Chair
Dan Gordon
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Biersch
Board Leadership
Vice Chair of Marketing
Julie Coker
President & Chief Executive Officer
San Diego Tourism Authority
Vice Chair of Operations
Carla Murray
President, U.S. Western Region Full Service MxM
Marriott International
Chief Fiscal Officer
Kevin Fat
Chief Executive Officer
Fat Family Restaurant Group
Board Members
Elected
Kevin Bass
General Manager/Vice President
Enterprise Holdings
Elected
Shuaib Bulhan
Vice President, North Pacific Operations
The Hertz Corporation
Appointed
Jim Burba
Co-founder
Burba Hotel Network
Elected
Peter Clarke
Vice President - CMH Operations West
InterContinental Hotels Group
Elected
Ron Cohen
President & Chief Operating Officer
Mammoth & June Mountain Ski Areas
APPOINTED
Joe D'Alessandro
President & Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco Travel
Elected
Michael Dunne
Area Vice President of Operations, West
Hilton Worldwide
Elected
Robert Gleason
President & Chief Executive Officer
Evans Hotels
Elected
Reed Kandalaft
Regional Vice President and General Manager
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts/Beverly Hills
Appointed
John Kelliher
Founder
Grapeline Wine Tours
Appointed
Tom Klein
Owner
Rodney Strong Wine Estates
Elected
William Loughran
President
Evolution Hospitality
Elected
Terry MacRae
Executive Chairman
Hornblower Group
Elected
Ripton Melhado
Senior Vice President Field Operations
Hyatt Corporation
Appointed
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor and Director
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Elected
Sima Patel
Chief Executive Officer
Ridgemont Hospitality
Elected
Ken Potrock
President
Disneyland Resorts
Elected
John Sheperdson
Vice President, Northwest Region
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Elected
Bobbie Singh-Allen
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
California Lodging Industry Association
Elected
Kurt Stocks
President/General Manager
LEGOLAND California Resort
Elected
Scott Strobl
Executive Vice President & General Manager
Universal Studios Hollywood
Appointed
Benjamin Webster
Office Managing Shareholder
Littler Mendelson PC
Appointed
Scott White
President & Chief Executive Officer
Visit Greater Palm Springs
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Caroline Beteta
President & Chief Executive Officer/Director of Tourism
Visit California
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Stephanie DeVries
Director of Executive Operations
Visit California