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Dhruv 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

Calavera at OAK

Edward Roe

Vice Chair

Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel

Barbara Leslie

Advisor to the CEO

Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Kenneth Aglubat

Regional Director of Operations

Ridgemont Hospitality

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

Savlan Hauser

Executive Director

Jack London Improvement District

Tyrell Johnson

General Manager

Courtyard Downtown Oakland

L. Autumn King

Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

Oakland Museum of California

John Lauritsen

General Manager

Oakland Moxy

Oscar Mejia

Dual General Manager

AC Hotel & Residence Inn Oakland Downtown

Kymberly Miller

Executive Director

Children's Fairyland

Bryan Osaki

General Manager

Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel

Nikhil Patel

General Manager

Westward Lodge

Adam Tobin

Executive Director & CEO

Chabot Space & Science Center

Angela Tsay

CEO & Creative Director

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