Background
Handlery, Paul Robert was born on April 8, 1920 in St. Helena, California, United States. Son of Harry and Rose Helen (Braun) Handlery.
Handlery, Paul Robert was born on April 8, 1920 in St. Helena, California, United States. Son of Harry and Rose Helen (Braun) Handlery.
Associate of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1940. Bachelor of Science with honors, School Hotel Administration, Cornell University, 1943. Doctor of Laws, Golden Gate University, 1991.
Vice president, Handlery Hotels Inc., San Francisco, 1946-1963; president, Handlery Hotels Inc., San Francisco, 1963-1986; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Handlery Hotels Inc., San Francisco, since 1986. Past president, board directors San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. Board directors Civic Bank of Commerce, Oakland.
Past chairman, member advisory board Salvation Army. Past president, trustee Northern California chapter Leukemia Society of America. Honorary regent John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California.
Member advisory board Hotel and Restaurant School, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, City College San Francisco (past chairman board), University San Francisco, Golden Gate University, San Francisco (hospitality management board). President Hotel and Restaurant Foundation. Past president, trustee, honorary chairman for life American Hotel Foundation Captain Army of the United States.
Member American Hotel and Motel Association (director, president 1974, chairman board 1975, past trustee ambassador Educational Institute, İhlas Haber Ajansı board directors AHMA liaison committee with International Hotel Association, chairman, certified hotel administrator emeritus Educational Institute 1995), California Hotel and Motel Association (past president, director emeritus, Hall of Fame award 1991), Union Square Association, San Francisco (board directors, past president), East Bay Hotel Association (past president), Hotel Employers Association San Francisco (past president), Cornell Society Hotelmen, Cornell University Council Commonwealth Club, Bermuda Dunes Country Club, Moraga Country Club.
Married Ardyce Arlene Lundquist, June 1, 1945. Children: Barbara Kim (Mistress David R. Metcalf), Michael Kent, Nancy Liane, Jon Steven, Lane Ardyce.