The American Hotel & Lodging Association named Rosanna Maietta president and CEO, effective Nov. 14, the association announced Thursday.
Maietta will take over for Kevin Carey, who took the helm of the organization as interim president and CEO after the previous leader, Chip Rogers, resigned in March.
Maietta previously served as president and CEO of the AHLA Foundation, as well as AHLA’s executive vice president of communications and public relations, between 2014 and 2022, according to her LinkedIn.
“I am excited to be returning to AHLA and reconnecting with the brilliant team and colleagues I had the privilege of working with,” Maietta said in a statement. “This organization and industry hold a special place in my heart, and I am eager for the opportunity to lead it into a new chapter of growth and engagement.”
Throughout her career, Maietta has “achieved exceptional success” in public affairs, strategic planning, association management, team building and leading, according to AHLA. The association’s search committee, led by AHLA Vice Chair Mitch Patel, selected Maietta for the role after a monthslong “thorough and comprehensive search,” according to the announcement.
AHLA’s executive committee and board of directors unanimously approved her appointment.
In a statement, Patel said Maietta “is well known as a creative and inspiring leader and a persuasive communicator with the capacity to build lasting relationships and alliances across all levels and constituencies – qualities essential in our next CEO.”
“Rosanna will bring a fresh, strategic approach that will be instrumental in advancing AHLA’s mission,” Patel added.
According to the announcement, Carey “was instrumental in maintaining focus within AHLA during a period of transition.” Carey will continue serving at AHLA in the role of chief operating officer and senior executive vice president.
Maietta rejoins AHLA from the American Clean Power Association, where she was chief communications officer and senior counselor to the CEO. While at ACP, Maietta tripled the size of her team, “significantly” grew event revenue and led multiple multimillion-dollar public affairs campaigns, according to AHLA.
