Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee

Chair: John Albrecht, Port of Oakland
Past Chair: Mark Hochstatter, Executive Inn & Suites and Bayside Hotel, a Best Western Plus
Vice Chairs #1: Gyasi Edwards, Booking.com
Vice Chairs #2: Christopher Sullivan, Oakland Marriott City Center & Oakland Convention Center
Secretary: Anand Patel, Piedmont Place
Treasurer: John Marsh, District (restaurant in Old Oakland)
At-Large: V. Toni Adams, Retired Alameda County Office of Education
Emeritus: Sam Nassif, Z Hotel Jack London Square

Board of Directors

Thomas Cavanagh, BANADLOOP
Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber Foundation
Jeffery Durkin, Waterfront Hotel
Barney Fonzi, Diablo Publications
Charles Head, Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel
Barbara Leslie, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Joel Parrott, Oakland Zoo
Dhruv Patel, Rigdemont Hospitality
Paresh Patel, The Washington Inn
Michael LeBlanc, Playt Restaurant
Patten Wood, FLRish Retail Management
Taj Tashome, Oakland Athletics 
Paul Tormey, Fairmont Claremont Resort 
Dennis Berris, Homewood Suites 
Jermaine Gause, Sonder 
Mark Ive, Hilton OAK 
Pete dePashalis, Southwest Airlines 
Mark Everton, Visit Oakland CEO

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