- Stephen Chu, The Stanford Court
- Barney Garcia, Omni San Francisco
- Nora Johnson, Hilton San Francisco
- Howard Mutz, Palace Hotel
- Darryl Sneed, Omni San Francisco
Community Spirit
Innovation