The 30th Annual Stars of the Industry
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Fenway Park
11:30 am - 2 pm
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Fenway Park
11:30 am - 2 pm
MLA STARS OF THE INDUSTRY 2026 WINNERS
Community Service
250 rooms or less: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston Camp Dalton Dreams
251-500 rooms: Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor HYBO Helping Hands Under HEI Loves
500+ rooms: The Westin Copley Place, Boston Community Service Initiatives
Employee Relations
250 rooms or less: Pelham House Resort/Pelham Hospitality Protectors of Pelham -
POP/Tell Me Something Good
251-500 rooms: The Newbury Boston The Quarter Century Club
500+ rooms: Hilton Boston Park Plaza Five-Star Friday
Innovation:
250 rooms or less: Raffles Boston The Art of the Donut: A Weekly Ritual at Raffles
Boston
251-500 rooms: The Liberty Hotel Liberty Loves Initiatives
Amicus Hospitum:
Boston Hotel Watch
Outstanding Manager of the Year - Front of House:
250 rooms or less: Tara Rothburg, Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
251-500 rooms: Madelyne Warny, Hyatt Place Boston/Seaport District
500+ rooms: John Hines, Omni Parker House
Outstanding Manager of the Year - Back of House:
250 rooms or less: Maxwell Theissen, Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston
251-500 rooms: Lexeen White, The Langham, Boston
500+ rooms: Patrice Skelton, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Stevan Porter Emerging Hospitality Leader of the Year:
250 rooms or less: Max Wesp, Wequassett Resort and Golf Club
251-500 rooms: David Kim, The Newbury Boston
500+ rooms: Daniel Han, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Employee of the Year - Front of House:
250 rooms or less: Marjan Etemad Moghaddam, Hampton Inn Boston-Natick
251-500 rooms: Erdi Kaja, Revere Hotel Boston Common
500+ rooms: Devon Varmahmoodi, Hilton Boston Park Plaza
Employee of the Year - Back of House:
250 rooms or less: Jose Alfredo Morales, Canopy By Hilton Boston Downtown
251-500 rooms: Weike Sammy Li, Fairmont Copley Plaza
500+ rooms: Scotty Williams, Boston Marriott Copley Plaza
Lifetime Achievement Award - 2026 Inaugural Class:
Pauline (Joy) Leslie, Boston Marriott Cambridge
Senad Avdic, The Charles Hotel
William (Bill) Anacone, The Colonnade Hotel
Norman Maines, The Colonnade Hotel
Richard Mahase, Fairmont Copley Plaza
Timothy Kirkpatrick, Hilton Boston Park Plaza
Onofrio “Vinnie” Chiaravalloti, Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge
Kate Casey, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Community Service
250 rooms or less: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston Camp Dalton Dreams
251-500 rooms: Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor HYBO Helping Hands Under HEI Loves
500+ rooms: The Westin Copley Place, Boston Community Service Initiatives
Employee Relations
250 rooms or less: Pelham House Resort/Pelham Hospitality Protectors of Pelham -
POP/Tell Me Something Good
251-500 rooms: The Newbury Boston The Quarter Century Club
500+ rooms: Hilton Boston Park Plaza Five-Star Friday
Innovation:
250 rooms or less: Raffles Boston The Art of the Donut: A Weekly Ritual at Raffles
Boston
251-500 rooms: The Liberty Hotel Liberty Loves Initiatives
Amicus Hospitum:
Boston Hotel Watch
Outstanding Manager of the Year - Front of House:
250 rooms or less: Tara Rothburg, Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
251-500 rooms: Madelyne Warny, Hyatt Place Boston/Seaport District
500+ rooms: John Hines, Omni Parker House
Outstanding Manager of the Year - Back of House:
250 rooms or less: Maxwell Theissen, Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston
251-500 rooms: Lexeen White, The Langham, Boston
500+ rooms: Patrice Skelton, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Stevan Porter Emerging Hospitality Leader of the Year:
250 rooms or less: Max Wesp, Wequassett Resort and Golf Club
251-500 rooms: David Kim, The Newbury Boston
500+ rooms: Daniel Han, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Employee of the Year - Front of House:
250 rooms or less: Marjan Etemad Moghaddam, Hampton Inn Boston-Natick
251-500 rooms: Erdi Kaja, Revere Hotel Boston Common
500+ rooms: Devon Varmahmoodi, Hilton Boston Park Plaza
Employee of the Year - Back of House:
250 rooms or less: Jose Alfredo Morales, Canopy By Hilton Boston Downtown
251-500 rooms: Weike Sammy Li, Fairmont Copley Plaza
500+ rooms: Scotty Williams, Boston Marriott Copley Plaza
Lifetime Achievement Award - 2026 Inaugural Class:
Pauline (Joy) Leslie, Boston Marriott Cambridge
Senad Avdic, The Charles Hotel
William (Bill) Anacone, The Colonnade Hotel
Norman Maines, The Colonnade Hotel
Richard Mahase, Fairmont Copley Plaza
Timothy Kirkpatrick, Hilton Boston Park Plaza
Onofrio “Vinnie” Chiaravalloti, Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge
Kate Casey, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
