Board Member
Richard L. Lafrance
CEO, Lafrance Hospitality
Second generation, founding family White’s Regional Hospitality Center, established 1955 in Westport, MA. Developer of multiple Hampton Inn properties; Dover, NH, Westport, MA, Fairhaven, MA, Franklin, MA and the Hampton Inn & Suites, Plymouth, MA. Richard has also developed two Comfort Inn & Suites in Dover, NH and Wilton/Farmington, ME.
Additionally, he developed the Homewood Suites Dover, NH, Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford, MA, TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wareham, MA, Courtyard by Marriott Littleton, MA, and Fairfield Inn & Suites Plymouth, NH. He has also developed several free standing properties as well as an off premise catering service with concentration in South Eastern, Massachusetts. As a four generation involved business, Richard delights in mentoring his family members who have leadership roles in the company.