Robert Alter
President
Seaview Investors, LLC

Bruce Baltin
Managing Director
CBRE Hotels

Russ Bendel
CEO
The Habit Burger Grill

Brett Berglund
President
Sysco Los Angeles

Caroline Beteta
CEO
Visit California

James Burba
Co-Founder
Burba Hotel Network LLC (BHN)

Jay Burress
President & CEO
Visit Anaheim

Joe D’Alessandro
President and CEO
San Francisco Travel Association

Vipul Dayal
President
VNR Management

Adele de la Torre
President
San Diego State

Darryl Dunn
CEO/General Manager
Rose Bowl Operating Company

Joseph Fan
President
Brighton Management

Edwin "Ed" Fuller
Former President and Managing Director
Marriott International

Brad Gessner
Senior Vice President of Convention Centers
Senior Vice President, Los Angeles Convention Center
AEG Facilities

Robert Gleason
President & Chief Executive Officer
Evans Hotels

Ralph Grippo
Principal
Bellwether Financial Group

Terri A. Haack
President
Terranea Resort

Alycia Harshfield
Executive Director
California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF)

Scott Hermes
President
Irvine Company Resort Properties

Andrew Ingraham
President and CEO
National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD)

Tracy Judge
Founder & Chief Connector
Soundings Connect

Kerri Verbeke Kapich
COO
San Diego Tourism Authority

Paul Kramer
VP of Operations
Budget Suites of America

Verne Lusby
Retired Foodservice Executive

Scott Megna
President,
Raincross Hospitality Corporation

Jordan Meisner
Senior Vice President, Field Operations (Americas)
Hy​att

Lynn Mohrfeld
President and CEO
California Hotel & Lodging Association

Lynette Montoya
President and CEO
Latino Hotel Association (LHA)

Carla Murray
COO – Western Region
Marriott International

Barb Newton
President & CEO
CalTravel

Sima Patel
CEO
Ridgemont Hospitality

Tarun Patel
Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Pracrea
President, Pacific Hospitality Company

Lori A. Redfearn
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Systemwide Advancement
California State University

Peter Ronchetti
CEO
Legoland

Carmela Roth
Founder and President
RED Company

Jerry Schubel
President and CEO
Aquarium of the Pacific

Jeffrey C. Senior
Vice President of Marketing
KSL Resorts

Gary Sherwin
President & CEO
Visit Newport Beach Inc.

Colby Smith
Executive Director and Co-Founder
CAN​VAS

Paul Tormey
Regional Vice President and General Manager California Region
AccorHotels

Paul Van Deventer
President and CEO
Meeting Professionals International

Cady Wolf
Founder and CEO
A23 Advisors