ELFA Committee
 
May 2009 to May 2010 Committee Charges
To better serve our ELFA members we have formed several committees that would help us network and share ideas that would improve our brand and make recommendation to Choice Hotels. Below is a list of the current standing committees and their responsibilities. Also listed in each committee is their respective Chair and Vice Chair. If anyone has an issue, question or suggestion feel free to click on there names to leave feedback and we will do our best to get it amended.
ELFA-ROA Executive Committee
Chair - Natu Patel Email bestholiday@hotmail.com
Phone 803-328-2000
  • Define Goals and Objectives
  • Develop Annual Action Plan
  • Evaluation of Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Partners in Unity Coordination: CHI/CHOC/ELFA/ROA
  • Re-imaging- ELFA only
Vice Chair - Mahendra Pate Email mzpatel329@yahoo.com
Phone 732-329-4555
 
Fall Regional Task Force
Chair - Natu Patel Email bestholiday@hotmail.com
Phone 803-328-2000
  • Participate in Fall Regional Planning
  • Coordinate with Education and Conference Committee
  • Develop Economy Brand Association Session (Speaker, Survey, Educator, Theme)
Vice Chair - Mahendra Pate Email mzpatel329@yahoo.com
Phone 732-329-4555
 
QAR and Standards Committee
Chair -Manish Desai Email ManishAL168@Yahoo.com
Phone
334-745-3115
  • GIS (Evaluate performance, suggest adjustments and assist with implementation)
  • Evaluate and Monitor Brand Standards, Prioritize Importance
  • QAR-LRA ( Establish Calibration, Monitor results, Maintain Scoring Summary and Evaluate Common Defaults)
  • Monitor Choice Property Ranking System
  • Participate with Choice APEX and IOY Awards
  • Portfolio Management
  • Coordinate with By-Laws committee
  • Coordinate with Technology Committee on HSIA “Homepage” Implementation
Vice Chair - Katen Patel Email KatenPatel@aol.com
Phone
503-504-5566
 
Technology Committee
Chair - Amrish Patel Email Apgreenville@Yahoo.comPhone 618-664-3030
  • Continually evaluate/monitor ChoiceAdvantage performance, functionality, and reliability
  • Implement Changes with webmaster, Coordination of Content from all committees for ELFA.ORG
  • Ethostream HSIA monitor support reliability
  • Monitor/evaluated new HSIA replacement of Ethostream
Vice Chair - Dilip Vekaria

Ashok Patel
Email DVekaria@gmail.com
Phone
505-722-3800

Email petesc131@yahoo.com
Phone
843-797-8200
 
Marketing and Reservations Committee
Chair - Katen Patel Email KatenPatel@aol.com
Phone 503-504-5566
  • Re-imaging support monitor recommendation
  • Coordinate involvement with any or all Choice Promotions and Advertising promotion now or future
  • Evaluate individual promotion effectiveness
  • Evaluate online savings work with choice marketing team
  • Coordination involvement with budget planning
  • Evaluate past and current budget and spending
  • Monitor marketing fund properly use any saving put in marketing fund.
Vice Chair - Mahendra Patel Email mzpatel329@yahoo.com
Phone
732-329-4555
 
Co-op Committee
Chair - Ashok Patel Email petesc131@yahoo.comPhone 843-797-8200
  • Coordinate participation between all brands
  • Assist individual Co-op Chairs to increase participation
  • Assist individual Co-op Chairs with promotion, planning and budget advice to all region work with co-op funds.
  • Track benefits of Co-op participation for all regions
  • Evaluate all regional promotion programs for the best ROI work with CHOC,CHOICE, ROA
  • Share best practices with all Co-op chairs
Vice Chair - Manish Desai Email ManishAL168@Yahoo.comPhone 334-745-3115
 
Public Relations & Membership Committee
Chair - Mike Adams
(Membership)
Email MAdams@erbco.com
Phone 716-825-1400
  • Develop Membership development plan
  • Develop plan to increase Allied Members
  • Develop accomplishments and benefits summary on a quarterly basis
  • Coordinate with Technology and Standards on ELFA.Org content
  • Update and Coordinate Quarterly Newsletter as needed
  • Coordinate with all committees on Newsletter- ELFA.Org participation
Vice Chair - Bharat Patel (Public Relations) Email bpatel@gmail.com
Phone
941-962-3882
 
Education/Conference/Meetings Committee
Chair - Kal Masters EmailEconoairport@hotmail.com
Phone 757-855-3116
  • Coordinate with Choice on H.O.S.T. Development
  • Coordinate with transaction from CHA/CLM to H.O.S.T
  • Coordinate on CHO certification as an acceptable alternative to H.O.S.T
  • Evaluate EARN Program
  • Convention education planning
  • Convention planning
  • Coordinate with Fall Regional Task Force on Fall Regional Education
Vice Chair - Mahendra Patel Email mzpatel329@yahoo.com
Phone
732-329-4555
 
By-Laws and Election Committee
Chair - Hasu Patel
(By Laws)
Email HpatelKC@yahoo.comPhone 816-464-5082
  • Continually evaluate By-laws and adjust as needed
  • Assist with yearly Directors and Officer Elections
  • Monitor elections during convention roundtables
Vice Chair - Mahendra Patel (Election) Email mzpatel329@yahoo.com
Phone
732-329-4555
 
Internal Audit (ELFA ) & Fare Franchise Committee
Chair -Bharat Patel (Audit) Email bpatel@gmail.com
Phone
941-962-3882
  • Coordinate with Treasurer and Executive Director
  • Coordinate with Accounting Firm on Quarterly reconciliation of books
  • Coordinate with Accounting Firm on Quarterly and Yearly Tax Returns
  • Conduct annual Audit of all ELFA accounts
Vice Chair - Leonard Richardson
(Fare Franchise)
Email LRichardsonVB@gmail.comPhone 757-428-3970
 
Econo Lodges of America
Franchisee Association, Inc.
Sr. Director of Administration,
51 Route 4 Mendon, VT 05701
Tel: 802-786-2260
Fax: 802-786-5237
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