A) PRESIDENT/ PAST PRESIDENTS
 Wayne Cummings
 Horace Peterkin
 Godfrey Dyer
 Josef Forstmayr
 James Samuels 
 Lionel Reid 
 Lucille Lue
 Peter Rousseau 
 Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart 
 Godfrey Dyer 
 Heinz Simonitsch 
 Gilbert Byles 
 Cliff Burt 
 Emile Campbell 
 John Issa
 Dick DeLisser 
 Russell Schmidt 
 Heinz Simonitsch 
 Robert Lake 
 Dick DeLisser 
Ferdie Martin 
 Present
 2005-2007
 2003-2005
 2001-2003
 1997-2001
 1993-1997
 1991-1993
 1988-1991
 1984-1988

 1983-1984
 1980-1983
 1979-1980
 1976-1979
 1974-1976
 1972-1974
 1971-1972
 1969-1971
 1967-1969
 1965-1967
 1962-1965

 1961-1962

Wayne Cummings
President - Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association


B) The Council

The JHTA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors) which is elected annually and comprises Active and Allied members from the six area chapters of the Association, namely: Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios/Runaway Bay, Port Antonio, Kingston and the South Coast. A President and four Vice Presidents who are also elected annually head the Council. The Council members are listed below:

COUNCILLORS 2007/2008

Mr. Wayne Cummings
Mrs. Evelyn Smith
Mrs. Nicola
Madden-Greig 
Mrs. Judy Schoenbein 
Mrs. Vana Taylor
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
4th Vice President

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Kingston

Mrs. Nicola Madden - Greig
Mr.
Kevin Hendrickson
Ms. Claudette Kenlock
The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites / Knutsford Court Hotel
The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites / Knutsford Court Hotel
Hilton Kingston Hotel

Montego Bay 

Mr. Godfrey Dyer
Mr. Josef Forstmayr
Mr. Dermot Connolly
Mr. Bernd Kuhlen
Ms. Veviene McDonald
Wexford Court Hotel
Round Hill Hotel
Wyndham Rose Hall Resort
Ritz Carlton Golf Resort & Spa
The Gloucestershire Hotel

 Ocho Rios 

Mr. Louis Grant
Mr. Clifton Reader
Mr. Hugh Wint
Mr. Roger Allen
Mr. Frank Sondern

Sandals Dunn’s River
Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort
Runaway Bay HEART Hotel
Crane Ridge Resort
Club Riu Ocho Rios

Negril 

Mr. Wayne Cummings
Mrs. Evelyn Smith
Ms. Carolyn Wright
Mr. Howard Spittle

Sandals Negril
Point Village
Rondel Village
Beaches Sandy Bay

Mandeville 

Mr. Kory South    
Mr. Jason Henzel
Sunset Resort
Jakes

Port Antonio 

Ms. Barbara Walker
Mrs. Vincent Holgate
Hotel Mockingbird Hill
Fern Hill Club

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Small Hotels 

Mrs. Joanne Robertson
Mr. Andrew Foga
Coyaba Beach Resort & Club
Sunset at the Palms

Allied 

Mrs. Judy Schoenbein
Ms. Vana Taylor
Mr. Ewart Russell
Mr. Desmond Tomlinson
Mr. Kumar Samtani
Mr. Noel Sloley Jr.
Ms. Marina Delfos
Appleton Rum Tours
Sunflower Beach Hotel
Prestige Gifts & Lighting
Vacation Master Jamaica Ltd
Duty Free Association of Jamaica
Jamaica Tours
Outameni Experience

Councillors Emeritus

Mr. Heinz Simonitsch, CD (Hon)
Mr. Lionel Reid
 
c/o Half Moon Montego Bay 
Shaw Park Hotel

Co-opted Councillors

The Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart
The Hon. John Issa
Mr. Jag Mehta
Mr. Kumar Samtani  

Mr. Gordon Townsend
Mr. Michael Campbell
Mrs. Sybil Hughes 
Mrs. Diana McIntyre-Pike 
Mr. Michael Muirhead
Ms. Carrole Guntley

Mr. Paul Pennicook 

Mr. William Tatham  

Mr. Robert Stephens 
Ms. Myrtle Dwyer 

Mr. Richard Whitfield 

Mr. Clifton Reader 
Mrs. Jeanne Dixon 
Mr. Noel Sloley Snr. 

Mr. Chris Zacca 

Air Jamaica/Sandals
SuperClubs
SuperClubs
Assn. Of Duty Free Shops of Jamaica
Caribic Vacations Ltd/JATO
Jamaica U-Drive/PSOJ
Mayfair Hotel
The Astra/Countrystyle
Tourism Product Development Co.
Ministry of Industry & Tourism
Jamaica Tourist Board
Port Authority of Jamaica
Port Authority of Jamaica
Half Moon Hotel
Half Moon Hotel
Beaches Negril
S
unshine Car Rentals
Jamaica Tours
Air Jamaica

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C) The Area Chapters: 

The area chapters comprise the wider membership located in the six tourism centres in Jamaica. Each chapter has a chairman. The area chapters are responsible for implementing the Association’s programmes at the local level.

Area Chairmen

Kingston  
Montego Bay
Negril 
Ocho Rios 
South Coast 
Port Antonio 
Mrs. Nicola Madden - Greig
Mr. Horace Peterkin
Mrs. Evelyn Smith
Ms. Vana Taylor
Mrs. Judy Schoenbein
Ms. Barbara Walker

D) The Staff / Administration

Mrs..Camille.Needham

A full-time staff, headed by Executive Director, Mrs. Camille Needham and Deputy Executive Director, Ms. Beryl Bennett, implement the policies and programmes of the Council.

 

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