Residence / Years With Westin




Ray Sylvester
Houston, TX
1965-1998
 

Silvio Berron
Juriquilla, QRO, Mexico
1979-1995

Bill Dougherty
Bristol, TN
1978-1998

Larry Dustin
Farmers Branch, TX
1969-1983
 

Michael Horrocks
Houston, TX
1971-1986
 

Andrew Jones
Hong Kong
1975-1988

 

Bill Moyer
Bethesda, MD
1972-1984

Jorg Neuenhaus
Mexico City, MX
1967-1993
 

Nancy Peel
Detroit, MI
1981-1998

Richard (Dick) Whaley
Issaquah, WA
1966-1977

History

Thanks to the foresight of C.R. "Bob" Lindquist and William H. "Bill" Ellis who thought it important to keep track of and stay in touch with those retiring or otherwise leaving Westin we have WAA. Early on Larry Dustin was enlisted to provide a typed list which he later expanded into a database. For many years Larry and wife Penny took responsibility for copying, collating and mailing copies of this database to fellow alums around the world.

Later an organization was formed in 1991, a board installed and officers elected to manage the business of the entity. Over those 28 years Larry has maintained the vital database and William D. "Bill" Ellis has managed the association's finances.

In 2005 Ray Sylvester launched the WAA website, and in 2015 the Westin Alumni Facebook page was published.

Ray Sylvester followed Larry Dustin as president in 2018, and Michael Horrocks became treasurer following Billl Ellis' 27 years with WAA.

At the Westin reunion in 2019 Penny and Larry Dustin were acknowledged for their 28 year leadership contributions, and for their continuous management of the member database.

Three Westin Alumni global reunions have been held:

• 1996: The Westin Bellevue, Washington
  • 228 alumni and guests
  • event coordinator: Ray Sylvester
• 2016: The Venetian & Palazzo Hotel Resort, Las Vegas
  • 89  alumni and guests
  • event coordinator: Ray Sylvester
• 2019: The Venetian & Palazzo Hotel Resort, Las Vegas
  • 78 alumni and guests
  • event coordinator: Ray Sylvester

Purpose

• The Westin Alumni Association (WAA) was established in 1991, and is dedicated only to maintaining an accurate database of former Westin colleagues who meet a membership criteria as mentioned under "eligibility". There is no cost attendant with membership, however, goodwill contributions are welcome and help to defray costs for maintaining the web site and member database. 

Privacy

• The WAA database is confidential and is not for sale or distribution to outside sources.

Eligibility*

Those individuals employed by Westin (and its affiliated companies) for 5 or more years from 1930-1998 (1998 is selected as that was the year the Company ceased and Westin became a brand of Starwood)

Volunteer WAA Officers & Board
 

Current  Officers

President: Ray Sylvester
Treasurer: Michael Horrocks

At Large Board Members
 

Larry Dustin: Immediate Past President
Bill Dougherty (U.S.)
Andrew Jones (Asia)
Bill Moyer (U.S.)
Jorg Neuenhaus (Mexico & Central America)
Nancy Peel (U.S.)
Dick Whaley (U.S.)


Past Board Members

Sue Brush
Pat Carey: Past President (FD) (D)
Charles D. Comstock: Past President (FD) (D)
William D. Ellis: Immediate Past Treasurer (FD)
Wm. H. (Bill) Ellis: Founding Director (Deceased)
Denis Forristal
Christine Gildow
Doug Hales
J. Wm. (Bill) Keithan: Past President (FD) (D)
C.R. (Bob) Lindquist: (FD) (D)
Dan McClaskey (FD)
Chris Marker
Russ Nickel: Past President
Cherie Ohlson
Ron Spellecy
 

(FD) Founding Director
(D) Deceased

The 100 club was formed in 2019 to allow WAA members an opportunity to conribute to the project of digitizing the collection of FRONT Magazines, ranging from the 1940 through the 1990s.

Gabe Fonseca, Longtime Editor of FRONT