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Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee

Druv Patel	Chair	Ridgemont Hospitality
John Albrecht	Immediate Past Chair	Port of Oakland
Peter DePaschalis	Secretary	Southwest Airlines
John Marsh	Chief Financial Officer	District Oakland
Thomas Cavanagh	Vice Chair	BANDALOOP
Gyasi Edwards	Vice Chair	HotelEngine
Kurt Hanson	Vice Chair	Oakland Marriott City Center
Jana Pastena	Vice Chair	Chop Bar & Calavera
Anand Patel	Vice Chair	Hotel & Motel Association of Oakland
Paul Tormey	Vice Chair	Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel
Barbara Leslie	Advisor to the CEO	Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Dennis Berris	General Manager	Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland-Waterfront
Carl Chan	President	Oakland Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Nik Dehejia	Chief Executive Officer	Oakland Zoo
James Dinnall	General Manager	The Waterfront Hotel
Barney Fonzi	President	Diablo Publications
Susan Garcia	General Manager	Kissel Hotel Uptown
Mieko Hatano	Executive Director	Oakland Symphony
Josh Howard	Dual General Manager	AC Hotel & Residence Inn Downtown Oakland
Mark Ive	General Manager	Hilton Oakland Airport
Tyrell Johnson	General Manager	Courtyard Downtown Oakland
Autumn King	Senior Director of Marketing & Communications	Oakland Museum of California
John Lauritsen	General Manager	Oakland Moxy
Kymberly Miller	Executive Director	Children's Fairyland
Bryan Osaki	General Manager	Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel
Kyle Overaker	General Manager	Holiday Inn Express
Nikhil Patel	General Manager	Westward Lodge
Taj Tashombe	Founder & CEO	Canyon Oaks
Adam Tobin	Executive Director & CEO	Chabot Space & Science Center

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Visit Oakland is a private, not-for-profit, 501(c)(6) organization, with a 21-member board of directors and full time staff. Visit Oakland is funded by a dedicated hotel tax, Measure C,...

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Meetings & Agendas

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