Chair
Dan Gordon
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Biersch
Board Leadership
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
Ron Cohen
President & Chief Operating Officer
Mammoth & June Mountain Ski Areas
elected
Sandra Fletcher
President
Simco Restaurants Group
Elected
Robert Gleason
President & Chief Executive Officer
Evans Hotels
Elected
Geri Gomes
Regional Vice President of Operations West
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, Luxury & Lifestyle Americas
Elected
Daniel Halpern
President/Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Jackmont Hospitality
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
Terry Lewis
Area Vice President, Operations
Hilton Worldwide
Appointed
Noreen Martin
Advisor
NLJM Investments
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
Appointed
Stephen Revetria
President
Giants Enterprises
elected
Ted Selogie
Regional Vice President & General Manager
AccorHotels
Elected
John Sheperdson
Vice President, Northwest Region
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Elected
Kurt Stocks
President/General Manager
LEGOLAND California Resort
Elected
Scott Strobl
Executive Vice President & General Manager
Universal Studios Hollywood
Elected
Amar Tankha
Regional Vice President of Operations
Sixt Rent A Car, LLC
Elected
Gary Thomas
Senior Vice President of Operations
Aimbridge Hospitality
Appointed
Benjamin Webster
Office Managing Shareholder
Littler Mendelson PC
Appointed
Scott White
President & Chief Executive Officer
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Visit California
Caroline Beteta
President & Chief Executive Officer/Director of Tourism
Visit California
Visit California
Stephanie DeVries
Chief of Staff
Visit California