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'''Dr. Jay S. Patel''', - CHA is Chairman and CEO of [[LHS Companies]], which owns and operates multiple hotel properties with 580 rooms within the Florida-Alabama Gulf Coast area. Mr. Patel along with the companies represents owns Patel’s primary focus has been to own and operates seven operate over half a dozen franchised hotels with flags of such brands as La Quinta, Comfort, Ramada, Days, and Econo. Mr. Patel also brings 20 years of hotel experience to LHS Companiesin the Gulf Coast. He is also one of the principals has been an active member of the [[LHS-EV]] electric car company. During his tenure he has actively participated with the Asian-American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), aahoafor more then two and a half decades.com His tireless contribution to Aahoa in past years he bringing thousands of Asian Hoteliers from his community together and speak as one voice has served on led AAHOA to evolving into the Board of Directorsworld’s largest Hotel Association with 22, 000 hotels and 14,000 members. He has served on two terms as the Chairman of the Franchise & Industry Relations Committee, which undertook major Industry issues relating to franchisors Good Faith Fair Dealing practices that significantly led to major changes in their business practices. Additionally,  Mr. Patel is the author of Franchising Is It Fair? How to Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement! and is a recognized expert in the Hospitality Franchised Industry. He realized at an early stage that franchising had many pitfalls. He felt the need to communicate and educate these pitfalls to the Franchisees thus protecting many first time franchisees life savings investments and their borrowed loans while many time mortgaging their homes and other assets. For his early years passion to simply teach, Mr. Patel authored the book and has donated over 15,000 hard copies to educate current and prospective Franchisees & University and College students all over the country. www.FranchisingIsItFair.com  Mr. Patel also served on co-founded the Board of Directors of the American Franchisee National Association (AFA), Indo- American Hospitality Association (IAHA)Of Black Hotel Owners, Operator and Small Business Administration Developers (SBANABHOOD) Northern Florida District Advisory Council. Jay is also one of Within a few short years NABHOOD had successfully helped African Americans educate and gain almost six hundred ownerships in the very few Asian Indians Hotel Industry. Mr. Patel and his co- developers at Nabhood bought hope and inspiration to many African Americans prospective inventors and developers who was elected as never thought they could operate let alone own hotels. Mr. Patel helped create a 1996 Delegate platform where prospective owners can learn the ABC’s of owning, partnering, developing and managing hotels thus providing access to all the White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB)necessary resources that is needed to become a successful hotel entrepreneur including Franchising, capital funding resources, construction and professional management skills. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association In 2010, the National Board of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (“AAHOA"SCLC) is THE voice founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 unanimously elected Mr. Patel to serve on its Board. Mr. Patel was chosen and elected to serve on the National Board to preserve and enhance the civil and human rights through non-violence and apply such principles of owners in Dr. Martin Luther King JR. and Mahatma Gandhi to the hospitality industry. Founded in 1989, AAHOA Today Mr. Patel is now one of the fastestcredited for his focus on helping preserve civil and human rights through none-growing organizations violence principles in the industry, with over 8,800 members owning more than 22,000 hotels that total $60 billion in property valueHospitality Industry. Currently he Mr. Patel also serves as a Board shares his unique understanding of Directors for both franchisees and franchisors interests with the National Franchise Mediation Program (NFMPFMP) on a national level who encourages Franchise Company to mediate rather then litigate its franchise disputes; today many large fortune 500 companies have join the NFMP such as Holiday Inns. A Steering Committee of Franchisors, Wyndham WorldwideFranchisees, MacDonaldand other influential participants in the Franchise community. The national franchise mediation mission of the program was designed to help franchises resolve conflict without encourage the cost mediation or other non-judicial management of disputes arising between Franchisors and public relations hassle of litigationFranchisees. While hopefully you will never need their servicesIn 2008, the NFMP is a great organization that can help you minimize cost, expense Committee committed to refocusing the program’s mission towards advocacy and bad imageeducation. Work with a WSI consultant to not only prevent bad things Early in 2009, but encourage good things to happen with your franchise image. The National the Committee published the book Managing Franchise Relationships Through Mediation Program provides . This volume proposes and explains a specific step-by-step approach to dispute resolution for both franchisors fair, just, impartial and franchisees. (expeditious way of resolving disputes in the Franchise relations: one community, one goal. Mr. Patel is also served on the co-founder and current American Franchisee Association (AFA) Board of Directors and was one of the many delegates elected to the White House Conference on Small Business. The AFA advocated for and provided testimony in favor of changing the rules and laws that govern franchising on both the state and federal level. In 1995 the AFA organized its franchisee and dealer membership nationwide, attaining the National Association election of Black Hotel Owners137 delegates from 27 different chains to attend the White House Conference on Small Business in Washington, Operators DC where franchisee legal issues were among the final 60 recommendations presented to the President and Developers Congress for immediate action. In 1996 franchisees from 30 different chains worked to develop the AFA’s Model Responsible Franchise Practices Act (NABHOOD"Model Act"), nabhood.comThe purpose of the Model Act is to promote the growth of franchising through a uniform set of standards. This organization has been exclusively created by For many of his accomplishments Mr. Patel, and several well was recognized members of the African American Lodging Community Owners and Developers to represent African American Hotel Owners and Developers honored with an Honorary Doctorate in Theology for his accomplishments in providing selfless education & his vision to encourage and promote professional growth and create a forum for better the exchange of ideas within industry. Over the Lodging Industryyears, Mr. NABHOOD’s mission, to increase Patel has been the number recipient of Africanmultiple industry-Americans developingrecognized awards from various national organizations including the prestigious Outstanding Service Award, The Award of Excellence, The Spirit Award, managingStrategic Partnership Award, operating The Chairman’s Award and owning hotels; increase vendor opportunities & executive level jobs for minoritiesmost recently, thereby creating wealth within The Hispanic Industry Leadership Award from the African-American communityInternational Hispanic Meeting Professional. Designed for interested people within Mr. Patel currently has a Gubernatorial appointment from Florida's Govornor to the hospitality industry, and want Board of Trustees to work with people that will help them realize their dreams and make a differencethe University of West Florida. Mr. Jay also is actively involved in his community by currently serving Patel serves as the Chairman for of the Wedgwood School Advisory Council for Student Affairs Committee and also is the past two years and prior to this position, he served as Vice Chairman for two years for of the School Advisory Council for Longleaf ElementaryUWF's Direct Service organization UWF Business Enterprise Inc. (BEI). After realizing Mr. Patel emphasizes on the concerns franchisees are experiencing in fact that franchising todayis one of the most powerful global industries and with great powers comes great responsibilities. Mr. Patel is co-developing; Project Green Leaf, Jay has also written (PGL) a book entitled: FRANCHISING: Is It Fair? A Guide on How to Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement501c3 not-for profit organization for the worlds first free wireless electric vehicle charging network through local Cities, Counties and Universities. Franchise industry experts have hailed Patel’s book as a breakthrough in Franchise work. In 1998 a special award was created The goal and awarded to mission by the PGL team of professional experts from around the globe Mr. Patelhas the privilege to leads as Chairman, known as the Outstanding Service Award presented by the AAHOA for his bold efforts is humbly to address severe Global Warming concerns which increases in tackling Earth's average surface temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases and Climate Change issues which is a tough issue long-term change in a straight forward candid mannerthe Earth's climate. The book teaches franchisees on how This is partially subsidized from the transportation industry, which contributes to negotiate specific contract previsions that are one sided and in favor more than 27% of all emissions on the franchisors only, Patel wrote the original AAHOA 12 Points of friar franchising that are now an industry Planet. Jay believes Over the past five years, through research PGL’s team has developed a disruptive business model in the importance private sector of reducing a significant amount of C02 Emissions and reduces a significant amount of supporting equitable franchise industry issues with emphasis Dependency on Foreign and Domestic Oil. The general consumers have been slow to adapt to Electric Vehicles therefore this free infrastructure will ease the future overall consumers anxiety range of Franchising where to second generation hotelierscharge. Jay Patel has accepted worked tirelessly to convinced local and national franchise companies to join in setting up the responsibility free wireless charging network though a customer retention tool of encouraging and educating both Franchisees and Franchisorsoffering free charging while the consumer do business with them. Jay Mr. Patel has lives in Pensacola Florida with his wife, two children and his mother.