About The Metro Denver Lodging Council
In addition to networking events, the council membership consists of bimonthly luncheons that include speakers on topics that affect the local community. Luncheon topics include legislative issues, tax issues, transportation issues, new developments in the metro area and more!Louis Bene
Chairman of the Board
Hampton Inn | Homewood Suites Denver Downtown – Convention Center
David Coonan
Tony Dunn
Greg Leonard
Briana Miller
Immediate Past Chair
Sheraton Denver West
Kim Corrigan
Michael Engleberg
Dawn Montgomery
Steve Santomo
Niels Vuijsters
Cindy Bedan
Dr. James Drake
Metropolitan State University of Denver, School of Hospitality
Brian Leiker
Nick Moschetti
Greg Tyler
Eric Walters
Overtime Minimum Pay Standards
The Colorado Department of Labor and Compensation (DLC) is recommending changes to the Colorado Overtime Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS Order) – click here to read the full order. There are two significant changes recommended in this order that we want you to be...
Wage Theft
HB19-1267 Concerning penalties for failure to pay wages goes into effect on 1/1/2020. A summary of what the bill does is below: The act defines wage theft as theft, which is a felony when the theft is of an amount greater than $2,000. The act adds refusing to...
City & County of Denver Minimum Wage
The City & County of Denver has adopted a local minimum wage ordinance that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The wage scale in the ordinance is as follows: $12.85 per hour on Jan. 1, 2020 $14.77 per hour on Jan. 1, 2021 $15.87 per hour on Jan. 1, 2022 ...
Changes to the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (CCIAA)
HB19-1076 Concerning updates to the "Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act", and removing certain exceptions and adding provisions relevant to the use of electronic smoking devices removed the prior provision in statute that allowed for up to 20% of hotel rooms to be...
Marijuana Hospitality Establishments
Pending approval from local licensing authorities, HB19-1230 Concerning marijuana hospitality establishments authorizes legal cannabis hospitality spaces in which legal cannabis may be consumed on site. Dual consumption of alcohol and marijuana would not be permitted...
Delivery of Regulated Marijuana
HB-1234 Concerning allowing delivery of regulated marijuana by regulated marijuana sellers creates marijuana delivery permits for licensed medical marijuana centers and transporters and licensed retail marijuana stores and transporters that allow the centers, stores,...
Must be current CHLA Member
Lodging Members
Less than 200 rooms- Includes 1 representative at the luncheons. Additional guests $35 each. Includes 5 networking events for 1 representative from your property or company; does not need to be the same person each time.
Lodging Members
200+ rooms- Includes 1 representative at the luncheons. Additional guests $35 each. Includes 5 networking events for 1 representative from your property or company; does not need to be the same person each time.
Allied Members
Vendors & Suppliers- Includes 1 representative at the luncheons. Additional guests $35 each. Includes 5 networking events for 1 representative from your property or company; does not need to be the same person each time.
Non CHLA Members
For any Allied Member who wishes to drop their Basic membership in CHLA but remain an active member of MDLC.
MDLC Only Members
Allied Vendors & Suppliers- Includes 1 representative at the luncheons. Additional guests $35 each. Includes 5 networking events for 1 representative from your property or company; does not need to be the same person each time.
Don't Be Shy. Get In Touch.
If you are interested in learning more, have questions or would like to speak with a member of our leadership team, please send us an inquiry and we will get back to you as soon as we can!