Coastal Chapter

The Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association is proud to serve the hospitality and tourism industries of Accomack, Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, Northampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York.

If you're interested in joining the Coastal Chapter of VRLTA, contact our membership team through the link below: 

Contact Our Membership Team

Recent Chapter Wins: 

VRLTA has been hard at work in the coastal region, working on legislation and events that are important to to the area. Below are just a few of the recents wins we've seen working with the Coastal Chapter:

• The 2023 Virginia ProStart Invitational at Old Dominion University saw a record turnout and had multiple legislators in attendance
• Worked on a bipartisan effort to establish the Oyster Shell Waste Diversion Fund and implement tax credits for recycled oyster shells

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Upcoming Events

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Coastal Chapter Leadership Committee:

Chapter President
Patrick Edwards
Owner
Stockpot Norfolk & Virginia Beach

Chapter Vice President
Jesse Hemphill 
​Director of Operations
Commonwealth Lodging

Coastal Chapter Board Members:

Ted Baroody
​CEO
Norfolk FestEvents

Martha Davenport
Executive Director
Virginia Beach Restaurant Assoc.

Omar Boukhriss
Owner
Omar's Carriage House

Lars Friedriszik
General Manager
The Cavalier Hotel

Brande Forrest-Rumpf, PDM
​Partner Engagement Coord.
Visit Virginia Beach

Mary Fugere
Director
Hampton CVB

Kurt Krause
President
Visit Norfolk

Mike Mauch
Owner
Harvest - Virginia Beach

Mary Miller
​President & CEO
Downtown Norfolk Council

Lacy Peterson
General Manager
Glass Light Hotel & Gallery

Dianna Starkey
Director of Marketing
Virginia Arts Festival

Teri Wiley, CMP, DES
Executive Director
Virginia Beach Hotel Assoc.

Judy Hare Winslow
Director
Smithfield & Isle of Wight

John Zirkle Jr
​Corporate Director of Operations
Harmony Hospitality

Recent Chapter Event Highlights: 

 ​Highlights from our recent chapter event at the The Stockpot in Norfolk, VA. ​