PA Dutch CVB announces new board chair and members for 2012

• Michelle Rondinelli, of Lancaster and co-owner/president of Kitchen Kettle Foods, Inc.  Rondinelli has grown up in the hospitality business as a third-generation owner/operator of Kitchen Kettle, and also is on the board of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry.  She has a bachelor’s in business management from York College.
   

• Mark Moosic, of Furlong and general manager of the Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square.  Moosic has 30+ years of experience in the lodging, conference, and convention industry with Interstate Hotels & Resorts. 

New one-year At Large members of the board are:

• Michelle Gehman, of Lancaster and general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster.  Gehman has worked in the hospitality field for more than 20 years, and is the current president of the Greater Lancaster Hotel and Motel Association.
   
• Stephen Sikking, of Lancaster and managing partner – sales & marketing for the Best Western Premier Eden Resort & Suites, co-general partner of the Fulton Steamboat Inn, and partner with the Lancaster Hospitality Group.  Sikking has worked in the hotel business for 25+ years, including with many different national brands.  He is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, where he earned a bachelor’s in business.

In addition:

• Jan Garrabrandt, of Terre Hill and co-owner of The Artist’s Inn and Gallery bed & breakfast, was re-appointed to serve a second three-year term on the board.
   
• Scott Martin, of Lancaster and chairman of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, was re-appointed to serve a second one-year At Large term on the board.

Lancaster County is a wonderful blend of urban style and rural splendor, and the PA Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau is dedicated to promoting its many rich cultures, from the Amish to the arts. Travelers can take in our vibrant downtown city life – with galleries, great dining, specialty shops, and live music – or explore surrounding towns and villages to get a sampling of the heritage, food, craftsmanship, and hands-on activities for which Lancaster is famous. Visit us at www.discoverlancasterpa.com. Lancaster is also part of Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country Roads region, a true vacation destination where country meets city and the past lives side-by-side with the present.