Board of Directors

Chair	Dhruv Patel	Ridgemont Hospitality
Immediate Past Chair	John Albrecht	Port of Oakland
Secretary	Peter DePaschalis	Southwest Airlines
1st Vice Chair	Anand Patel	Piedmont Place
2nd Vice Chair	Gyasi Edwards	Nina & Pinta
3rd Vice Chair	Thomas Cavanagh	BANDALOOP
Chief Financial Officer	John Marsh	District Oakland
Emeritus	V. Toni Adams	Alameda County Office of Education
Emeritus	Sam Nassif	Z Hotel Jack London Square

Dennis Berris	Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland-Waterfront, General Manager
Carl Chan	Oakland Chinese Chamber of Commerce, President
Nik Dehejia	Oakland Zoo, Executive Director
Barney Fonzi	Diablo Publications, President
Kurt Hanson	Oakland Marriott City Center, General Manager
Mieko Hatano	Oakland Symphony, Executive Director
Mark Ive	Hilton Oakland Airport, General Manager
Tyrell Johnson	Courtyard Downtown Oakland, General Manager
Barbara Leslie	Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO
Shannon McIssac	Waterfront Hotel, General Manager
Bryan Osaki	Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel, General Manager
Kyle Overaker	Holiday Inn Express, General Manager
Jana Pastena	Chop Bar and Calavera, Owner
Nikhil Patel	Westward Lodge, General Manager
Mark Pope	Oakland Moxy, General Manager
Jr Reynolds	Hotel Kessler Uptown Hyatt, General Manager
Carlos Rosales	The Washington Inn Hotel, General Manager
Taj Tashombe	Oakland Athletics, VP of Government Affairs
Paul Tormey	Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel, General Manager