Stan Iliev has been announced as the Dual General Manager of the Le Méridien and AC Hotel Denver Downtown. Both properties are owned and operated by White Lodging. Iliev’s tenure with White Lodging began in 2011 when he served as assistant general manager and front desk manager at the Hilton Garden Inn, Chicago Midway. He has held general manager roles at properties in Chicago, Valparaiso, Louisville and Nashville.

Daniel Weber has been appointed Executive Sous Chef of Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley, Arizona.  A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, his career has spanned destinations including Walt Disney World, Bay Hill Country Club – where he cooked for Arnold Palmer – and Four Seasons Resort Orlando, along with posts at The Current Hotel in Tampa and Southbound in Richmond. He worked in St. Louis.

Leslie Johnson has been promoted to Chief Sales Officer at Visit Milwaukee. She was Vice President of Sales. She leads a team that booked more than 328,000 room nights in 2025. Johnson will oversee sales initiatives that expand Milwaukee’s presence in key markets and fuel long-term economic impact. IAEE honored Johnson with its Outstanding Marketing & Sales Award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in marketing and sales activities.

Samuel V. Calabrese has been appointed Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) effective May 1. Calabrese will become ASHP’s fifth CEO in its 84-year history, succeeding longtime CEO Paul W. Abramowitz, PharmD, who retired earlier this year. He currently serves as Vice President of the ASHP Office of Accreditation Services. Calabrese spent 25 years in the Cleveland Clinic Health System.

Dr. LeRoi Hicks has been named as the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Executive Vice President & CEO, effective July 6. He becomes the first African American physician to serve in the roles. Hicks is President of ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Campus, a health care hub in Delaware. Hicks graduated from Howard University in 1991 and earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Bryan Kubel has been promoted to Visit Milwaukee’s Director of Partnership and Business Development. He was the CVB’s senior partnership manager. Kubel will lead efforts to strengthen community partnerships, create innovative collaboration opportunities and deliver value to stakeholders across Milwaukee’s hospitality ecosystem. In 2025, Kubel helped welcome 182 new partners and led a record-breaking August Partner Mixer at the Air Refueling Wing that brought together 345 partners.

Corey J. Parker has been named CEO of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Parker has more than 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare, academic medicine, and national medical societies. Positions have included COO of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and executive director of Surgical Accreditation at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Parker is set to join AOSSM on April 6.