EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Todd Aaronson
President & CEO
Visit Modesto
At Large Director (23-25)

Rashma Agarwal
Government Relations, West Coast
Royal Caribbean Group
Gold Member

Teddy Balestreri
VP, Hospitality Operations & Community Relations
Cannery Row Company
Gold Member

Alex Bastian
President & CEO
Hotel Council of San Francisco
At Large Director (Association)

Mechelle Best
Professor & Chair
Dept. of Recreation & Tourism Management, CSU Northridge
At Large Director (23-25)

Shannon Brooks
Marketing Communications Consultant & Writer
FORWØRD
At Large Director (22-24)

Erik Burrow
General Manager
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa - Napa Valley
Gold Member

Javier Cano
Vice President and Market General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Gold Member

Cathy Cartier
Interim President & CEO
Visit SLO CAL
Gold Member

Andy Chapman
President & CEO
Travel North Tahoe Nevada
At Large Director (23-25)

Matt Clement
Managing Partner
Madden Media
At Large Director (23-25)

Terence Concannon
CEO
Visit Santa Cruz County
At Large Director (24-26)

Melody Corvalan
Director of Sales
Belmont Park
At Large Director (24-26)

Mark Davis
Manager, Air Service Development
Sacramento County Department of Airports
Gold Member

Amy Deift
General Manager, Greater Los Angeles & Orange County Area
City Experiences
At Large Director (22-24)

Chelsea Edwards
Director of Sales, Travel & Tourism
Epsilon
Gold Member

Tracy Farhad
President & CEO
Visit Tri-Valley
At Large Director (23-25)

Erin Francis-Cummings
President & CEO
Future Partners
At Large Director (22-24)

Linsey Gallagher
President & CEO
Visit Napa Valley
Gold Member

Peter Gamez
President & CEO
Visit Oakland
Gold Member

Amy Gelender
VP, Account Servicces
62ABOVE
Gold Member

Brianna Goico
President & CEO
Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce
At Large Director (Association)

Steve Goodling
President & CEO
Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gold Member

Maria Gutierrez-Winder
Regional Director, San Diego & L.A.
Go City
At Large Director (22-24)

Julie Hart
President & CEO
CFO by Design
Gold Member

Michelle Israel
VP, Sales & Membership
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Gold Member

Kathy Janega-Dykes
President & CEO
Visit Santa Barbara
Gold Member

Jessica Johns
Senior Regional Manager
Expedia Group Media Solutions
Gold Member

Donna Kalez
COO
Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching
At Large Director (24-26)

Tony Karwowski
President & CEO
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Gold Member

Dyana Kelley
President & CEO
California Outdoor Hospitality Association
At Large Director (Association)

Misti Kerns
President & CEO
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
Gold Member

Diana Kotler
Executive Director
Anaheim Transportation Network
At Large Director (23-25)

Sarah Lehman
CEO
Zartico
Gold Member

Sabrina Lockhart
Executive Director
California Attractions & Parks Association (CAPA)
At Large Director (Association)

Charles Lewis
Senior Business Development Director
AirDNA
Gold Member

Randy Lopez
Executive Director
Discover Claremont
Gold Member

Patti MacJennett
Chief Stakeholder Officer
Los Angeles Tourism
Gold Member

Christine Miller
Government Relations Manager
Disneyland Resort
Gold Member

Kelly Miller
President & CEO
Visit Huntington Beach
Gold Member

Julie Mino
President and CEO
Visit Oxnard
Gold Member

Lynn Mohrfeld
President & CEO
California Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA)
At Large Director (Association)

Lindsay Moore
Director of Client Services
Augustine Agency
Gold Member

Robert Moutrie
Policy Advocate
CA Chamber of Commerce
At Large Director (Association)

Sandy Olson
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Carnival Corporation
Gold Member

Ben Palmer
Director, Government & Public Affairs
Enterprise Holdings
Gold Member

Andrew Parkin
Senior Sales Director, Tourism
ADARA
Gold Member

Julie Pastor
Head of Marketing
LEGOLAND California Resort
Gold Member

Richard Peterson
President & CEO
U.S. Cultural & Heritage Marketing Council
At Large Director (23-25)

Jackie Plaza
VP, Marketing
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Gold Member

Karley Pope
Director of Marketing & Sales
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
At Large Director (23-25)

Martha Preciado
Director of Government Relations
Ontario International Airport
Gold Member

John Rice
President & CEO
Ski California
At Large Director (Association)

Mina Robertson
Vice President
Miles Partnership
Gold Member

Ben Roschke
VP of Research & Strategic Development
Visit San Jose
Gold Member

Chelle Rupp
Consultant
eRUPPtion Consulting
At Large Director (23-25)

Garry Sage
President & CEO
JNS Next
Gold Member

Lauren Schlau
President
Lauren Schlau Consulting
At Large Director (23-25)

Ali Schmidt
Senior Director Sales
Universal Studios Hollywood
Gold Member

Jon Schmieder
Founder & CEO
Huddle Up Group
At Large Director (23-25)

Gregg Shapiro
President
Tempest
Gold Member

Gary Sherwin
President & CEO
Visit Newport Beach
Gold Member

Kim Sidoriak
President & CEO
Visit Carlsbad
At Large Director (22-24)

Christine Susa
Director of Marketing & Communications
Visit Pasadena
Gold Member

Matthew Sutton
SVP, Government Affairs & Public Policy
California Restaurant Association
At Large Director (Association)

Erin Tuckerman
Director of Sales
Knott’s Berry Farm
At Large Director (23-25)

Claudia Vecchio
President & CEO
Sonoma County Tourism
Gold Member

Paige Viren, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sustainable Hospitality & Tourism Management Program
Cal State Monterey Bay
At Large Director (24-26)

Joe Wagstaff
Travel Industry Sales Manager
USS Midway Museum
At Large Director (23-25)

Mike Waterman
President & CEO
Visit Anaheim
Gold Member

Cathy Widener
Acting Chief External Affairs Officer
San Francisco International Airport
Gold Member

Scott Wilson
President & CEO
Visit Temecula Valley
Gold Member

Julie Wright
President
(W)right On Communications
At Large Director (23-25)

Emma York
Vice President of Marketing
Visit Laguna Beach
Gold Member