Executive Director
Jeff Mahan

Jeff has over 35 years of executive-level experience in the hospitality industry, launching and operating award-winning luxury hotels from Santa Fe to Hawaii to Northern Ireland. A native of Farmington, Jeff opened and operated Encantado Resort and Spa in Santa Fe and was named New Mexico’s Innkeeper of the year in 2007.  He later participated in the NMLA merger with New Mexico Hospitality Association.  He also served on the initial slate of officers for the Hospitality Association.

President

Lutz Arnhold
Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi

I have been Managing Director at the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi since November 2018. I joined Rosewood Hotel Group more than 15 years ago with tenures in Saudi Arabia, the Caribbean and Mexico. Prior to joining Rosewood, I worked with Hilton and Fairmont. I was born and raised in Germany and started my career as a waiter.

Vice-President
Bixente Pery
Four Seasons ~Rancho Encantado

Bixente has been with the Four Seasons family since 2007. Prior to his tenure here in Santa Fe, Bixente was part of the management team at  The Four Seasons Hotel Houston; Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara and Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo. Before starting his career in operations Bixente trained in the culinary arts in his home country of France, Bixente cooked first in his native Basque region before joining the French Navy for mandatory military service, then for hotels across South America, Central America and the United States before changing his focus to be directly involved with guests.  Appointed to lead Rancho Encantado in summer 2018, Bixente set out to raise awareness of the peaceful isolation and experiential opportunities that await guests and locals alike. Bixente prefers to spend his downtime pursuing simple pleasures with his family: cooking, following soccer and rugby, and occasionally playing golf.