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-'''Dr. Jay Prakash S. Patel''', - CHA-

Jay is the 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. Mrin the Gulf Coast. Patel also brings 20 years of hotel experience to LHS Companies. 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 served on the Industry Relations Committee. Additionally14, Mr000 members. Patel in his early years He has also served on two terms as the Board of Directors Chairman of the American Franchisee Association (AFA)Franchise & Industry Relations Committee, Indo-American Hospitality Association (IAHA), and Small Business Administration (SBA) Northern Florida District Advisory Council. Jay is also one of the very few Asian Indians who was elected as a 1996 Delegate which undertook major Industry issues relating to franchisors Good Faith Fair Dealing practices that significantly led to the White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB)major changes in their business practices. -'''The Asian American Hotel Owners Association''' (“AAHOA")-

AAHOA Mr. Patel is THE voice the author of owners Franchising Is It Fair? How to Negotiate an Equitable Franchise Agreement! and is a recognized expert in the hospitality industryHospitality Franchised Industry. Founded in 1989, AAHOA is now one of the fastest-growing organizations in the industry, with over 8,800 members owning more than 22,000 hotels He realized at an early stage that total $60 billion in property valuefranchising had many pitfalls. Currently he also serves as a Board of Directors for He felt the National Franchise Mediation Program (NFMP) on a national level who encourages Franchise Company need to mediate rather then litigate its franchise disputes; today many large fortune 500 companies have join the NFMP such as Holiday Inns, Wyndham Worldwide, MacDonald. The national franchise mediation program was designed communicate and educate these pitfalls to help franchises resolve conflict without the cost Franchisees thus protecting many first time franchisees life savings investments and public relations hassle of litigation. While hopefully you will never need their services, the NFMP is a great organization that can help you minimize cost, expense borrowed loans while many time mortgaging their homes and bad imageother assets. He Work with a WSI consultant For his passion to not only prevent bad thingssimply teach, but encourage good things to happen with your franchise imageMr. The National Franchise Mediation Program provides a specific step-by-step approach Patel authored the book and has donated over 15,000 hard copies to dispute resolution for both franchisors educate current and prospective Franchisees & University and franchiseesCollege students all over the country. www. (Franchise relations: one community, one goalFranchisingIsItFair. -'''National Association of Black Hotel Owners and Operators (NAHOOD)'''-com

Jay Mr. Patel is also the co-founder and current Board of Directors for founded the National Association of Of Black Hotel Owners, Operators Operator and Developers (NABHOOD), nabhood.comWithin a few short years NABHOOD had successfully helped African Americans educate and gain almost six hundred ownerships in the Hotel Industry. This organization has been exclusively created by Mr. Patel, and several well recognized members of the African American Lodging Community Owners his co- developers at Nabhood bought hope and Developers inspiration to represent many African American Hotel Owners Americans prospective inventors and developers who never thought they could operate let alone own hotels. Mr. Patel helped create a platform where prospective owners can learn the ABC’s of owning, partnering, developing and Developers managing hotels thus providing access to all the necessary resources that is needed to encourage become a successful hotel entrepreneur including Franchising, capital funding resources, construction and promote professional growth management skills. In 2010, the National Board of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 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 create a forum for enhance the exchange civil and human rights through non-violence and apply such principles of ideas within Dr. Martin Luther King JR. and Mahatma Gandhi to the Lodging hospitality industry. Today Mr. Patel is credited for his focus on helping preserve civil and human rights through none-violence principles in the Hospitality Industry. NABHOOD’s mission, to increase Mr. Patel also shares his unique understanding of both franchisees and franchisors interests with the number Franchise Mediation Program (FMP). A Steering Committee of African-Americans developingFranchisors, managingFranchisees, operating and owning hotels; increase vendor opportunities & executive level jobs for minorities, thereby creating wealth within other influential participants in the African-American Franchise community. Designed for interested people within The mission of the program was to encourage the hospitality industrymediation or other non-judicial management of disputes arising between Franchisors and Franchisees. In 2008, the Committee committed to refocusing the program’s mission towards advocacy and want to work with people that will help them realize their dreams education. Early in 2009, the Committee published the book Managing Franchise Relationships Through Mediation. This volume proposes and make explains a differencefair, just, impartial and expeditious way of resolving disputes in the Franchise community. Jay Mr. Patel also is actively involved served on the 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 his community by currently serving as favor of changing the Chairman for rules and laws that govern franchising on both the Wedgwood School Advisory Council for state and federal level. In 1995 the past two years AFA organized its franchisee and prior dealer membership nationwide, attaining the election of 137 delegates from 27 different chains to this positionattend the White House Conference on Small Business in Washington, he served as Chairman for two years for DC where franchisee legal issues were among the final 60 recommendations presented to the School Advisory Council President and Congress for Longleaf Elementaryimmediate action. After realizing the concerns In 1996 franchisees are experiencing in franchising today, Jay has also written a book entitled: FRANCHISING: Is It Fair? A Guide on How from 30 different chains worked to Negotiate an Equitable develop the AFA’s Model Responsible Franchise AgreementPractices Act ("Model Act"). Franchise industry experts have hailed Patel’s book as The purpose of the Model Act is to promote the growth of franchising through a breakthrough in Franchise workuniform set of standards. For many of his accomplishments Mr. In 1998 a special award Patel was created recognized and awarded honored with an Honorary Doctorate in Theology for his accomplishments in providing selfless education & his vision to better the industry. Over the years, Mr. Patel, known as has been the recipient of multiple industry-recognized awards from various national organizations including the prestigious Outstanding Service Award presented by , The Award of Excellence, The Spirit Award, Strategic Partnership Award, The Chairman’s Award and most recently, The Hispanic Industry Leadership Award from the AAHOA for his bold efforts in tackling a tough issue in a straight forward candid mannerInternational Hispanic Meeting Professional. The book teaches franchisees Mr. Patel emphasizes on how to negotiate specific contract previsions the fact that are franchising is one sided of the most powerful global industries and with great powers comes great responsibilities. Mr. Patel is co-developing; Project Green Leaf, (PGL) a 501c3 not-for profit organization for the worlds first free wireless electric vehicle charging network through local Cities, Counties and in favor Universities.  The goal and mission by the PGL team of professional experts from around the franchisors only, globe Mr. Patel wrote has the original AAHOA 12 Points privilege to leads as Chairman, is humbly to address severe Global Warming concerns which increases in Earth's average surface temperature due to rising levels of friar franchising that are now an greenhouse gases and Climate Change issues which is a long-term change in the Earth's climate. This is partially subsidized from the transportation industry , which contributes to more than 27% of all emissions on the 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.