Aaronson, Todd

CEO, VISIT MODESTO

Region: Central Valley

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Sales ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Creative

Email: todd@visitmodesto.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Central Valley, Destination, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Operations, Marketing, Communication, Sales, Data Analytics, Research, Creative

Auster, Marlyss

PRESIDENT & CEO, VISIT VENTURA

Region: Central Coast

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ Female ✔ Latina

Email: marlyss@visitventuraca.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Central Coast, Destination, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Host a Student Intern, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Marketing, Communication, Creative, Underrepresented Group

Bailey, Jon

FOUNDER/CHIEF RELATIONSHIPS OFFICER, 62ABOVE

Region: Southern California

Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider - Marketing Agency

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ LGBTQ

Email: jonb@62ABOVE.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Southern California, Tourism Industry Service Provider, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Marketing, Communication, Creative, Underrepresented Group

Bass Seibel, Kelly

SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SONOMA COUNTY TOURISM

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Communication

Email: kseibel@sonomacounty.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021San Francisco Bay Area, Destination, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Mentor Faculty, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Communication

Bradley, Sonya

CHIEF OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION, VISIT SACRAMENTO

Region: Gold Country

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ Black/African American

Email: sbradley@visitsacramento.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Mentor Student, Speaker, Panelist, Provide Informational Interview, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Marketing, Creative, Gold Country, Communication, Destination, Underrepresented Group

Brooks, Shannon

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT, FORWØRD

Region: Central Coast

Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Other - Going from In-House to Freelance ✔ Other - Rising Through Ranks of DMO World ✔ Other - Importance of Studying Abroad

Email: shannon@takemeforword.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Central Coast, Tourism Industry Service Provider, Panelist, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Mentor Faculty, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Marketing, Communication, Other

Bryant, Rich

SALES DIRECTOR, ZARTICO

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Mentor Student

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Sales ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Other - Destination Management

Email: rich.bryant@zartico.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021San Francisco Bay Area, Tourism Industry Service Provider, Mentor Student, Marketing, Data Analytics, Sales, Other

Cloutier, Andy

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, VISIT GREATER PALM SPRINGS

Region: Deserts

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔HR

Email: andy@visitgreaterps.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Deserts, Destination, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, HR

Costello, Cassandra

EVP, PUBLIC POLICY & EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS, SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Communication

Email: cassandra@sftravel.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021San Francisco Bay Area, Destination, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Student, Advocacy, Communication

Farhad, Tracy

PRESIDENT & CEO, VISIT TRI-VALLEY

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Finance ✔ Creative

Email: tracy@visittrivalley.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Speaker, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Faculty, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Host a Student Intern, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Operations, Marketing, Communication, Finance, Creative

Guire, Jeanette

TRAVEL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, ROARING CAMP RAILROAD

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Attraction

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Sales

Email: jeanette@roaringcamp.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021San Francisco Bay Area, Attraction, Panelist, Mentor Student, Host a Student Intern, Operations, Marketing, Sales

Kotler, Diana

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANAHEIM TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

Region: Southern California

Category: Transportation Company

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Other - Environmental Sustainability

Email: dkotler@atnetwork.org

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Southern California, Transportation Company, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Host a Student Intern, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Operations

Luttjohann, Jim

PRESIDENT & CEO, LOVE CATALINA - CATALINA ISLAND TOURISM AUTHORITY

Region: Southern California

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Other - Visitor Services ✔ Other - Social Media

Email: jim@lovecatalina.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Destination, Panelist, Southern California, Host Site Visit, Mentor Faculty, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Host a Student Intern, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Marketing, Communication, Other

Molter, Ted

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT

Region: Southern California

Category: Attraction

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Communication

Email: ted.molter@icloud.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Southern California, Attraction, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Marketing, Communication

Ncube, Viola

VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING, VISIT PLEASANT HILL

Region: Southern California

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host Student Intern

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Sales

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ Black ✔ Female

Email: viola@visitpleasanthill.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Southern California, Mentor Student, Host a Student Intern, Destination, Underrepresented Group, Marketing, Sales

Nanadiego, Cathy

SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, AUGUSTINE AGENCY

Region: North Coast

Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ Female

Email: cnanadiego@augustineagency.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Tourism Industry Service Provider, North Coast, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Mentor Faculty, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Marketing, Communication, Creative, Underrepresented Group

Schlau, Lauren

PRESIDENT, LAUREN SCHLAU CONSULTING

Region: Southern California

Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Other - Local Economic Development

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ LGBTQ++

Email: laurens@lsconsult.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Southern California, Tourism Industry Service Provider, Speaker, Panelist, Mentor Student, Data Analytics, Research, Other, Underrepresented Group

Swanson, Lindsay

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, VISIT ANAHEIM

Region: Southern California

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative

Email: lswanson@visitanaheim.org

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Speaker, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Marketing, Communication, Creative, Destination, Southern California

Van Eerden, Julia

VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, PIER 39

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Destination

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Mentor Junior Professional ✔ Mentor Mid-Career Professional ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Provide Informational Interview

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Marketing

Underrepresented Group(s):

✔ AAPI ✔ Biracial

Email: jvaneerden@pier39.com

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Speaker, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Marketing, Destination, San Francisco Bay Area, Underrepresented Group, Mentor Junior Professional, Mentor Mid-Career Professional

Wintner, Scott

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, MINETA SAN JOSE INT’L AIRPORT (SJC)

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Category: Airport

Opportunities for Engagement:

✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board

Areas of Expertise:

✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Creative

Email: swintner@sjc.org

Tricia AlvernazNovember 17, 2021Speaker, Panelist, Host Site Visit, Mentor Student, Provide Informational Interview, Host a Student Intern, Mentor Faculty, Serve on Industry Advisory Board, Advocacy, Operations, Marketing, Communication, Data Analytics, Research, Creative, Airport, San Francisco Bay Area