Board Members
Executive Board Members
Robert Gleason
Chair President & Chief Executive Officer, Evans Hotels
Brad Baer
Vice Chair Area Managing Director/General Manager, Wyndham San Diego Bayside
Alyssa Turowski
Secretary Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
Mike Tweeten
Treasurer President-Hotel Division, Ace Parking
Board Members
Jody Blackinton
Regional Vice President of Operations Courtyard by Marriott (HHM Hotels)
Ann Callahan
Owner Hillcrest House B&B
Sean Clancy
General Manager Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
Sergio Davies
General Manager Humphrey's Half Moon Inn (Bartell Hotels)
Annie Fitzgerald
General Manager The Westgate Hotel
John Ford
General Manager The Westin Gaslamp Quarter
Tom Kermabon
Area General Manager San Diego Marriott Del Mar
Daniel Kuperschmid
Area VP & General Manager Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Jessica Kalloch
Director of Business Development Bill Howe Plumbing, Inc.
Mohsen Khaleghi
Vice President – Operations Capri Villa by the Sea (Azul Hospitality Group)
Derek Paradis
Attorney at Law Higgs, Fletcher & Mack
Darshan Patel
Chief Executive Officer Holiday Inn Express Hotel Circle (Hotel Investment Group)
Vania Rojas-Earp
General Manager Ocean Park Inn
April Shute
Vice President & Area Managing Director Town and Country Resort
Industry Advisors
Colleen Anderson
Executive Director San Diego Tourism Marketing District
Julie Coker
President & CEO San Diego Tourism Authority
Jon Graves
Industry Advisor San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Christina Jeffries
Director of the Student Center for Professional Development L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University
Rip Rippetoe
President & CEO San Diego Convention Center Corporation
Executive Director
